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“Chicken Window Happy Hours” a way for Denver neighbors to form bonds through urban farming

In Alamo Placita, raising poultry, bees and vegetables helps green up the neighborhood and build a community

From left, Reva Garcia Benét, 11, Niko Garcia Benét, 13, and Leo Benét, 4, stop to feed dried mealworms to chickens through a window cut out in a fence at Peter Thulson's home in the Alamo Placita neighborhood in Denver on June 20, 2024. The residents host a chicken window happy hour on Thursdays where neighbors can pop by. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
From left, Reva Garcia Benét, 11, Niko Garcia Benét, 13, and Leo Benét, 4, stop to feed dried mealworms to chickens through a window cut out in a fence at Peter Thulson’s home in the Alamo Placita neighborhood in Denver on June 20, 2024. The residents host a chicken window happy hour on Thursdays where neighbors can pop by. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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