DEADLINE: Community Garden Plot Reservations

admin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:22:12 +0000

The Urban Farm will offer community gardening plots beginning January 15, 2011. Current gardeners must renew no later than January 31, 2011 in order to retain their 2010 plot(s). After that time, new gardeners will have access to all unreserved plots. Community members may secure plots ranging in size from 8×10 – 10×15’.

Contact info@theurbanfarm.org for more info.

:: Click here to download application and fees

>> DEADLINE is Monday, Jan 31st

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FeedDenver.com – Urban Farms & Markets

soldesign — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:22:18 +0000

Feed Denver: Urban Farms & Markets builds community-based urban greenhouse farms and markets to improve year-round access to fresh food, create training opportunities and jobs for youth and adults, support food production micro-enterprise all of which impact our local economy while strengthening and securing the foodshed of Metropolitan Denver. (Feed Denver: Urban Farms & Markets is a project of the Colorado Non-profit Development Center, a 501(c)3 organization.)

“From the Ground Up” Workshop Weekend

FEATURING

MacArthur Fellow, Will Allen &
The Growing Power Regional Outreach Training Team
November 14-15, 2009
Saturday: 8am-5pm + Sunday: 9am-3pm

This 2-day intensive, hands-on workshop will show how sustainable, healthy local food production can e developed in an urban setting with urban farming pioneer and winner of the MacArthur Foundation “genius grant,” Will Allen.

This training offers diverse groups the opportunity to learn, plan develop, operate and sustain community food projects. Participants leave the workshop with improved skills that they can take back into their communities and pass onto others. These workshops are for both rural and urban projects.

Workshop Breakout Sessions May Include:

Compost & Vermicompost • Aquaponics • Hoophouse Construction
Year-Round Greenhouse Production • Urban Animal Husbandry
Planning for Urban Agriculture • Community Project Design

For more info, contact Feed Denver, at info@feeddenver.com

Click here to watch video about Will Allen.

THIS 2009 WORKSHOP IS FULL — REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.