On Tuesday night I photographed volunteers planting vegetable gardens at the Governor’s Mansion on Capitol Hill in Denver. 
Grow Local Colorado (GLC) arranged for the food from the gardens to go to Metro CareRing, and Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado helped with the planting.
I heard of the event from Dana Miller, GLC’s director (on the right), and also met Barbara Masoner (in the pink shirt) that night. 
There were several photographers and at least two videographers there. 
GLC has 14 garden plots in Denver that grow food for the hungry. If you already have a garden, you can Plant a Row for the Hungry at home.
More pictures from the planting at the Governor’s Mansion have been posted on Flickr.
This kind of effort makes all the sense in the world. I recently heard a piece on NPR about gleaning to help stock homeless shelters with fresh, nutritious fruits and vegetables. I was in the car and heard neither the beginning nor the end — just the interesting but not geographically useful middle.
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Claire, the city of Seattle has a program in which volunteers contact homeowners with fruit trees and ask if they can harvest the fruit for food banks. I think it was also Seattle that recently announced it would be creating an urban orchard for similar purposes. You’re right; these efforts do make a lot of sense.
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