DENVER • Stepping into the backyard of a cozy home, I’m hit with the perfume of flowers and herbs.
Underneath the sheets protecting the plants from an afternoon hailstorm: a lush, growing garden. As we wade through the plant beds, the homeowners point out ripening berries and a small beehive. Flowering vines grow along standing trellises and fruit trees line the far fence.
Two chickens, Esther and Gretchen, cluck in their coop…