Home to Roost will be teaching a chicken-keeping class at the Chicago Botanic Garden this spring and was mentioned in Chicago Life magazine as part of a more utilitarian trend in use of backyard space.
Posts Tagged ‘backyard’
19 Feb
28 April, 2012: Home to Roost Teaches Chicken Class at Chicago Botanic Garden
Home to Roost will teach a backyard chicken-keeping class at the Chicago Botanic Garden on Saturday, April 28, from 1 – 2:30 p.m.in the Garden View Room. For more information, and to register, click here.
3 Feb
March 24, 2012: Backyard Chicken Basics Workshop with Home to Roost
It’s that time again!
Come join Angelic Organics Learning Center and Home to Roost for a class on raising chickens!
Basic Backyard Chicken Care
March 24, 2012 10:00am – 1:00pm
Farm fresh eggs from your own back yard?
YES!
Please join us for a workshop on best practices for Basic Backyard Chicken Care in Chicago and surrounding communities.
Raising chickens as pets and for eggs is LEGAL in Chicago – and part of our growing local food and urban agriculture scene.
Keep yourself, your chickens, AND your neighbors happy – from daily needs and year-round care to relevant city regulations.
Our instructor is the informative and engaging Jen Murtoff of Home to Roost Urban Chicken Consulting.
You will leave the workshop with the knowledge, recommendations, and resources you need for your own home flock – and you’ll make connections with other chicken enthusiasts in Chicago.
Actual costs of workshops are close to double our workshop fees. If you are able, please consider making an additional donation to help cover the full cost of your workshop.
Price: $35.00
Location: (Likely) Christy Webber Landscaping/Rancho Verde
445 N Sacramento (turn into road and go east)
Chicago, IL
Enter from Sacramento (445 N) and follow the road east until it doubles back on itself. Park curbside and come on in.
445 N Sacramento (turn into road and go east)
Chicago, IL
Enter from Sacramento (445 N) and follow the road east until it doubles back on itself. Park curbside and come on in.
For more information and to register, go to the Angelic Organics Learning Center site page.
1 Feb
San Diego Approves Chickens, Bees, Goats
A sign of the times! San Diego City Council voted on Jan. 31, 2012, to allow residents to keep chickens, goats, and bees, citing the importance of accessing local food. Read more here.
26 Jan
Toronto Eyes Backyard Hens, Eh?
In Toronto, laws currently ban backyard hens; however, according to a Canadian Press report dated Jan. 5, 2012, the city’s licensing and standards committee is voting on whether or not to consider a step toward lifting the ban. Continue reading more.
11 Oct
November 5, 2011: Backyard Chicken Basics Workshop with Home to Roost
Basic Backyard Chicken Care
November 5, 2011 10:00am
Farm fresh eggs from your own back yard?
YES!
Please join Home to Roost and Angelic Organics Learning Center for a workshop on best practices for Basic Backyard Chicken Care in Chicago and surrounding communities.
Raising chickens as pets and for eggs is LEGAL in Chicago – and part of our growing local food and urban agriculture scene.
This compreHENsive class will teach you how to keep you, your chickens, & your neighbors happy – from daily needs and year-round care to relevant city regulations.
You will leave the workshop with the knowledge, recommendations, and resources you need for your own home flock – and you’ll make connections with other chicken enthusiasts in Chicago.
For more information about the Learning Center’s registration & refund policies – click here. If the workshop fee presents a barrier to your participation, please inquire about limited work-exchange scholarships.Actual costs of workshops are close to double our workshop fees. If you are able, please consider making an additional donation to help cover the full cost of your workshop.
Price: $35.00
Location:
Angelic Organics Learning Center’s Chicago Office
6400 S Kimbark Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
First Presbyterian Church of Chicago
Register online on the Angelic Organics site.
6 Oct
Brookfield, IL, Chicken Hearing on Monday, 10 Oct.
This coming Monday (10/10) is the day the Village of Brookfield will be voting on the backyard hen ordinance. Please come out! Let’s make one big, last push toward this positive change.
http://brookfieldchickens.blogspot.com/2011/10/monday-1010-is-voting-day.html
25 Sep
Oct. 1: Chicken-Keeping Class at Chicago Green Tech U
Home to Roost will be tag-team teaching a chicken-keeping class at Green Tech U with Chicago chicken owner Kristen DeLap!
TITLE: Backyard Chickens
DATE: 10/1/2011
TIME: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
SPEAKER: Jennifer Murtoff and Kristen DeLap
Want to know what to do with backyard chickens during Chicago winters? What to feed them? Where to get them? Come get your questions answered about raising micro-flocks of chickens within Chicago city limits.
Advance registration is required for all Green Tech U seminars. You may register by calling (312) 746-9642, or send an email with your desired class and contact information to greentech@cityofchicago.org with “Green Tech U” as the
subject line.
Download info on all Green Tech U classes on this page.
15 Sep
Home to Roost at Windy City Coop Tour, Sept. 25
Home to Roost will be stationed at location #14 on the Coop Tour at 3532 W. Belden.
For more information on the tour, see Sept. 25, 2011: Windy City Coop Tour (formerly Henapalooza).
See you there
12 Sep
Naperville Questions Chicken Regulations
Some Naperville residents have questioned the city’s chicken ordinances and are calling for the laws to be revisited. The issues will be reviewed on Sept. 20, 2011.
For more information, read this article from the Naperville Sun Times.
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