Sprout City Farms

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Sprout City Farms

Cultivating educational urban farms to engage & strengthen communities, and root farmers in the city

Mission & Vision

Sprout City Farms builds educational urban farms to engage communities, strengthen neighborhood resiliency, and root farmers in the city. We envision a thriving local food system supported by a network of accessible city farms which nourish, and are nourished by, their surrounding communities. Our farms serve as a platform for education, health, food justice advocacy, ecological

stewardship, community wealth building, vocational training, and neighborhood resiliency. Guiding Principles

Sprout City Farms believes that a thriving local food system is the foundation for healthy, resilient communities. We strive to ensure food-secure communities by developing and strengthening the local food system. We believe in…

Creating opportunities for residents of our farm communities to have equal access to fresh produce and the knowledge of how to produce it themselves. Caring for the land we farm in an environmentally sustainable and socially responsible way, focusing on small-scale organic methods that encourage biodiversity, soil building, pollinator protection, and cultural heritage. Cultivating engaging community spaces where residents of all ages come together to build relationships around food. Creating opportunities for urban farmers to make a living growing food for their communities. Conserving scarce urban lands and/or maximize the potential of underutilized urban land for food production. Developing and leading a coalition of urban agriculture organizations to grow the local food movement and form a training pipeline for aspiring farmers and food systems advocates. We recognize that Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute), Tséstho’e (Cheyenne), hinono’eino’ biito’owu’ (Arapaho), and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ peoples are the traditional stewards of the unceded lands we are farming.

12/12/2025

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Our third Listening Session in late November connected us with the senior community near our Mountair Park Community Farm location in Lakewood! We even played a game of Food Access Bingo together!

We learned so much about specific challenges for their accessing fresh, local produce- most notably transportation barriers of just how hard it is to get from A to B. We also got a lot of great feedback on needing smaller portion sizes, something that’s having us think through moving away from one-size-fits-all distribution to instead focus on targeted, diet conscious amounts and varieties.

All in all, we are looking forward to partnering with our seniors for education and produce as we envision how best to come back and farm at Mountair Park next season!
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Nuestra tercera Charla Comunitaria, a finales de noviembre, nos permitió conectar con la comunidad de adultos mayores cerca de nuestra granja comunitaria Mountair Park en Lakewood. ¡Incluso jugamos juntos una lotería acerca de acceso a alimentos!

Aprendimos mucho sobre los desafíos específicos que enfrentan para acceder a productos frescos y locales, especialmente las dificultades de transporte. También recibimos valiosos comentarios en cuanto a la necesidad de porciones más pequeñas, lo que nos ha llevado a replantearnos nuestro sistema de distribución, pasando de un enfoque único para todos a uno más específico, con cantidades y variedades adaptadas a las necesidades dietéticas.

En resumen, estamos entusiasmados para colaborar con nuestros adultos mayores en programas educativos y de distribución de productos agrícolas, ¡ya que planificamos la mejor manera de retomar las actividades en la granja de Mountair Park la próxima temporada!

12/09/2025

Colorado Gives Day is here! Join us in feeding families and make an impact today!

Donate now at: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/SproutCityFarms/

12/07/2025

🌱 Every year, 500+ students explore our farm as an outdoor classroom! From planting seeds to incubating eggs, our unique curriculum covers it all. 🐝🌻 Among other things, kindergarteners observe seasonal changes, 1st graders discover ecosystems, 2nd graders hatch chicks, 3rd graders care for the chickens, and 4th graders learn vermicomposting! 🌟

Every gift matters, and together we can continue to a wonder-filled farm to classroom experience to kids!

Donate at coloradogives.org/organization/SproutCityFarms and help us make a difference.

12/05/2025

Colorado Gives Day is right around the corner —This annual statewide celebration of generosity is a powerful way to support Sprout City Farms. Your donation helps us continue growing fresh, healthy food for our communities, providing hands-on education, and building a more resilient local food system. Every contribution, big or small, makes a lasting impact. Early giving is already underway. Together, we can keep our farms thriving and our communities nourished.

Learn more about what we accomplished this year with help from our generous donors: https://app.theauxilia.com/Event/colorado_gives_day_newsletter_2025_1

Give Today at: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/SproutCityFarms/

12/03/2025

Check out the story on Jack's Solar Garden on NPR's Marketplace, highlighting the innovative approach of agrivoltaics in combining farming and solar power to diversify revenue streams

https://www.marketplace.org/story/2025/12/02/agrivoltaics-combines-farming-and-solar-power-and-helps-diversify-revenue

12/02/2025

Today is !

