Description
Start Date-End Date: 05/23/2013-05/23/2013
Land Manager Office: Grow Local Colorado
Land Manager Contact: Barbara Masoner
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Summary: NOTE: Registration for this opportunity is full. If you register, you will be placed on the wait list.
Spend an evening outdoors planting a vegetable garden while at the same time helping to provide food for those in need.
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STEWARDSHIP SITE
Observatory Park, home to the University of Denver's historic Chamberlin Observatory, is a small but open park tucked out of sight just east of the DU campus. In addition to the Observatory which hosts public events from time to time, the park features an extensive playground area, open fields perfect for picnicking ora pickup game of Frisbee.
VOLUNTEER PROJECT - WHAT & WHY
Join VOC and Grow Local Colorado in a partnership with Denver Parks and Recreation to plant an Edible Public Demonstration Garden in Denver's Oberservatory Park! This project is one of several where we will be planting vegetable gardens in Denver City Parks, whose purpose is to demonstrate the beauty of edible gardens, engage community participation, and inspire Denver citizens to grow their own vegetable gardens. As with other Grow Local Colorado gardens, the produce harvested from this project will be donated to organizations that help individuals in need.So far, over 2,900lbs of food have been produced by our urban gardens! Volunteer work will be fun, easy, and child-friendly.Tasks will involve preparing the garden beds, weeding, working the soil, and planting vegetable seeds and seedlings.
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Grow Local Colorado
Denver Parks and Recreation
Latitude/Longitude: 39.7345542, -104.988121
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Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Easy
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 10
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Total Volunteer Hours: 0
Staff Hours: 6
Stipend Hours: 0
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