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Yard. The Urban Farm At Stapleton. Second nature: Aurora community gardens – Aurora Sentinel. When it comes to growing vegetables, organic gardeners like Ivy Hontz are of the opinion that “pesticide” is a dirty word. The Aurora resident is meticulous when it comes to growing her zucchini, soybeans, squash, bok choy and cabbage in her plot of land at Beeler Street Community Garden. She’s been gardening for almost a decade and has never once used chemicals or synthetic fertilizers. “I don’t know any other way,” she said. “It’s just second nature.” Andrea Gonzalez gardens with her six-year-old son Jared and her eight-month-old son Evan Friday morning, June 15 at the Beeler Street Community Garden.
(Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel) Lipe Siddque picks out weeds Friday morning, June 15 at the Beeler Street Community Garden. Ivy Hontz (right) waters plots of a community garden Friday morning, June 15 at the Beeler Street Community Garden. “It’s healthier, and the vegetables are much more robust,” Hontz said. “I ended up buying something that didn’t have a smell to it,” she said. Urban Gardening and Simple Container Gardening Tips to Grow Your Own Food. Five Great Foods to Grow in Urban Gardens. This is the debut of a series of exchanges between Urban Gardens and Seasonal Wisdom, exploring the latest in gardening, green living, and design. Teresa O’Connor of Seasonal Wisdom shares her know-how for growing food in urban garden containers. ____________________________________________________________________ Blue Jade Corn.
Photo: Moonlight Micro Farm From colorful lettuces and crunchy peas to blue corn, there are plenty of foods you can grow in urban gardens. 1. Blue Jade corn in a bowl. This handsome heirloom grows only 2 to 3 feet tall, making it ideal for small spaces. Find seeds at Seed Savers Exchange. 2. Italian Misticanza salad greens. Toss lettuce and mesclun seeds of all types into containers, and in less than two months, you’ll have delicious salads with unusual colors, textures and flavors … all grown in small spaces. Ornamental onions and a medley of salad greens make nice neighbors in small gardens. Many greens are “cut and come again.” 3. Tom Thumb peas. 4. 5. Urban Gardening Meetups near Aurora, Colorado - Urban Gardening Meetups - Aurora.
Community Gardens @ AuroraGov.Org. LiveWell Colorado | Denver Urban Gardens. Growing Power Urban Gardening Workshop in Denver, Colorado. Feed Denver: Urban Farms & Markets 10200 Smith Road, Denver, CO 80239 303-513-7548, info@feeddenver.com, www.FeedDenver.com “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 Cost(includes 5 meals): $275 early registration, $300 after Oct. 15th Register at www.FeedDenver.com This two-day, intensive, hands-on workshop will show how sustainable, healthy local food production can be 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. Workshop breakout sessions may include: Compost & Vermicompost • Aquaponics • Hoophouse Construction • Urban Animal Husbandry Planning for Urban Agriculture • Community Project Design. Grow Local Colorado - Home. The Urban Farm Company of Colorado - Garden Bed Installations.
People's Garden - Grant Program Recipients. The People's Garden Initiative has demonstrated that one direct and effective way of improving food access is to plant a garden - not so the communities will become self-sufficient - but because being involved in agriculture has benefits far beyond the end product of the produce. The People's Garden Grant Program was designed to invest in urban and rural areas identified as food deserts and/or food insecure areas, particularly those with persistent poverty.
The major goal of the People's Garden Grant Program is to facilitate the initial investment needed in these communities, not long-term support. The USDA People's Garden Grant Program is managed by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Funding was provided by several USDA agencies which include: the Agriculture Marketing Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Food and Nutrition Service, Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Award total: $110,500 Website: Denver Urban Gardens - Home.