grow local

The proclamation was presented in front of Denver City Council on Monday, September 21st.  Check out the video here. Footage of the proclamation begins at 23:52. Mickki Langston, Executive Director of the Mile High Business Alliance can be found at 40:30.
 

DENVER’S TOP LOCALLY-OWNED RESTAURANTS PRESENT HARVEST WEEK 2009

The following article was published by The Denver Westword (and you can read it on their site, too)

Word about Grow Local Colorado is beginning to spread! The following article was published by The Wash Park Profile, a locally owned neighborhood newspaper. 
 
2009 Grow Local Campaign Hopes To Plant 2,009 New Gardens This Season
by Dawn E. Spelke

Check out this great blog post by Barbara Masoner on the BuckFifty.org web site about the Grow Local Colorado project. Masoner describes the history of Victory Gardens in Denver (over 50,000 Victory Gardens were eventually planted) and how much it sustained citizens during WWII.