2014-Evening Garden Harvesting at Harvard Gulch Park

Start Date-End Date: 10/14/2014-10/14/2014 Land Manager Office: Grow Local Colorado Land Manager Contact: Barbara Masoner Funding Partner: Programmatic Partner: Summary: NOTE: Registration for this opportunity is full. If you register, you will be placed on the wait list. As space becomes available, we will move individuals off the wait list. Description: STEWARDSHIP SITE Located near the DU neighborhood, Harvard Gulch Park is a large urbanpark boasting meandering walkways that cut through a lush landscape, and plenty of open space for various recreational opportunities. It's namesake creek cuts through the park's south end. VOLUNTEER PROJECT - WHAT & WHY VOC islooking for volunteers to perform one final harvest before putting the new gardens to rest for the winter. This project is one of several where we will be wrapping up the gardening season for those Denver City Park vegetable gardens planted in the spring. The produce harvested from this project will be donated to organizations that help individuals in need. Volunteer work will be fun, easy, and child-friendly.Tasks will involve harvesting, weeding, and raking the soil one final time. PARTNERS & SPONSORS Grow Local Colorado Urban Peak Xcel Energy REI ?Lockheed Martin The Boeing Company Oracle Clif Bar & Company Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation Latitude/Longitude: 39.673057, -104.979045 Additional Information: Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Easy High Altitude Project: No Desired Number of Volunteers: 10 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 8 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 3 Total Volunteer Days: 11 Total Unique Volunteers: 11 Total Volunteer Hours: 22 Staff Hours: 5 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: 3 youth and 8 Adult volunteers spent the evening of May 14th harvesting a vegetable Garden planted earlier in the year at Harvard Gulch Park in Denver. 1,050 square feet of garden was harvested, weeded and raked. Produce harvested will go to local food banks. Some of the veggies included tomatoes, squash, peppers, kale, cabbage and other leafy greens.