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20 May

June 18, 2011: Chicken Keeping Class at Belmont Feed and Seed

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Join Home to Roost Urban Chicken Consulting at Belmont Feed and Seed for a class on keeping chickens! Everything you need to know about chickens and then some.

DATE: Saturday, June 18

PLACE: Belmont Feed & Seed, 3036 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

TIME: 4 to 6 PM

COST: $25 per person

The owners will have a new shipment of chicks and a package deal on supplies for those who attend!

Package Deal

  • Cardboard box large enough to hold 4-6 chicks (9.95 Value)
  • Pack of pine shavings (12.95 value)
  • Brooder light (15.95 value)
  • Brooder bulb, 125 w. (3.95 value)
  • 4 chicks from our stock (16.00 value). I will have new chicks for the event, and a variety of them.
  • 10 lb. Organic Chick Starter (4.50 value)
  • Chick-size, jar type waterer (7.95 value)
  • Chick-size, jar type food dish (7.95 value)
Total value of the package is $79.20 Special for $68.00, or 15% off all chick/chicken supplies for participants.

Space is limited, so call 708-524-5038. After registering, mail in a check or use PayPal to secure a spot. Or you can pay with cash or check payable to Jennifer Murtoff on June 18.

Please make arrangements for childcare.

5 May

May 7, 2011: ReBuilding Exchange Fair

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“Going Against the Grain” is a series of workshops/booths that take place this Saturday at the ReBuilding Exchange. Some of the subjects include chickens, bees, composting, and more.  New Belgium Beer is sponsoring as well.

The ReBuilding Exchange sells salvaged construction items that can be used in both home projects as well as chicken coops.

For more information, go to http://www.delta-institute.org/againstthegrain.

5 Apr

May 21, 2011: Home to Roost at Earth Fest in Oak Park

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Earth Fest 2011, a gathering of eco-friendly vendors, groups, children’s activities and live entertainment, is seeking vendors for the event set for 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sat., May 21 at the Oak Park Public Works Center, 201 South Blvd.

This year’s event will feature vendor booths and a variety of kid-friendly activities available outside at the Public Works Center. Some of the items available from the vendors will include clothing, personal care items, books gardening items, services for health and sustainable living, and more.

The event also will coincide with a celebration of Public Works Day, which will feature an open house to give the public an inside look at the LEED-certified Public Works Center with an up-close look at the building and equipment, snacks and much more.

For more information on Earth Fest or to reserve your booth for the event, call 708.660.1443 or e-mail maria@ghexperts.com.

5 Apr

May 1, 2011: Home to Roost at Cheney Mansion’s Green Sunday in Oak Park

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Home to Roost will be at the Cheney Mansion’s Green Sunday event again this year! Come out for family fun!

More information to come!

Talking about coop design

Margot sketched her proposed coop design, and we discussed several ideas for making chickens feel at home.

5 Apr

UIC’s Family Farmed Expo

Posted by chickenwoman in Events, Urban agriculture.


UIC’s Family Farmed Expo was nicely done and well attended! There was a great selection of topics and vendors, and the chicken panel had a great turnout!

The panel included Martha Boyd, Program  Director of Angelic Organics Learning Center; John Emrich, owner of Backyard Chicken Run; and Jen Murtoff, owner of Home to Roost Urban Chicken Consulting. Sarah Elizabeth Ippel, founder and director of the Academy for Global Citizenship, did a fabulous job as moderator!

We discussed our chicken-related interests and businesses, then did a brief presentation on the backyard chicken movement in Chicago.

Then we turned to the audience for a great round of Q&A! A fun time was had by all!

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5 Apr

Home to Roost at Old St. Mary’s School

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It’s quite an entertaining event when you introduce kids to chickens! It’s even more entertaining when the kids are well versed in incubation and hatching!

My chicken friends and I visited Old St. Mary’s School on South Michigan Avenue on March 15. The kids were great! They were well prepared, had good questions, and were well behaved. They asked some really interesting questions and then got a chance to touch a hen!

Check out the slides from my time there!

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5 Apr

April 16, 2011: Home to Roost at Green Metropolis

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Where can you find the most interactive, family-friendly green fair in Chicago? Check out the Green Metropolis Fair, hosted by Mindful Metropolis magazine and Green Parents Network! April 16, 10am-4pm, at the Irish American Heritage Center (IAHC), 4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago.

