Denver Urban Gardens (DUG) contributes to creating a better food system by working with the community to establish food producing, organic, community gardens throughout the Denver, CO, metro area. The organization has founded 165 community gardens in the last 30 years, all of which improve healthy food access for food insecure neighborhoods, and provide the social structure to educate gardeners about healthy eating. According to a study conducted by the University of Denver, 56 percent of the students who participated in their in-school gardening and nutrition education program were more knowledgeable about nutrition. Additionally, more than 80 percent of students increased their preference for fruits and vegetables, and 79 percent of students reported increases in their consumption of fruits and vegetables. They’ve also partnered with local organizations, Denver Food Rescue and Groundwork Denver, to create Fresh FoodConnect, an app that allows gardeners to notify us when they have extra produce and then it’s picked up by bike and re-distributed to local hunger relief organizations and low cost farm stands run by youth employees.

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Denver Urban Gardens

Denver Urban Gardens

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