A new community garden is sprouting up in north Denver thanks to the
Denver Urban Gardens Network.
The new West Colfax Community Urban Garden, in Lakewood Dry Gulch Park near West Wells Place and Utica Street, will have 38 plots, including three set aside for residents in housing projects operated by the
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, which is a partner in the project.
“As we typically do with any new garden, we worked with the community and assessed community readiness,” said Abbie Harris, development and communications coordinator for Denver Urban Gardens (DUG). “The community has been very active in the planning. It’s really been a full-on community effort.”
DUG builds up to 20 new community gardens each year and has a total of 35 gardens in Denver-area schools. All told, DUG operates over 120 community gardens throughout Denver.
Denver Urban Gardens was established in 1985, to help Denver residents create sustainable, food-producing neighborhood community gardens. Over the last decade, DUG has created a number of ongoing youth and community education programs designed to promote community involvement and ensure long-term garden sustainability.
For more information on getting a plot in the West Colfax garden, call (303) 292-9900 or email
dirt @dug.org.
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