Community Seed Distribution

Every year, thousands of families and dozens of community partner organizations get their seeds from DUG to jumpstart the growing season.

Like DUG’s other food access programs, the Community Seed Distribution is designed to reduce the financial barriers involved in growing food at home or in a community garden. DUG’s Community Seed Distribution is the largest publicly available collection of free seeds in Denver. Operated out of DUG’s headquarters in the Curtis Park neighborhood of Denver, the program distributes between 30,000 and 100,000 free seed packets, equivalent to up to 33 million seeds, every year.

The collection includes a wide variety of vegetable, herb, greens, and flower seeds. Come by the DUG office mid-February through late-September to collect some free* seeds!

*The collection is open to families, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies. The Community Seed Distribution program is not available for for-profit entities or uses.

Our Impact

Used in community gardens, yards, and other growing spaces by families, organizations, and farms alike, the seeds from DUG’s Community Seed Distribution support hundreds of thousands of pounds of fresh, organic food production every year. Our extensive flower seed collection supports habitats for pollinators in our urban environment.

The Community Seed Distribution is a vital resource for Denver’s many gardeners and food sovereignty advocates.

1,500+

Pounds of Seeds

66,000,000+

Seeds

25+

Seed Donor Vendors

200,000+

Seed Packets

Open to the Public Starting Tuesday, Feb. 25th, 2025

9AM – 5PM: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays
11AM – 7PM: Wednesdays

Seeds are available for pick up only out of the DUG office (1031 33rd Street #100, Denver, CO 80205) in the Curtis Park neighborhood. You might catch a DUG staff member out at a community event with free seeds from this collection, but the best way to access the seeds is to visit the DUG office. If you’re unsure if our office is open, you can call us at (303) 292-9900.

*If you cannot make our office hours for seed pickup, please email [email protected] and we can coordinate a pickup time that works for you.

Do you have seed packets you want to donate to DUG?

DUG is always accepting seed donations, and giving to DUG is a great way to ensure your leftover seeds go to productive use. DUG is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit and all in-kind gifts are tax deductible.

To make a donation, please contact [email protected]

Volunteer Opportunities

Seed sorting events are a wintertime volunteer opportunity from November to January.

Miss out but still want to get involved? Discover upcoming volunteer opportunities here.

Have questions, comments, or suggestions about Community Seed Distribution?

This program is community-driven and always open to your feedback. Please reach out to [email protected].

Last Year’s Varieties

Last year, the Community Seed Distribution at DUG included all of the below varieties. These supplies vary throughout the season, so DUG cannot guarantee the availability of any specific varieties. Come into the DUG to check for yourself!

Bush Beans

Lima	Blue Lake 274	Garden	Triomphe de Farcy	Provider	Stringless Green Pod	Big Kahuna	Gold Rush
French Horticultural Long Podded	Kitchen King	Golden Wax Improvied	French Filet	Tenderette	Mellow Yellow	Mardi Gras Blend	Royaly Purple Pod
Adzuki	Henderson’s Bush Lima Bean	Royal Burgundy	Blue Lake 47	Contender	Lima Bean Fordhook 242	The “Weekend”	Classic Slenderette
Fava Bean Sweet Loram	Tri Color	Jade	Roc D’or	Tendergreen	Dragon Tongue	Bountiful

Herbs

Spearmint	Thyme	Dill	Broad Leaf Sage	Chives	Garlic Chives	Rosemary	Lemon Balm
Curled Parsley	Flat Leaf Parsley	Greek Oregano	Cilantro	Cumin	Sweet Basil	Fennel	Spicy Saber Basil
Burnet	Black Cumin	Chamomile	Lavender	Genovese Basil	Thai Basil	Dark Opal Basil	English Lavender
Extra Curled Dwarf Parsley	Mammoth Dill	Greek Miniature Basil	Green Dream Parsley	Catnip	Green Leaf Tulsi Basil	Giant From Italy Parsley	Summer Savory Sage
Lime Basil	Cat Grass (Wheat Grass)

Lettuce

Looseleaf Blend	Red Salad Bowl	Silvia	Burpee Bibb	Igloo	Gourmet Blend	All Season Romaine Blend	Nevada
Black Seed Simpson	Salad Bowl	Arugula Rocket	Salad Green	Wasabi Arugula	Red Velvet	Flashy Trout Back	Queen of Crunch
Amish Deer Tongue	Webb’s Wonderful	Red Sails	Tri-Color Blend	Slobolt	Butter Crunch	White Cos Romaine	Red Romaine
Sweet Salad Mix	Classic Blend	Sanguine Ameliore	Little Caesar	Provence Style Salad Green	Parris Island Co	Tango Leaf	Red Oak Leaf
Butterhead Lettuce	Spicy Mix	Magonta Lettuce	Bistro Blend	Gala Mâche	Mesclun	California Spicy Greens	Ezrilla
Iceberg

Melons

Crenshaw	Bush Sugar Baby	Orange Tendersweet	Amish Melon	Watermelon	Boule d’or	Delice de la Table	Cantaloupe
Mango Hybrid	Carolina Cross #183	Honeydew Green Flesh	Crimson Sweet Watermelon	Sugarbaby	Jubilee	Honey Rock	Moon and Star (Watermelon)
Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe	Gourmet Tuscan Melon (Napoli)

