Garden of the Week #2 | Sustainability Park

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25th & Arapahoe, Denver

I can’t help it.  Whenever I see a raised garden bed I have to stop and see what is growing in it.  The above picture is the southeast corner of a mostly-vacant city block between 25th and 26th and Lawrence and Arapahoe streets in the Curtis Park neighborhood of Denver.  With a few dozen beds and a temporary storage building it seems as if something more profound is happening here.

After some research, I came across this document (PDF).  The Denver Housing Authority (DHA) is looking to turn this block into a state-of-the-art sustainible community with everything from electric car charging stations, bcycle stations, solar power, and a variety of other experiments in the future of Denver urban design.  I, for one, am rather excited to see how this turns out.  Sustainability Park (Block H) is a part of the GreenLeaf Denver project, which aims to engage Denver youth’s through urban agriculture and sustainable practices.  More information on their goals and what they aim to do is available on their blog.

Some concepts for Block H