Note: Originally published in the December 2015 Washington Park Profile. As any gardener knows, even vegetable beds laid with the most detailed planning can end up overproducing. One extra bush of squash or zucchini and you’re overwhelmed by abundance. Interestingly, according to 2010 U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics, 31 percent of Americans’ restaurant and consumer food goes to waste annually. Other sources say the percentage is higher—a 2012 Washington Post article

Note: Originally published in the September 2017 issue of Life on Capitol Hill. It has been a big year for Fresh Food Connect, Denver’s first community-garden-produce-sharing program specifically targeting locals living in food-insecure neighborhoods. “We started in 80205 last year, and by the end of the season we opened up 80207, 80220 and 80210—Park Hill, Montclair and University neighborhoods,” says Groundwork Denver Executive Director Wendy Hawthorne. “We opened them up b

Disclaimer: biking has changed my life, and thus I am biased to the mode, but... I am beyond hooked—I am dependent. [Ironic] questions that might arise in response to this statement: hooked on what, exactly? Going slower? Being sweaty when you arrive at work? Feeling at the end of the day like you've run a marathon? Yes. The original chariot, a real boss of a commuter. Though the irony is lost on me. Or, I left it behind a long time ago. With the blind enthusiasm of a child (