Address
170 South Chambers Road
Established
2008
DeLaney Community Garden is one of Aurora’s treasured community gardens. It is located on DeLaney Community Farm, DUG’s community farm in Aurora. Being involved with this community garden offers the unique opportunity of being able to experience two types of urban agriculture: urban farming and community gardening. With several new garden plots, it is a large urban garden in the center of Aurora, Colorado. The community garden is located within the DeLaney Community Farm and offers the unique opportunity for wildlife viewing.
With the help of dedicated garden leaders and participants, the garden brims with productive beds each year. Excess produce is placed a community basket to be donated to passerbys or to a nearby nursing home. There is also a plot used by Goodwill for some of their younger participants to take advantage of the opportunity to learn about urban agriculture.
- Open to the public
- This garden is full for 2018
![](https://scontent-den4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e15/c0.48.1080.1080a/s150x150/124325366_159338992586343_1412929862563341861_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-den4-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_ohc=84SkC9dq4BMAX8Vv-xr&tp=1&oh=6b0bab2ccbeeb6ce58138415209702a6&oe=5FE6142E "This summer, we started a storytelling project called Faces of DUG, where we highlighted our diverse community and shared more about what it means to be part of the DUG community. Today, we\'re thrilled to share our new webpage, www.dug.org/faces-of-dug (link in bio), where you can find all of these stories. 💚💚
Today\'s story introduces you to Anna, a former DUG intern for our Grow A Garden program, as well as a Master Community Gardener at Bruce Randolph Community Garden. Check out part of her story below, and visit www.dug.org/meet-anna to read more!
Episode # 15: Gardening for Mental Wellness
\\"I’ve always dealt with a lot of anxiety and depression in my life, and that only got worse for me throughout my career. Gardening has always been my safe space. A time just for me. It has taught me to slow down, to be comfortable doing one thing at a time, to look, listen, and be thankful for every second I have on this earth. It has taught me to be okay with slow progress, to look for the little joys in life, and to celebrate growth in all shapes and forms. My experiences with gardening have affected me so much that I decided to make a big career change because of the way connecting with the earth made me feel. I now work in horticulture and floral design and feel so honored to get to give back to a planet that gives so much to me on a daily basis.”
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