DUG Corp’s dedication to Denver shines through.
The 2025 DUG Corps cohort consisted of Joshua, Julia, and Molly, who supported DUG’s Education, Food Access, and Gardens & Volunteers programs, respectively.
While assigned to specific program areas, our DUG Corps members “cross-pollinated” and explored various features that DUG offers. From supporting DUG’s Grow a Garden program to leading volunteer workdays, our cohort was on the ground, supporting our gardeners and the broader community.
“My favorite memory was taking care of the education garden plot in Horse Barn Community Garden and learning from Judy how to garden.” – Joshua
DUG Corps Highlights
- Built 2 new community gardens and 3 new food forests
- Supported 13 DUG gardens through 60 volunteer workdays
- Coordinated 43 educational workshops for 1,000+ attendees
- Led 18 tabling outreach events with 1,400+ interactions
- Distributed 2,000 Grow a Garden kits
- Distributed 235,000 seed packets to Denverites
“My favorite memory was hearing about community members’ updates on their gardens from seed packets I helped distribute through tabling outreach events with We Don’t Waste.” – Julia
About AmeriCorps
DUG Corps is a Service Colorado program funded by AmeriCorps and run in collaboration with Colorado State University Extension (CSU Extension). For the past 4 years, DUG has hosted numerous DUG Corps members during their service year to complete 1,200 hours in metro Denver.
