DUG is so much more than just gardens. We\u2019re on a mission to increase the access, skills, and resources needed to grow food in community and regenerate urban green spaces.<\/p>\n
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2024 was a year of relative calm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n At DUG, we embraced our operating mantra – <\/span>systems, settle, sustain<\/b> – focusing on process, refinement, and going deep and building on and strengthening the solid bones built in the previous 39 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Some highlights from the year:<\/span><\/p>\n Field Operations<\/b><\/p>\n Education & Engagement<\/b><\/p>\n Food Access<\/b><\/p>\n Operations<\/b><\/p>\n Finance<\/b><\/p>\n As we geared up for our legacy year, we reflected on the fact that <\/span>DUG gardens and food forests are, in fact, metro Denver legacies<\/b>. Our sites, along with our education and food access programming, deliver on DUG\u2019s promise to the people of our city by providing the skills, access, and resources to grow healthy food in the community and regenerate urban green spaces.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n DUG\u2019s work is life-giving and affirming, and we look forward to serving the same glorious purpose for future generations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Read on to get more details of DUG\u2019s accomplishments and impact in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n As we like to say at DUG, we are all good news. We all need a little of that every day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s to a thriving Denver.<\/span><\/p>\n With Gratitude,<\/p>\n Linda Appel Lipsius<\/strong> Cultivating Food, Community, and Climate Resilience on a Human Scale[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”45″][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-10-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color=”#000000″ background_color_opacity=”0.2″ background_color_hover=”#157fa0″ background_hover_color_opacity=”0.8″ background_image=”8662″ background_image_position=”center center” background_image_stacking=”default” background_image_loading=”default” column_backdrop_filter=”none” font_color=”#ffffff” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”15px” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n Steadily growing and welcoming global organizations, connecting digitally, and co-creating a greener planet.<\/em><\/p>\n *including Funds Released from Restriction<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n [vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_image=”9286″ bg_position=”center center” background_image_loading=”default” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”10%” bottom_padding=”4%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” enable_gradient=”true” color_overlay=”#000000″ color_overlay_2=”rgba(0,0,0,0.15)” overlay_strength=”0.8″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” parallax_bg=”true” parallax_bg_speed=”fast” gradient_type=”default”…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2316,"parent":74,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9223","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dug.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dug.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dug.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dug.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dug.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9223"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/dug.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10419,"href":"https:\/\/dug.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9223\/revisions\/10419"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dug.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dug.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dug.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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Food<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-10-percent” column_padding_tablet=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_phone=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color=”#000000″ background_color_opacity=”0.2″ background_color_hover=”#157fa0″ background_hover_color_opacity=”0.8″ background_image=”8804″ background_image_position=”center center” background_image_stacking=”default” background_image_loading=”default” column_backdrop_filter=”none” font_color=”#ffffff” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”15px” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
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Grow a Garden<\/h3>\n
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Community Seed Distribution<\/h3>\n
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Culturally Inclusive Seeds<\/h3>\n
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Community Education<\/h3>\n
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Youth Programs<\/h3>\n
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Community Composter Training<\/h3>\n
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Food Forestry Training<\/h3>\n
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Partnerships<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”45″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
+ Engaged 3 New Community Collaborators<\/a><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
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Looking Forward<\/h3>\n
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REVENUE<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=”9617″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
2024 Total*: $\u00a04,645,218.47<\/h4>\n
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