Learn more about Grow a Garden below and stay tuned for February 1, 2025 to order your kit.
DUG’s Grow a Garden program connects individuals and community groups* to seeds, seedlings, and education to get growing at home or in a DUG garden.
Our goal is to increase access to gardening for all!
We make it easy for new gardeners to learn new skills while removing financial barriers to growing healthy, organic food. The Grow a Garden program is for anyone who wants to connect to their food and the earth.
*Group applications are for those applying on behalf of groups such as schools, classrooms, educational, human service or faith-based organizations and community garden donation plots.
Impact
Take a look at our community impact for Grow a Garden in 2024:
29,344
total plants
3,300,000
seeds distributed
83,550
pounds of projected food produced
14,262
community members served
How To Participate in Grow a Garden:
1) Select a Grow a Garden Kit from the options below
Seeds and seedlings for the program are sourced locally and Organic, when possible. Please note that some substitutions may be necessary, so the kit you order may differ slightly from the kit contents shown below.
To increase the size of this program to serve more Denver families, custom orders are no longer available for individual households. Please come to DUG’s annual Spring Plant Sale for individual varieties. We still offer custom orders for large groups, especially classrooms and human services organizations. Please email growagarden@dug.org to design a custom order for a large group (3 or more kits).
All Garden Kits come with a Organic Growing Guide that includes sample layouts for planting.
SALSA
GARDEN KIT
SEEDLINGS
- 4 Marigold
- 2 Tomato
- 2 Jalepeño Pepper
- 2 Tomatillo
- 2 Habanero Pepper
SEED PACKETS
- 1 Cilantro
- 1 Corn
- 1 Onion
- 1 Cosmos
- 1 Summer Squash
PIZZA
GARDEN KIT
SEEDLINGS
- 4 Marigold
- 2 Tomato
- 2 Basil
- 2 Bell Pepper
- 1 Arugula
- 1 Eggplant
SEED PACKETS
- 1 Green Beans
- 1 Corn
- 1 Spinach
- 1 Summer Squash
- 1 Sunflower
EPIC SALAD
GARDEN KIT
SEEDLINGS
- 6 Lettuce
- 4 Zinnia
- 2 Kale
- 2 Cucumber
- 2 Tomato
SEED PACKETS
- 1 Chive
- 1 Spinach
- 1 Beet
- 1 Carrot
- 1 Sunflower
FRY + FERMENT
GARDEN KIT
SEEDLINGS
- 4 Dahlia
- 2 Collard Green
- 2 Onion
- 2 Cabbage
- 1 Tomato
- 1 Dill
SEED PACKETS
- 1 Okra
- 1 Bean
- 1 Carrot
- 1 Beet
- 1 Cosmos
STIR FRY
GARDEN KIT
SEEDLINGS
- 4 Zinnia
- 2 Thai Basil
- 2 Eggplant
- 2 Thai Pepper
- 2 Shishito Pepper
SEED PACKETS
- 1 Napa Cabbage
- 1 Bok Choy
- 1 Snow Pea
- 1 Carrot
- 1 Broccoli
2) Select your preferred pick-up location
We partner with 17 local organizations (plus the DUG office) to meet our participants in the areas they work and live. Check out the map to find a Grow a Garden pick-up location near you.
Distribution week for all Grow a Garden Kits happen in mid-May. All kits must be picked up during this timeframe.
3) Pay what you can with our sliding-scale pricing
In order to make the program accessible to all, participants choose what they can afford to pay using our sliding scale as a guide. Please choose what’s right for you to pay, including $0.
With special thanks to this year’s Grow a Garden sponsors, UNFI Foundation and Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids Commission (HFDK Commission) administered by the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE).
Grow in Community With Us.
Develop your gardening skills throughout the year by exploring our Organic Growing Guide, a comprehensive guide to gardening in the Denver metro area. From learning how to harden off your seedlings to diving into season extension techniques, we’ll support your growing journey from start to finish.
