DUG's 2018 in Review: Community Gardens

[Denver Urban Gardens]

Community Gardens in 2018

Each year, we are consistently amazed at what our incredible network of community gardens achieves throughout the gardening season. Our gardens are a place for people to grow food, but also friendship, happiness and a sense of accomplishment.

Below, we are so proud to share how our network of community gardens has grown and what our gardeners accomplished in 2018:

• The DUG network grew to over 180 community gardens in the Denver Metro area!
  
• Approximately 649,390 pounds of food were grown in DUG community gardens.
  
• DUG gardeners are generous: approximately 10% of produce grown was donated to local hunger relief organizations, such as Fresh Food Connect, Project Angel Heart and The Weinberg Food Pantry.
  
• Through community gardens, over 25 acres of urban land have been preserved over six counties in the Denver Metro area.
  
• The DUG network of community gardeners has approximately 17,000 gardeners, with that network benefitting an additional 204,912 individuals.
  

Donate now to support food-producing community gardens in the Denver Metro area- schedule your Colorado Gives Day Donation today!

Our goal is to raise $35,000 by the end of the year and we are on our way thanks to an amazing community of supporters. Will you help?