23 Aug
Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N Dunton Ave, Arlington Heights, IL
FREE
Meet Jennifer Murtoff, an urban chicken conultant and see the movie Chicks in the City about Murtoff’s business helping people raise chickens in Chicago. Have your questions about raising chickens answered.
Sponsored by The Weston A. Price Foundation
For more information, contact Renee Renz at wapfnwchicagosuburbs@gmail.com
8 Jun
Home to Roost Urban Chicken Consulting was hatched upon finding that people in urban and suburban areas are flocking to chicken raising. Why is this trend catching on? One of the main reasons is eggs. Come to this presentation to learn more about the other reasons behind this segment of the urban agriculture movement.
Wednesday: June 20, 2012
at 7:00 p.m.
in the Great Room of the Riverside Public Library
For more information contact:
Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, Riverside, IL 60546, 708-442-6366, www.riversidelibrary.org or www.olmstedsociety.org.
10 Apr
Join Home to Roost at Oak Park’s family-friendly green festival!
The Village’s third annual celebration of green living – Earth Fest – is schedule for 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Sat., April 21, in the LEED Gold-certified Public Works Center, 201 South Blvd.
This year’s event will focus on the local, sustainable food movement. Chef demos, kid-friendly activities, a community mural, farmers, and eco-focused vendors will be included in the day’s events.
Chef demonstrations will be provided throughout the day by four local restaurants including Constructive Chaos in River Forest, Eyrie, The Perfect Dinner, and Marion Street Cheese Market.
In addition to chef demos, the nearly 50 vendors slated to be at Earth Fest will be providing plenty of hands-on activities and information for all ages. Some of the day’s scheduled highlights include:
A new addition to this year’s festival will be Recycle Alley – an on-site opportunity for residents to bring items to recycle that aren’t part of the normal blue bin recycling program in Oak Park. Items to be recycled include: blue jeans, glasses and hearing aids, prescriptions medication, CFL light bulbs, cell phones, rechargeable batters, and corks.
For more information on Earth Fest 2012, call 708.660.1443 or e-mail maria@ghexperts.com. Information is also posted online at www.oak-park.us/earthfest.
9 Apr
Reserve a Seat – $8 at door wpgarden@aol.com
Ever wonder if chickens have their very own vocabulary, how to get hens to lay in winter, or why churches have weathervanes shaped like roosters? Can’t remember which royal court it was where the ladies hatched eggs in their bosoms? Whether you want the earliest recorded instructions on how to hypnotize a chicken (1646) or nineteenth-century tips on sending a year’s supply of fresh eggs to your child in college, you’ll find the answer here, along with portraits of prize-winning breeds both fierce and fluffy.
In Praise of Chickens is full of information both practical and frivolous (and who can have enough of either sort?), wonderful pictures, and ample poultry trivia for at least a year of dinner party or Chicken Meet-Up conversations.
Jane S. Smith writes about the intersection of science, business, popular taste, and social history. She received her B.A. from Simmons College and her Ph.D. from Yale University and has taught at Northwestern University on topics ranging from twentieth century fiction to the history of public health. She lives in Chicago, where she works in a very small room with a very large window.
20 Mar
Mary Green, the coordinator of this event will be collecting names of people in Arlington Heights who are interested in chicken keeping.
Home to Roost will be on hand with informational fliers and to answer questions at around 8 PM.
If you are interested in backyard hens, plan to attend or contact Mary Green at marysgreen@hotmail.com or 847-230-0544 for more information.
19 Mar
Come out and show your support for CHICKENS in Arlington Heights at
the 2nd Annual CSA* Expo Friday March 23rd, 6:30-9pm
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. Interested consumers purchase a share (aka a “membership” or a “subscription”) and in return receive a box (bag, basket) of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season.
Meet local farmers, taste samples, and find out about CSA options in the Northwest Suburbs!
also featuring a screening of the documentary
King Corn
Two recent college grads discover where America’s food comes from when they plant a single acre of corn and follow it from the seed to the dinner plate. With the help of government subsidies, genetically modified seeds and powerful herbicides, America’s most subsidized crop becomes the staple of its cheapest—and most troubling—foods.
Contact Mary Green at marysgreen@hotmail.com or 847-230-0544 for more information
or visit http://chapters.westonaprice.org/nwcookcounty/
*Community Supported Agriculture
19 Mar
Due to high demand, the Botanic Garden and Home to Roost will be offering a second class session on April 28. Watch the Botanic Garden’s class page for the new class time.
14 Mar
Lest you missed the start of a major lifestyle movement, urban homesteading is here to stay. Chicken keeping is a growing interest for urban dwellers seeking to localize food sources and ecologically live in the city. Oak Park-based, Green Home Experts recognized the increasing curiosity among its customers who wanted to know more about how to raise chickens. To respond to customer interest, Green Home Experts will host a Chicken Keeping Class on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. http://www.ghexperts.com.
Commenting on the upcoming class, Green Home Experts owner, Maria Onesto Moran said, “We’re thrilled to have Jennifer share her extensive knowledge with our customers. She’s built a strong reputation as the Midwest’s ‘go-to’ chicken expert. If you have an interest in raising chickens, or want to take your chicken keeping to the next level, you don’t want to miss this class.”
CLASS REGISTRATION: The Chicken Keeping Class will be held on March 27th, 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. at Green Home Experts, 811 South Boulevard in Oak Park. Attendance is by reservation only. To reserve a space for the class, contact Green Home Experts by March 24th at (708)660-1443. Cost for the class is $20 per person. As a special bonus for all attendees, Green Home Experts will be offering discounted chicken care packages.
About Jennifer Murtoff — The Midwest’s only chicken consultant, Jennifer Murtoff provides compassionate, homespun consulting and emergency care for backyard chickens in the Chicagoland area. A farmer’s granddaughter, Jennifer’s passion for fowl developed as she acquired a number of kinds of birds in south central Pennsylvania. Her flock included chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, quail, peafowl, pigeons, and golden pheasants. She offers information and resources on chicken care from chick to adult, and, while she is not a veterinarian, can provide emergency advice and troubleshooting. Jennifer leads workshops on backyard chickens; does presentations for garden groups, schools, and other interested parties; and assists families with their own flocks. See Home to Roost athttp://www.urbanchickenconsultant.wordpress.com, or call (708)524-5038 for more information.
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12 Mar
Join the University of Illinois Extension for the Openfields conference, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17 at the Atwood Center in Rockford. Home to Roost will provide the keynote address.
For more information on this event, click here.
19 Feb
Here is the current Home to Roost schedule! I’ll post more details as they become available.
3/17
Home to Roost as keynote speaker at Openfields Conference in Rockford
3/24
Home to Roost leads Backyard Chicken Basics class
3/27
Chicken-keeping class at Green Home Experts, Oak Park
4/14
Home to Roost at Green Metropolis with Backyard Chicken Run supply delivery service
4/21
Home to Roost at Oak Park’s Earthfest
4/28
Home to Roost teaches chicken-keeping class at Chicago Botanic Garden
If you’re interested in having a chicken consultant speak at your event, give us a call!
When building a coop for your hens, it is important to choose a design with the right dimensions, features, and materials. Get all this information on the Chicken Coop Spec Sheet, now available from Home to Roost! Purchase on PayPal using the button below.
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