Linda Appel-Lipsius is the Executive of Denver Urban Gardens (DUG). DUG is a 40 year-old Denver institution and one of the largest independent food producing community garden organizations in the country. Our mission is to provide the skills, access and resources to grow healthy food in community and regenerate urban green spaces. Through DUG’s work and the Urban Garden Project, we are amplifying the role that community gardens and food forests play as critical infrastructure for thriving cities. A Denver Native, Linda earned her BA from Columbia University in New York City and MBA in Finance and Organizational Management from New York University before moving to Washington, DC, London, Los Angeles then back to Denver. She also serves on the Board of Directors for The Giving Grove and Colorado Public Radio and. In her spare time, she spends time with her family, escapes to the mountains, devours movies & books and run, cycle and practices yoga.