The festival features an amazing day of activities for both adults and children with an emphasis on fun for the whole family.

Green Living Topics!

  • Chickens! Home to Roost will have a vendor table and a panel discussion from 12 to 1 PM.
  • how to compost effectively in the city with the Urban Worm Girl, Stephanie Davies,
  • growing and preserving fruits and vegetables year-round in small spaces
  • participate in interactive workshops
  • making your home energy-efficient and sustainably beautiful

Petting zoo! Children will get an opportunity to pet goats, rabbits and other furry critters!

Movies! The festival will screen two films:

  • Dirt! The Movie, narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis. This film focuses on the wonderment of the soil. “Made from the same elements as the stars, plants and animals, and us, dirt is very much alive.”
  • Vanishing of the Bees explores the lives of honeybees and the phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder associated with the mysterious disappearance of honeybees across our planet.

Green Merchants! The festival also features a retail marketplace where vendors from all over the Chicago area will be selling their wares.

  • organic baby and children’s clothing
  • naturally scented soy candles
  • beautiful jewelry
  • home furnishings made from repurposed ordinary items

Admission is free, but a non-perishable food item donation is requested. All are welcome regardless of ability to donate.

The IAHC is conveniently located off I-90/94, the CTA Blue Line stop at Montrose and multiple bus routes. There is also ample free parking.

Visit www.greenmetropolisfair.com for more details, call 312.281.5199 or email info@mindfulmetropolis.com. This event is part of the MindfuLive! Event Series. More information about these events can be found at www.mindfulmetropolis.com.

 

Mindful Metropolis magazine and Green Parents Network will host a Green Metropolis Fair on April 16, from 10am-4pm, at the Irish American Heritage Center (IAHC), 4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago. The festival features an amazing day of activities for both adults and children with an emphasis on fun for the whole family.
Learn how to compost effectively in the city with the Urban Worm Girl, Stephanie Davies, get information on keeping backyard chickens, growing and preserving fruits and vegetables year-round in small spaces and participate in interactive workshops. Suppliers and contractors will showcase tips to make your home energy-efficient and sustainably beautiful, while children will get an opportunity to pet goats, rabbits and other furry critters!
Along with the interactive experiences, the festival will screen two films: Dirt! The Movie, narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis, this film focuses on the wonderment of the soil. “Made from the same elements as the stars, plants and animals, and us, dirt is very much alive.” And, Vanishing of the Bees, which explores the lives of honeybees and the phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder associated with the mysterious disappearance of honeybees across our planet.
The festival also features a retail marketplace where vendors from all over the Chicago area will be selling their wares. Try out a Balance Board, feel the softness of organic baby and children’s clothing, smell the relaxing aroma of naturally scented soy candles and marvel at the talent of local artisans who turn stones to beautiful jewelry and repurpose ordinary items into fine home furnishings.
Admission is free, but a non-perishable food item donation is requested. All are welcome regardless of ability to donate.
The IAHC is conveniently located off I-90/94, the CTA Blue Line stop at Montrose and multiple bus routes. There is also ample free parking.
Visit http://www.greenmetropolisfair.com for more details, call 312.281.5199 or email info@mindfulmetropolis.com. This event is part of the MindfuLive! Event Series. More information about these events can be found at http://www.mindfulmetropolis.com.

23 Mar

April 10, 2011: Chicken-Keeping Class

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Join Home to Roost at the Animal Care League in Oak Park for a class on basic chicken keeping.We’ll meet some chickens and talk about how to keep them healthy. This class will help you get started with chickens and provide resources for caring for them.

Register today for the Chicken Keeping Class, April 10, 2011, 3 PM to 5 PM at the Animal Care League, 1013 S. Garfield, Oak Park.

Cost: $20 per person. 20% of proceeds goes to to the Animal Care League.

Space is limited, so register by leaving us a comment or give us a call at 708-524-5038.

*Childcare care will not be available for this event.

6 Mar

April 30, 2011: Home to Roost at Green and Growing, Garfield Park Conservatory

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Home to Roost will have a vendor table and be doing a six-point inspection demo on how to assess a chicken’s health on April 30 at the Garfield Park Conservatory.

