About DUG
As a nonprofit organization, DUG operates to assist with the creation and management of over 60 metro-area community gardens and small parks. Primarily serving low to moderate income populations in urban neighborhoods, DUG proivides opportunities for participants to supplement thier diet with produce grown in nearby public gardens.Through the gardens, participants assume responsibility to improve theircommunity, initiate a sense of pride in their surroundings, and improve their nutritional status through healthy, fresh food.
DUG was created in 1985 with a handful of volunteers who created three gardens in northwest Denver. In 1993, DUG took a more organized approach with the hiring of co-executive directors. Today, DUG’s 60 active sitesstretch beyond Denver and into five surrounding cities.
As we move forward, our mission remains as relevant today as it was in 1985. We believe in: “growing community” - one urban garden at a time. Critical to our mission is the belief that we need to come alongside neighborhoods, in a support role, as they work to create their own urban garden. We seek to enable, unite and empower participants to reach out and build their community. The DUG gardens have become a community focus for producing food, fostering neighborhood activities and hosting education programs for over 22,000 individuals annually.
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The Emerson Community Garden is in Jeopardy!
The site has been cleared but hope is not lost!! If you are interested in learning how to help save this garden, please contact DUG at dirt@dug.com or 303-292-9900.
Applications for the 2007 Master Composter Training and Outreach Program are now being accepted.