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DU Bridge Community Garden

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2320 S. Race St., Denver CO 80210

Garden Leader Email

dubridgecommunitygarden@dug.org

Established

2009

Status

Community Garden, open to the public

Number of Plots

37

Description

In May 30, 2009 a ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the end of an effort by volunteers from DU, the surrounding neighborhoods and Denver Urban Gardens to transform the land—purchased by the University in 2005—into a workable garden. Located across from Johnson-MacFarlane Halls at 1901 E. Iliff Avenue, the DU Bridge garden is a place for students, staff, faculty, and neighbors to come together to grow herbs, flowers, vegetables, and community.

Members of the DU Environmental Team, a student organization, and the All Undergraduate Student Association Senate worked throughout the 2008-09 academic year to obtain administrative approval for the garden. “It started out certainly because of environmental reasons. But now I can see the huge benefits for the community in terms of building stronger bonds and mobilizing to tackle other issues,” says Ben Waldman, DU alumni.

“It’s a small little way of showing the neighborhood that gardening can really be a way to bring about community involvement. It has been really rewarding,” says Dawn Gardener, a community member who has gardened at the DU Bridge garden since 2009.

The garden contains 37 full plots and 8 half plots, a permaculture garden, a tool shed, a greenhouse, and a community-compost system. The addition of a pergola, picnic table, rock circle, and front flower garden also enhance the space. Several neighbors have credited the Bridge Garden with helping to break down the “invisible wall” between DU and the surrounding community.

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Denver Urban Gardens and its staff and board honor the land on the unceded territories of the Tséstho’e (Cheyenne), Hinono’eino’ biito’owu’ (Arapaho), Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute), and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, as well as 48+ other tribes with ties to this region.

May our stewardship of this land support the collective work to dismantle ongoing legacies of oppression and inequities as well as recognize the current and future contributions of indigenous communities.

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      • Internships & Employment
    • Faces of DUG
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    • Garden Directory
    • Join a DUG Garden
    • Micro Networks
    • Start a Community Garden
  • Programs
    • Grow a Garden
    • Adult Education
      • Learn to Compost Workshops
      • Urban Roots Garden Education
      • Master Composter Training Program
        • Request a Master Composter Presentation
      • Denver Permaculture Design Course
      • Private Workshops for Community Groups
    • Youth Education
      • Youth Education
      • Healthy Bodies, Healthy Gardens Curriculum
    • Etkin Family Food Forest Initiative
      • Our Partnership with Giving Grove
    • Baseline Infrastructure Initiative (BII)
    • DeLaney Community Farm
      • About DeLaney Community Farm
        • Sustainability at DeLaney
        • Impact on the Refugee Community
  • Events
    • Event Calendar
    • Volunteer Opportunities
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    • Gardening Resources
    • Garden Leader Resources
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      • Five Steps to SNAP Access
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