Yards to Gardens

Nearly 1 in 4 households with children reported food hardship and more than 25% of working families in Colorado do not have enough food to meet their basic needs.

Colorado has one of the fastest growing rates of childhood poverty in the nation. Between 2002 and 2010, the rate of child poverty increased 86% in the state. Children aged 0-5 are most at risk of living in homes without enough food.

By transforming lawns into organic gardens, we can provide the produce to feed 120 Colorado families throughout the growing seasons. Using gardens as a classroom, participants learn sustainability, environmental awareness, healthy food practices, and how to combat obesity and other health issues associated with food hardships.

While household lawns create a pleasant atmosphere and have become the standard practice, it is important to note the amount of water, pesticides, electricity, and physical exertion that is required to maintain them. By turning sections, or all, of a homeowner’s lawn into useable garden tracts we redirect the energy spent on upkeep into creating a valuable food source, an even more aesthetically pleasing yard, resource efficiency in our cities, and an opportunity to give nutrients naturally back to the earth.

Jovial Organic Gardens can be seen as a plant based representation of global peace. In any healthy garden one can observe countless different species working together to create a balanced system. Each species depends on the others for survival, for proper soil nutrients, for water, and freedom from parasites. As intelligent beings we can learn the best methods to nurture these beneficial relationships, pass this knowledge to others, and show the clear lesson that the healthiest gardens are the most balanced.

Chemicals and pesticides treat symptoms of unhealthy gardens and do not address the core imbalance which can cause a weed or parasite invasion. Using best organic and permaculture practices our Jovial Organic Gardens will be grown, sourced, and serviced to ensure the highest quality of produce! The organic heirloom seeds used in Jovial Organic Gardens are donated to us by certified organic farms that guarantee some of the best naturally grown vegetation. All of our fertilizers are certified organic to ensure the safest and healthiest environment for our gardens and communities!