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03/11/2016 / By Tara Paras

Colorado’s urban farming program allows residents to sell homegrown produce in their own front yards

In a bid to strengthen the local economy by adding jobs and building trusting relationships among its citizens, Denver, Colorado, has implemented a new urban farming program which allows its residents not only to cultivate their own food but to sell homegrown produce as well. The Colorado Cottage Foods Act,[PDF] passed in 2012, allows small-scale producers to […]

02/15/2016 / By Tara Paras

Public School turns unused athletic field in to an organic garden, serves fresh produce to students

A public school in Denver, Colorado, has just taken the initiative to reconnect the next generation of children with the food they eat. Denver Green School (DGS), an urban “innovation” school established in partnership with Sprout City Farms (SCF), turned its one-acre athletic field into an organic garden which now serves fresh produce to students […]

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