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Cook Park Community Garden at RMSEL

Address
1700 South Holly Street
Denver

Neighborhood
Virginia Village

Established
1985

Cook Park Community Garden at RMSEL focuses on growing community alongside abundant produce. This garden is good for cultivating, not just vegetables, but people too. Thirteen first generation people that have come from all over the world are caring for this garden and are learning from one another about gardening across cultures. The garden provides a comforting place for gardeners, where one can go to have someone to talk to, but can also be a fantastic place for solitary reflection and relieving tension. Arzella Dirksen, garden leader, calls it “a very caring garden and group of people” and states that people are always willing to help fellow gardeners in need of assistance. She says, “what you don’t have, somebody else does, and they will share with you.”

Cook Park Community gardeners often bond at their annual pot lucks which occur 3-4 times per year at the near by Cook Park Recreation Center. The garden is filled with a variety of gardener interests, with these multiple interests coming together in Cook Park Community Garden’s produce donation program, with produce being donated to Project Angel Heart, which provides free, nutritious meals to those coping with life-threatening illness. 

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  • About
    • About DUG
    • Our Impact
    • Our Team
      • Staff and Board
      • Internships & Employment
    • Faces of DUG
    • Latest News
  • Gardens
    • How DUG Supports Our Gardens
    • Join a Community Garden
    • Start a Community Garden
      • Request a New Community Garden Info Packet
      • Starting a School-Based Community Garden
      • Growing Community Gardens: Best Practices Handbook
    • DeLaney Community Farm
      • About DeLaney Community Farm
        • Directions to DeLaney
        • Sustainability at DeLaney
      • Impact on the Refugee Community
      • Join the Farm
      • Internships at DeLaney Community Farm
      • Volunteer at DeLaney
      • DeLaney Community Farm Partners
  • Programs
    • Event Calendar
    • Grow a Garden
    • Youth Education
      • Youth Education
      • Healthy Seedlings
      • Helping Kids Get Healthy Youth Educator Workshops
      • Healthy Bodies, Healthy Gardens Curriculum
      • Youth Farm Stands
      • Garden to Cafeteria Program
    • Community Education
      • Master Composter Training Program
        • Learn to Compost Workshops
  • Resources
    • Gardening Resources
    • Garden Leader Resources
    • COVID-19 Resources
    • Food Access Support
      • Five Steps to SNAP Access
    • Policy
  • Contact
    • Join the DUG Network
    • Connect with us on social media
    • Subscribe to our mailing list
  • Support Us
    • Donate
    • Become a Sustaining Member
    • Volunteer