DENVER — Florence Crittenton High School celebrated the opening of a new community garden Friday, giving pregnant and parenting teen students a hands-on outdoor learning space in Denver’s Valverde neighborhood.
The project, known as “Gals Who Garden,” brought together seven raised garden beds, vegetable gardens, pollinator gardens and a food forest on school grounds at 55 S. Zuni St. Community organizations, Denver Public Schools partners, neighborhood leaders and students gathered for a ribbon cutting and public open house.
The garden was designed specifically for Florence Crittenton students — a school that serves young mothers — with wide, accessible pathways allowing students to push strollers. It also accommodates wheelchair users. Five of the seven 12-foot beds were sized for adult use, while two were built smaller for children…