Miscellaneous Annuals

Hollyhock-Indian Spring Mix	Bachelor’s Button- Blue Boy	Amaranthus- love, lies-bleeding	Forget Me Not Cynoglossum	Lupine Hartwegii	Love in a Mist Nigella Mixed	California Blue Bells	Blue Borage
White Cyrpuss Vine	Sweet William	Cleome Spider Flower	Bells of Ireland	Mountain Garland Clarkia	Cornflower Blue Boy	Fiddlehead Flower	Scabiosa Imperial Double Mix
Bachelor’s Button- Double Mixed	Fivespot	Dusty Miller- Silver Dust	Outhouse Hollyhocks	Lundria Money Plany Honesty	Blye Eye Susan Vine	Anise Hyssop	Aster Crego mixed colors
Alyssum	Baby’s Breathe	Coleus	Ornamnetal Kale	Dahlia Dwarf Unwin	Gazania	Blue Bonnet	Impatiens
Ammi Dara	Snapdragon- mixed colors	Coreopsis-Mardi Gras	Viola- Johnny Jump Up	Ageratum- Blue Planet	Aubrieta- White well Germ	Linaria- Fairy Bouquet	Statice Russian
Giant White Moonflower	Hyacinth Bean – Ruby Moon	Celosia- King Coral	Pholx- Grandiflora Blend	Cup and Saucer Vine – Blue	Larkspur- Galilee Blend/ Kaleidoscope	Lobelia Trailing	Petunia- Royal Mixed
China Aster Blend

Miscellaneous

Utah Celery	Ornamental Gourds	Tavor Artichokes	4 Seed Starter Packs	Sprouts	N Fixing Cover Crops	Chinese Lanterns	Tamarillo
Luffa

Onions

Heirloom Salad Onion (Italian Scallions)	Evergreen Long White	Blushing Bunch	Walla Walla Onion	Purplette Onion	Flat of Italy Onion	Shallot	Early Yellow Sweet
Flavor King	Delicious Duo Salad Scallions	Italian Red of Florence	Spanish Utah Onion	Leek	Parade Bunching Onion	Salad Scallions

Pole Beans

Emerite	Yard Long Noodle King	Kentucky Wonder	French Gold	Painted Lady Improvised Runner	Michels Cowpea	Fagiolini dell’occhio Cowpea	Scarlet Emperor
Mayflower	Hidatsa Red

Peppers

Hot Lemon (Hot Pepper)	Carnival Blend (Sweet Pepper)	Jalapeño	Joe’s Long Cayenne	Cubanelle	Hinkelhatz	Sweet Chocolate	Anaheim
Marconi	Ralph Thompson’s Squash	Pinata Blend	Habanero	California Wonder	Golden California Wonder	Sweet Banana	Pretty n’Sweet
Hot Salsa Blend	Purple Beauts	Fatalii	Cayenne Blend	Hot Portugal	Fish Pepper	Nadapeño (Sweet Jalapeño)	Chocolate Beauty
Miniature Chocolate Bell	Garden Sunshine	Rooster Spur	Miniature Yellow Bell	Healthy Pepper	Orange Bell	Golden Treasure	Maule’s Red Hot
Georgia Flame	McMahon’s Texas Bird	Challeno	Greek Pepperooncini	Quadrato Asti Giallo	Jimmy Nardello’s Pepper	Pepperoncini	Tequila Sunrise Pepper
Corbaci

Peas

Oregon Sugar Pod II (Snow Peas)	Sugar Daddy (Snap Peas)	Cascadia Sugar Snap Peas	Little Crunch Snap Peas	Henderson’s Bush Baby Lima	Garden Sweet Pea	Easy Peasy Pea	Progess #9 Pea
Sugar Snappy Pea	Burpeeana Early Pea	Green Beauty Pea	Blue Bantam Pea	Snowbird

Pumpkins

Sugar Pie	Howden	Holiday Giant	Big Max	Pepitas F1	Jack-O-Lantern	Jack Be Little	Lumina
Big Moon	Wyatt’s Wander Giant	Casper	Autumn Gold	Lady Godiva	Hooligan F1	Cherokee Bush

Radishes

French Dressing	Watermelon	Cherry Belle	Royal Purple	French Breakfast	Crayon Color	Rainbow Easter Egg II	Rudolph
Daikon	Rat-Tailed	Spanish Black Round	Philadelphia White Box	Crimson Giant	Red Arrow Daikon	Pink Lady Slipper	Cook’s Custom Blend
German Giant	Daikon Mini Purple

Summer Squash

Zucchini (Container Variety)	Straightneck	Patty Pons (Scalloped)	Round Zucchini	Emerald Delight	May’s Gold	Italian Ribbed Zucchini	Crookneck
Fordhook	Climbing Zucchini	Trombetta Di Albenga	Burpee’s Golden	Black Beauty	Dirani	Yellow Bush Scallop	Yellow Butterstick
Patisson Panache

Tomatoes

Super Sweet 100 Hybrid	Gladiator Hybrid	Roma	Brandywine Red	Super Steak	Tasty Treat	Sandwich Slicer	Medium Rare
Summer Hybrid	Sweetie	Bodacious	Big Pink	Hungarian Heart	Sun Gold	Marglobe	Honeycomb
Baxter’s Bush	Fourth of July Hybrid	Supernova Grape	Moskvich	San Marzano	Jaune Flamme	Delicious	Cream Sausage
White Tomesol	Golden Jubilee	Rutgers	Brad’s Atomic Grape	Black Cherry	Pork Chop	Black Formula	Sweet Gold
Wisconsin 55	Rainbow’s End	Black Krim	Moonglow	Oma’s Orange	Amish Paste	Stupice	Salvaterra Select
Jaune Flamme	Isis Candy Cherry	Tommy Toe	Kellogg’s Breakfast	Silvery Fir Tree	White Cherry Tomato	Kolb	Livingston’s Paragon