Sprout City Farms
Program Type:
Garden Classrooms
Grade Level/Age Group:
Middle School, Lower Elementary
Number of Individuals Program Serves:
500
About the Program:
Sprout City Farms cultivates urban farms on underutilized land, rooting community farms in the city and bringing good food to neighborhoods. In the spring of 2011, Sprout City Farms established a one-acre farm site on the grounds of The Denver Green School in Southeast Denver. Launching the "Farm to Cafeteria" program, the farm provides:
- Fresh vegetables and herbs to the school cafeteria
- A Community Supported Agriculture and School Farm Stand for the neighborhood and school community
- Food and farm-related education for youth and adults
- A Summer Internship program
- Produce donations to local food banks and qualifying familes
Sprout City Farms envisions a thriving local food system within the Denver metro area supported by a network of accessible city farms which nourish, and are nourished by, their surrounding community.