Partner and Sponsor Links

LiveWell Colorado
www.livewellcolorado.com
LiveWell Colorado is a statewide initiative aimed at reducing overweight and obesity rates and related chronic diseases in Colorado. DUG received a 3-year grant to impact community health in the Baker, Lincoln Park, and Sun Valley neighborhoods in Denver.

Gardens for Growing Healthy Communities
www.gghcdenver.org
Gardens for Growing Healthy Communities (GGHC) is a collaborative research project of the University of Colorado's School of Medicine and College of Architecture and Planning, Denver Urban Gardens, Front Range Earth Force, and residents and other stakeholders in Denver. GGHC is a 4-year study of over 60 community gardens in Denver to learn about how neighborhoods can be designed to promote health and well-being.

Celebrate SCFD!
www.scfd.org
Established in 1988, Scientific and Cultural Facilities District is celebrating 15 years of funding metro area cultural and scientific organizations through a 1/10 of 1% sales and use tax (one penny on a ten dollar purchase). DUG is proud to be a recipient of SCFD funds!

The Denver Foundation
www.denverfoundation.org
The Denver Foundation is a community foundation dedicated to improving life in Metro Denver through philanthropy, leadership, and strengthening the community.  DUG is proud to be a recipient of The Denver Foundation funds.

Daniels Fund
www.danielsfund.org
The Daniels Fund operates the Daniels College Prep and Scholarship Program and the Daniels Fund Grants Program in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah. The Fund was established in 1997 by Bill Daniels, a pioneer in cable television known for his kindness and generosity to those in need.

helping.org
http://www.helping.org/
DUG has partnered with the AOL Foundation's helping.org to offer a simple, safe way to make on-line donations. 

Tattered Cover Book Stores
www.tatteredcover.com
Buy books and support DUG! Every time you make a purchase as a "Tattered Cover Gives Back" member, the bookstore will donate 1% of the total (before taxes) to the organization you have selected from our nonprofit partners (Denver Urban Gardens, of course!). Membership is free. In fact, when you sign up, you receive an Instant Reward Coupon good for 10% off your next purchase of $25 or more. To sign up, go to the TC website or call 303-322-1965 ext.2734.

Good Search
www.goodsearch.com
GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine, and it’s powered by Yahoo!. Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter Denver Urban Gardens as the charity you want to support.

Botanical Interests
www.botanicalinterests.com/nonprofits.php
Are you interested in buying seeds and supporting DUG? Use this link and Botanical Interests will give a portion of your order to DUG.

Smith & Hawken
www.smithandhawken.com
Located in Cherry Creek North, the garden supply boutique is alongtime DUG supporter offering discounts to DUG sponsors.

The Furnished Garden
thefurnishedgarden.com
This on-line garden store is now donating a percentage of all sales coming through DUG back to community gardens. Be sure to use the code "dugardens" when making an online purchase.

The Orion Society 
http://www.orionsociety.org/
DUG is a member of the Orion Grassroots Network. When you Subscribe to Orion and Orion Afield, $10 of your subscription fee gets donated to DUG (please mention DUG when ordering)!

Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education
http://www.caee.org
DUG is proud to be the recipient of an Environmental Education Partnership Award from the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education. 

Denver Recycles
http://www.denvergov.org/DenverRecycles
DUG partners with Denver Recycles to offer training in Master Composting.

Earth Force
www.earthforce.org
DUG is happy to partner with Earth Force in working with youth on community garden projects and sites. 

Weilworks Interactive
http://www.weilworks.com
Our resident web developer that has helped DUG design and maintain our web presence.

Gardening Links

Gather conservation tips and tricks:
watersaver.org

Get the latest water restrictions:
denverwater.org

Home & Garden Television
"If you're one of the millions of Americans who likes to garden but doesn't have a yard, you might be able to join a community garden project." Read more in Community Gardening.

Denver County Cooperative Extension 
Need gardening help in a hurry? Advice from Colorado State University's Extension Agents is just a click away.

American Community Gardening Association  
http://www.communitygarden.org

American Garden Museum 
http://www.americangardenmuseum.com/

The Garden Web
http://www.gardenweb.com/
This web site offers a bevy of information on plants, gardening, organizations and more. 

One World Journeys
http://www.oneworldjourneys.com/stories/story.cfm/storyid/228 
Read Jay Carter's story and the impact that plants and Denver Urban Gardens has played on his life.

Compost: Turning trash into treasure
http://www.frontrangeliving.com/garden/compost.htm
The dirt on composting

Neighborhood Link
http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/
A listing of all neighborhood association with search engines for state, city or neighborhood.