Urban Foods Outreach
About
Urban Foods Outreach (UFO) is composed of residential yards throughout Fort Collins that are being transformed into Giving Gardens. With the assistance of our permaculture designers and volunteers, UFO hosts are educated and provided the tools they need for gardening and soil preparation, plant identification, watering needs, design and implementation, and the harvesting of the garden. Throughout the growing season there are weekly volunteer times at each UFO site and regular donations of extra produce to non-profits such as the Food Bank for Larimer County and FoCoCafe.
Volunteers are always welcome during the designated UFO Giving Gardens open hours. For more information, email volunteer@thegrowingproject.org, or just visit our calendar page for the next opportunity!
Purpose
Urban Foods Outreach (UFO) educates people on how to grow sustainable food and shares this knowledge and fresh produce to the community and those in need. The result is safe accessible food for all and an empowered community that can provide for themselves.
How to Become a Garden Host
Though our Garden Host applications are closed for the 2012 season, please feel free to volunteer at any of our Giving Gardens to get a better idea of what this program is like and to speak with other hosts about their experience. Applications for the 2013 grow season will be available in November of this year or if you would just like more information, please read our UFO Garden Host Information sheet.
