Learning has never been so fun . . . . . . . . .

With hands-on lessons, a community garden is better than a textbook and beats a dry lecture any day. DUG offers training and education programs that make learning interactive and engaging. Through DUG, gardeners can take part in workshops about herbs, composting, tractors, food preservation, water conservation, gardening with children and more.

Workshop topics include:

Horticulture and organic gardening
Urban ecology and resource conservation
Youth skills training and entrepreneur programs
Composting and recycling
Horticulture therapy for challenged individuals
Effective community garden management

Master Composter Program: changing the culture of waste

Ready to dig in the dirt? DUG, in partnership with Denver Recycles, facilitates the Master Composter Program Training and Outreach program.

The Master Composter Program is a ten-session course training individuals to be Master Composters and, in turn, equipping participants to share their newly acquired knowledge with others in the community.

Through hands-on sessions, Master Composter Program participants learn about a broad range of compost and recycling topics, including resource conservation and the effective use of recycled household materials in gardens and home landscapes.

Once trained, participants spread the word and share conservation information with others at the Gove Community Garden Compost Demonstration site, as well as at schools and outdoor markets. In addition, DUG and the trained volunteers will present a series of Master Composter seminars throughout the Denver metro-area.

This program is now accepting applications for the 2007 program. If you are interested in this program, please contact DUG at 303.292.9900. The classes will start in beginning of March 2007.