2012-Urban Gardening at the Denver Green School

Start Date-End Date: 08/04/2012-08/04/2012 Land Manager Office: Crop Mob Land Manager Contact: Laurie Schneyer Funding Partner: Programmatic Partner: Summary: Bring the family to garden at the Denver Green School, home to a 1-acre garden that supplies food to the school and local community. Description: STEWARDSHIP SITE The Denver Green School, a Denver public school, is home to one of three pilot farming projects on Denver Public Schools acreage. The school's one-acre farm in the corner of the schoolyard provides fresh, organic vegetables to the school cafeteria. The farm also provides Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares to the local community. VOLUNTEER PROJECT - WHAT & WHY Learn about sustainable gardening in an urban setting while helping supply Denver Public School students with healthy meals made with fresh, organic produce. This morning volunteer project promises to be fun and hands-on, with opportunities to help with garden harvesting and maintenance. PARTNERS Crop Mob Sprout City Farms SmartWool OTHER FUN STUFF Meals: Snacks Latitude/Longitude: 39.6879997253418, -104.91079711914062 Additional Information: Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Easy High Altitude Project: No Desired Number of Volunteers: 20 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 16 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 8 Total Volunteer Days: 23 Total Unique Volunteers: 24 Total Volunteer Hours: 115 Staff Hours: 8 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: Successes and Challenges: Lessons Learned: Special Notes: Stewardship Education: Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Description of Accidents/Incidents: Description of Work Completed: Around 25 volunteers arrived Saturday morning, August 4 at the Denver Green School for a Denver Crop Mob event in partnership with Sprout City Farm and Slow Food Denver. Volunteers spent the morning doing a variety of garden/farm maintenance including weeding, trench building, harvesting vegetables, composting, placing stakes/string to support the growth of new vegetables, and planting peas. Einstein Brother Bagels, Starbucks, SmartWool, and Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill contributed to the success of the project by providing food and prizes to our volunteers!