19th Annual Green and Growing Fair

Saturday, April 30th
Hours: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Place: Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60624-1996

Cost: Free admission

Kick off the growing season with the 19th Annual Green & Growing Fair at the Garfield Park Conservatory. The fair, sponsored by GreenNet, Chicago’s Urban Greening Network, plunges into spring by hosting a variety of vendors, workshops, demonstrations, and family activities to get your rusty green thumb up and running.

On the Schedule for the Day

Gather resources for starting community gardens at GreenNet “Stop & Grow” Member Stations.

Purchase heirloom seeds, unique seedlings, and other inspirational garden materials to jumpstart the growing season.

Participate in family take home planting activities

Attend mini workshops, hosted by the Chicago Department of Transportation

Visit outdoor demonstration stations on the Bluestone Terrace from 10 am to 2 pm:

  • Basics of Composting, facilitated by U of I Extension Master Composters Learn about the basics of composting, from backyard bins to indoor worm composting.
  • Rot Pot Seed Starting, facilitated by GPCA Volunteers Plant One Seed Chicago Candidates in a newspaper rot pot, then make a recycled garden marker for your future garden.
  • Tool Sharpening, with Chicago Botanic Garden Green Youth Farm Watch and learn how to sharpen your own tools. Bring your own tools, and get them sharpened for a small fee.

The winner of One Seed Chicago’s Seed of the Year will be announced at Noon. Vote before April 1st at http://www.OneSeedChicago.com. Free packets of the winning seed will be distributed at the Green and Growing Fair. Complete the season by submitting what you’ve grown to the annual Harvest Showcase at Garfield Park Conservatory’s County Fair in September.

Share food and live music with friends in our Green Café

Participate in a silent auction of urban gardening treasures

Shop our used gardening book sale

For more information, please contact Robin Cline at 773-638-1766 x.18 or rcline@garfieldpark.org. Interested vendors and exhibitors should contact Julie Samuels at 312-863-6292 or jsamuels@openlands.org. Please visit GreenNet Chicago’s website at http://www.greennetchicago.org.

19th Annual Green and Growing Fair
 Saturday, April 30th
 Hours: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Where: Throughout the Conservatory

Cost: Free admission

 

Kick off the growing season with the 19th Annual Green & Growing Fair at the Garfield Park Conservatory. The fair, sponsored by GreenNet, Chicago’s Urban Greening Network, plunges into spring by hosting a variety of vendors, workshops, demonstrations, and family activities to get your rusty green thumb up and running.

 

On the Schedule for the Day:

 

•

Gather resources for starting community gardens at GreenNet “Stop & Grow” Member Stations.

•

Purchase heirloom seeds, unique seedlings, and other inspirational garden materials to jumpstart the growing season.

•

Participate in family take home planting activities

•

Attend mini workshops, hosted by the Chicago Department of Transportation

•

Visit outdoor demonstration stations on the Bluestone Terrace from 10 am to 2 pm:

 

•

Basics of Composting, facilitated by U of I Extension Master Composters Learn about the basics of composting, from backyard bins to indoor worm composting.

•

Rot Pot Seed Starting, facilitated by GPCA Volunteers Plant One Seed Chicago Candidates in a newspaper rot pot, then make a recycled garden marker for your future garden.

•

Tool Sharpening, with Chicago Botanic Garden Green Youth Farm Watch and learn how to sharpen your own tools. Bring your own tools, and get them sharpened for a small fee.

 

•

The winner of One Seed Chicago’s Seed of the Year will be announced at Noon. Vote before April 1st at www.OneSeedChicago.com. Free packets of the winning seed will be distributed at the Green and Growing Fair. Complete the season by submitting what you’ve grown to the annual Harvest Showcase at Garfield Park Conservatory’s County Fair in September.

•

Share food and live music with friends in our Green Café

•

Participate in a silent auction of urban gardening treasures

•

Shop our used gardening book sale

 

For more information, please contact Robin Cline at 773-638-1766 x.18 or rcline@garfieldpark.org. Interested vendors and exhibitors should contact Julie Samuels at 312-863-6292 or jsamuels@openlands.org. Please visit GreenNet Chicago’s website at www.greennetchicago.org.

5 Mar

March 15, 2011: Home to Roost at Old St. Mary’s School

Posted by chickenwoman in Events.


Home to Roost will be doing a presentation at Old St. Mary’s School on S. Michigan Avenue on March 15. If your children attend Old St. Mary’s, tell them to be ready to interact with live chickens and learn lots of great facts about these wonderful birds!

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