Before raising backyard chickens and geese was cool, it was common in Globeville. Flaunting city regulations, some families even kept a pig or cow. Youngsters raised rabbits to sell and learn not to form an attachment to a source of income.
Most residents also cultivated substantial gardens with beans, peas, tomatoes, onions, carrots and asparagus - and would "put up" the surplus to sustain them all winter. And there were peaches, cherries, pears and plums to preserve. Pickles were the best, though. Crock pickles, bread and butter slices, dill and sweet pickles - ah the aroma of pickles!
Self sufficiency was borne of necessity, but there was a great deal of pride too. Nothing was wasted.
Andy Jackson poses with the turkeys he raised in the
back yard of his home on Sherman Street.
back yard of his home on Sherman Street.
Pickles were the best, all winter long
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