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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Deserted garden in the food desert at Curtis and Downing
I happened to drive by the Community Garden at Curtis and Downing on August 6th and was surprised to see an overgrown weed patch, dry as a bone in the summer sun. I parked and took these pictures.
Later, on the Facebook page of Engage 8 I found pictures of the creation of this garden around May of 2012.
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Levi Johnsen, current Director of Engage 8 |
I called Engage 8 and spoke at length with Levi Johnsen, the current director, about the project.
He was very helpful and, after researching further called me back with some of the history. Tony Pigford, the former director and founder of Engage 8, had organized the project. There was no water tap available at the site, and although Engage 8 had $2,500 for obtaining a water tap, Denver Water quoted a price of $8,500 to provide water at the site. In the meantime, YouthBiz Inc., also a not-for-profit, and the owner of the land, had subsequently put the property on the market for sale.
Brandy Bertram, Executive Director of YouthBiz, Inc. |
Digging in the property tax records revealed:
and a bit of history, including the original sale by the City and County of Denver to YouthBiz, Inc. in 2008.
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