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FIRST ANNUAL DENVER CHICKEN COOP TOUR!  Call for entries now!  See Chicks and Goslings page to enter your coop. Fall chicken-keeping classes (including meeting and learning the organic benefits of weeder geese Sasha and Masha) to be scheduled soon.

INDOOR FARMERS' MARKET IS OPEN EVERY SATURDAY FROM 9-2; regular market now open Wed, Thur, Fri 1-6.  

EL CARIBE now serving Venezualan arepas Thurs and Fri 1-6!    LIVING FUEL makes smoothies of veggies and fruits on Saturdays!  RANCH FOODS DIRECT has hourly specials of Callicrate Beef and other good meats on Saturdays! ***Urban Homestead available for rent now on Kalamath Street near Denver Urban Homesteading.  Includes 4BR, 2 BA historic house with amenities and huge yards.  $1400/month***

Click here to watch interviews with our local farmers.

Denver Urban Homesteading holds the exclusive rights to the life stories of five Rhode Island Red chicks and two Chinese weeder geese.  Their stories are chronicled below and in the media links provided here.

BIRD/CRITTER SWAP

Denver Urban Homesteading will sponsor a bird/critter swap on Saturday, August 7, 2010 from 730-10AM in the parking lot of Earthdog Denver, 370 Kalamath Street, Denver, CO.  If it works we may continue it monthly

This is a way for people to meet, talk, share information and trade birds and other small animals.  Those with experience can meet those without.  Also for the just curious or those considering having a new pet. 

And always we remind people to be considerate and compassionate to our animal friends, and it is a must that you learn about them and have proper housing before taking one home. 

Free of charge (just keep the parking lot clean).

FIRST ANNUAL DENVER METRO AREA CHICKEN COOP TOUR

Caption: Just over two months old, weeder geese Sasha and Masha are learning their primary job: weeding the garden.  They follow the owners around the garden like puppies and pull weeds with their mouths (and eat them) while the owners are pulling the weeds with their hands.  They fertilize the garden at the same time with their high-quality manure.  They triple as security guards for the chickens (inside the run for this photo) and the entire property.  In fact, a stray cat entered the yard after this picture was taken and they double-teamed it, stretching their wings to appear larger, lowering their necks, snapping their jaws and charging the cat from two sides.  The cat fled quickly.    

Denver Urban Homesteading in partnership with Denver Botanic Gardens will host a chicken coop tour in Denver and surrounding communities on Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 11-4.  Coops and chickens selected for the tour will show the breadth of area coop design and the variety of chickens that live in them.  This is a self-guided tour and perfect fall activity for family; walking and biking to the coops is encouraged.  Cost: $20. Each ticket allows a family or up to 4 individuals to participate.  Register online or the week of the event in person.  Maps will be mailed to participants the week of the event. 

A Call for Entries is now being made.  If you have a coop you would like to enter and live in Denver, Englewood, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge or Arvada please send me an email and I will send you the guidelines and an application: james@denverurbanhomesteading.com

Also, volunteers are needed to assist the coop owners with the visitors on the day of the tour, Saturday, October 2, 2010 for about 2.5 hours.  Each home will have two volunteers in sequence, and since the tour is from 11-4, the first volunteer will work at the house from 10:45AM to 2:15PM and the second volunteer will work from 1:45-4:15PM.  Please email me if you are interested in volunteering and tell me what shift you prefer: james@denverurbanhomesteading.com