The Table Urban Farm has been growing food in Denver since 2012. All the food is donated to the community, and it’s grown in unsuspecting places, like outside a Denver police station.
Since there is a limited number of plots in the city, The Table Urban Farm often partners with homeowners who allow them to use their yard space to grow vegetables.
Their latest urban garden in Denver’s College View neighborhood is sharing land with the Denver Police Department. Co-director Jeanine Kopaska Broek knew the land at Clay Street and Warren Avenue had potential. So after a month of working up the nerve to ask, she was surprised when they enthusiastically agreed.
Denver police says building an urban garden on the property is good way to positively connect with the community and serve those in need. The plot can grow 3,000 to 4,000 pounds of food that’ll go to local families.
Broek says officers have already offered to help maintain it. Even ones who’ve hung up their uniforms.
One is Retired officer Allison Casias who grew up nearby and served her city as an officer in District 4. She’s volunteering with the garden.
She is medically retired from DPD following two brain surgeries.
Casias said, “For some reason, the ‘individual upstairs’ kept me around for something. Maybe it was to help others and to give back to the community.”
The garden will be ready for planting next year.
The Table Urban Farm is always looking for people willing to share a portion of their garden to support their mission of feeding Denver.