This Giving Tuesday, YOU have the power to build a more just, equitable, resilient, and community-centered food system.

Your generous donations create impact!

$50 supports a community member stipend to teach a free-to-the-public workshop on growing and/or preparing food

$75 supports a low-income household with one week's share of veggies, fruit, and eggs delivered to their home (all at no cost)

$100 supports a day for a youth intern (paid position!) where they learn about food systems and farming, and grow the next generation of farmers

Remember, early giving for is under way! When you set up a new monthly donation now, Colorado Gives Foundation will automatically match your first month’s gift up to $100.

Give today at: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/SproutCityFarms

12/01/2025

We did it! 🎉 55% of produce distributed from both farms went to families in need!

🥕 Half of the memberships in our CSA program at DGS went to families experiencing food insecurity at no cost

🥕Our donation-based farm stand at DGS reached over 100 people

🥕Our farm-to-cafeteria program supplied produce to Denver Green School and St. Vrain Valley School District

🥕 20% of our harvest was donated to hunger relief organizations including the Denver Green School Food Pantry, Longmont Food Rescue (LFR), the OUR Center and other food pantries in Denver and Boulder County

🥕 10% of our farmers market sales from Jack's were provided at half-price to SNAP customers

This Colorado Gives Day, join us in feeding our community and make an impact today. Your gift helps provide fresh food to families in need. Donate now at https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/SproutCityFarms/

11/22/2025

Early giving is underway! Be part of the wave of generosity this Colorado Gives Day! Your gift helps us grow and distribute fresh produce in our farm communities and brings us closer to our goals of building a more just, equitable, resilient, and community-centered food system.
Give today at https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/SproutCityFarms

Here’s what we accomplished in 2025 with support from our generous donors:

🥦 Produced 22,500 lbs of fresh food, feeding 5,000 community members.

🥕 55% of produce went to food insecure households through no-cost/low-cost programs

🥔20% of the harvest was donated to local food pantries

🥬 Engaged nearly 10,000 individuals through CSA shares, farmers markets & farm stands, volunteer days, workshops, field trips, classes, and events

🌱 Stewarded 4 acres of farm land using small-scale sustainable farming methods

11/20/2025

How do you help a farm get ready for winter? You show up! 🥕 Thank you to our friends from The Alliance for Collective Action, who helped us 🍂 mulch and protect our beds moving into the winter. They were a pleasure to have and a great help!

11/11/2025

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What a fantastic time sharing space with over 36 members of the community this past weekend! We held our second Listening Session on Saturday, grounding our work in community-driven solutions for a more equitable and local fresh food system, and in Spanish language no less! Let’s continue to explore ways of serving the neighborhood at our Mountair Park Community Farm location in Lakewood!

Shout-out to for arranging interpretation and helping us to exercise Language Justice.
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¡Qué fantástico fue compartir espacio con más de 36 miembros de la comunidad el fin de semana pasado! El sábado celebramos nuestra segunda Charla Comunitaria, centrando nuestro trabajo en soluciones impulsadas por la comunidad para un sistema de alimentos frescos más equitativo y local, ¡y nada menos que en español! Sigamos explorando maneras de servir al vecindario en nuestra Granja Comunitaria de Mountair Park en Lakewood.

¡Muchas gracias a por gestionar la interpretación y ayudarnos a ejercer la justicia lingüística!

11/09/2025

Right here in our community, the food pantry run out of DGS is working tirelessly to make sure our neighbors have access to the nutritious food they need.

But they can't do it alone. With rising costs, and SNAP in limbo their shelves need our support more than ever. A donation of any size makes a real, immediate difference.

➡️ Please consider chipping in. The link to donate is in our bio! ⬆️

Every dollar helps fill a plate and strengthen our community. Thank you for your generosity. ❤️

11/03/2025

Wrapping Up the Season at Sprout City Farms - As the leaves turn and the days grow shorter, we’re reflecting on another incredible season at Sprout City Farms! We’ve hosted our last CSA pick-ups at Denver Green School Community Farm and Jack’s Solar Garden. Check out our Fall Newsletter to hear more about what has been happening at Sprout City Farms this fall 🍂🍂

https://app.theauxilia.com/Event/fallnewsletter2025

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6700 E Virginia Avenue
Denver, CO
80224

Telephone

+17202953217

Website

http://sproutcityfarms.org/

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