Description
Start Date-End Date: 10/08/2015-10/08/2015
Land Manager Office: Grow Local Colorado
Land Manager Contact: Barbara Masoner
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Summary: Enjoy a fall evening harvesting produce, and donate the fresh fare to those in need.
Description: ABOUT THE STEWARDSHIP SITE
Urban Peak is an organization that helps homeless and at-risk youth overcome real life challenges by providing essential services and a safe community, empowering them to become self-sufficient adults.
ABOUT THE VOLUNTEER PROJECT
Volunteers of all ages will perform one final harvest before putting the new gardens to rest for winter. This project, in partnership with Grow Local Colorado, is one of several where we will be wrapping up the gardening season at vegetable gardens that were 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.
Free dinner will be provided.
PARTNERS & SPONSORS
Grow Local Colorado
Latitude/Longitude: 39.68682, -104.988426
Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Easy
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 10
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 11
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 1
Total Volunteer Days: 12
Total Unique Volunteers: 12
Total Volunteer Hours: 18
Staff Hours: 3
Stipend Hours: 0
Project Summary: On the evening of Thursday, Oct. 8th, 12 volunteers came to Urban Peak to harvest the vegetable garden there. The volunteers harvested 22 lbs of fresh veggies that will go right into the teen homeless shelter at Urban Peak. It took volunteers only an hour, and they enjoyed Chipotle afterwards.
Successes and Challenges: Too many volunteers for amount of work.
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