From the Ground Up: The Denver Green School Community Farm

Sprout City Farms, in partnership with the Denver Green School, Denver Urban Gardens, and Denver Public Schools, is building a one-acre vegetable farm in a corner of the schoolyard at the Denver Green School (DGS).

DGS is a public elementary and middle school (pre-K to 8th grade) focused on environmental and social sustainability through a “hands-on, brains-on,” project-based approach to learning. The Denver Green School Community Farm aligns perfectly with the values of the school, providing opportunities for students to engage in the natural world, food production, and interaction with the local community. It also gives them space to run around outside chasing grasshoppers.

During the school year, we are selling produce directly to the school cafeteria so students can follow it all the way from the field and enjoy it in the lunch room. 50% of students at DGS participate in the Free/Reduced Price Lunch program and may not have access to fresh, organic produce at home.

See more here.

See slideshow at TreeHugger here.