Perennial planting at Sanderson Gulch Food Forest
Plant dozens of native and edible perennials at this south Denver food forest — build pollinator habitat and long-term community growing infrastructure in one evening.
Why we picked this
An evening planting session at Sanderson Gulch Food Forest — Colorado natives, medicinal herbs, and edible perennials going into the ground at once. The kind of work that benefits the site for decades.
Food forests are designed to produce for years with minimal intervention — but getting them there requires a few intensive planting sessions early on. This workday at Sanderson Gulch Food Forest plants dozens of perennial species at once: Colorado native plants alongside non-native medicinal and edible varieties, all selected to support pollinators and build biodiversity in the site.
The session runs as an evening workday, starting at 4:30 PM — accessible for people with daytime commitments. No experience needed; DUG staff guide planting placement and technique. All ages welcome.
Sanderson Gulch is in the Barnum neighborhood on Denver’s west side, near Barnum Park. The food forest is an evolving community growing space that benefits from exactly this kind of intensive group planting.