by | Sep 5, 2021 | Career & Curriculum, Gardens, Wellness
Our gardens have never produced more food for our students, schools and community than the summer of 2021. Working alongside community partners Lincoln Hills Cares interns prepare the Farm at Smiley for planting. like Denver Urban Gardens, SustainEd Farms, Grow...
by | Sep 1, 2021 | Environmental Justice, Gardens, Wellness
Interns at Maxwell ES tend the garden while learning job skills. After cancelling all summer programming in 2020 due to COVID-19, Garden of Youth returned for it’s tenth anniversary in 2021. Garden of Youth is a ten week job skill development internship program for...
by | Aug 31, 2021 | Gardens, Wellness
As COVID-19 continued to impact our schools and gardens through summer 2021, volunteers and community partners rose to the occasion, coming together on projects, planting and harvesting produce for food banks and building up our community and schools. Without their...
by | Dec 16, 2020 | Environmental Justice, Gardens, Wellness
Dec 16th, 2020 – Gigia Kolouch – Sustainability Champion The Sustainability Champion series highlights the people forging garden and sustainability pathways in Denver Public Schools. Gigia is among the pioneer garden champions that planted, nurtured and tended the...
by | Jun 3, 2019 | Gardens, Wellness
Honey bees are crucial for many important agriculture crops but are threatened by a variety of environmental threats, including climate change and pesticides. Are you interested in having bee hives at your school? Raising bees helps create important connections...
by | Jun 2, 2019 | Built Environment, Gardens, Wellness
Are you interested in having chickens at your school? Chickens provide a great learning opportunity for students to connect to nature and where their food comes from. If you would like to learn more about bringing chickens to your school, please refer to the...
