Back in the Mile High City

We spent a wonderful week in Denver reconnecting with friends and family as well as checking out what's going on in the city and farming life of our home town.

Good news!  While we were away, Denver City Council passed a new Food Producing Animal ordinance.  In general, residents of Denver are now allowed to keep up to 8 chickens or ducks (female only) and up to 2 dwarf goats (female or neutered male).  You can find more information about the new ordinance here.

While back in Denver, we were lucky enough to connect with Sundari Kraft of Heirlooms Garden, LLC.  She has been on the forefront of urban farming in Denver for the last few years, playing a crucial role in passing the Food Producing Animal ordinance this spring.  In addition to running a successful neighborhood supported agriculture business (NSA), she wrote the book on urban homesteading, literally.  It was a real treat to check out a few of the spaces she is growing on in the highlands as well as meet her 6 chickens, 2 ducks, and 2 dwarf goats. For those of you in Denver looking for NSA near you check out the directory.

Another Denver urban food production/ sustainability operation that we discovered is the Sustainability Park and Urban Farmers Collaborative at 25th and Arapahoe.  If you're in the Curtis Park area, you should stop in to see the cool things happening on this city block.

For a few more pics in Denver click here.