Posts Tagged ‘backyard’
29
Aug
Posted by chickenwoman in Chicken care, Events. Tagged: backyard, chicken, class, Elgin Community College, hen. Leave a comment
Home to Roost will be leading a chicken-keeping class at Elgin Community College on Sept. 24. Information from the course catalog is listed below. Call 847-622-3036 to register.
CEs 111 Raising Chickens in a Suburban Setting
Jennifer Murtoff is a farmer’s granddaughter who raised her own fowl in Pennsylvania. Today, she is a consultant for urban and suburban flocks in Chicagoland. She leads workshops on backyard chickens and gives presentations for groups and schools interested in raising their own flocks. The trend to provide your own nutritious food has led many communities to change ordinances concerning backyard fowl. Come and learn the basics about local laws, coop construction, health issues plus chick and adult chicken care. Jennifer provides concise information that can help you decide if raising backyard chickens in a suburban setting is for you.
300 80725 SA 10AM-12PM 9/24 ATC-235 Murtoff $35
28
Aug
Posted by chickenwoman in Urban agriculture. Tagged: backyard, Chicago, chickens, hens. Leave a comment
The Sun Times did a piece on urban chickens in Chicago! The article mentions the stranded chicks that Jacob Gaugert got; if you remember, they were rescued by Home to Roost: Traveling Chicks Land in Illinois!
20
Apr
Posted by chickenwoman in Urban agriculture. Tagged: backyard, egg, laying, poultry, production, statistics, track, website. Leave a comment
A new website, Eggzy, is available for US chicken owners to track egg production. Can we take a bite out of the battery cage operations? This site wants to track that progress.
Chicken owners can track and log stats, including the number of chickens they have, dozens of eggs they have produced, and their location.
Caveat emptor: It is the internet after all, so data could be skewed. But it looks like a fun site!
23
Mar
Posted by chickenwoman in Chicken care, Events. Tagged: backyard, chicken, class, keep, learn, raise. 9 comments
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.
13
Feb
Posted by chickenwoman in Chicken care, Events, Urban agriculture. Tagged: backyard, Chicago, chickens, discussion, eggs, expo, family, farmed, panel. Leave a comment
March 17 – 19, 2011 UIC Forum — University of Illinois at Chicago
Good Food, Good Know-How, Good Fun: FamilyFarmed EXPO is a three-day conference, trade show, and food festival for farmers, businesses, the trade, individuals, and families.
Home to Roost will take part in a panel on Saturday, March 19, 2 PM – 3:15:
No Yolk! Chickens in Your Back Yard
Enjoy fresh eggs everyday by raising chickens in your own backyard. Sarah Elizabeth Ippel from the Academy for Global Citizenship will be the moderator of the panel:
- Martha Boyd, Program Director, Urban Initiative, Angelic Organics Learning Center
- John Emrich, Backyard Chicken Run
- Jennifer Murtoff, Urban Chicken Consultant
For other events, see the Family Farmed Expo website.
2
Feb
Posted by chickenwoman in Chicken care, Events, Urban agriculture. Tagged: backyard, basics, chicken, class, hen, learn, raise. Leave a comment
It’s that time again!
Come join Angelic Organics and Home to Roost for a class on raising chickens!
Basic Backyard Chicken Care
March 12, 2011 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.
For more info, visit our Chicago Chicken Enthusiasts Google site, moderated by Learning Center staff.
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. For Chicago workshops, contact chicago@learngrowconnect.org.
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
6400 S Kimbark Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637 US
First Presbyterian Church of Chicago
Go to the Angelic Organics site page to register.
8
Jan
Posted by chickenwoman in Chicken care, Events, Urban agriculture. Tagged: backyard, chicken, Garfield Park, keeping, learn, talk. Leave a comment
Home to Roost will be attending this event at the Garfield Park Conservatory!
Come out to learn more about chickens!
Keeping Chickens in Chicago, Wednesday, January 26
Hours: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Jensen Room, Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60624-1996
Cost: $5 suggested donation
January is a great time to plan inspirational projects for the year – there’s no better way to turn over a new leaf than to explore the age old question of chickens, eggs, and Chicago. Curious about Chicago’s chicken codes? Wondering what kinds of chickens are the best to keep in a coop? Want to know how chickens keep warm in the winter? These questions and more will be answered at this “chicken chat,” presented by chicken keeper Jim Lichon. Please register by emailing Robin Cline at rcline@garfieldpark.org.
The hens tooling around the yard
23
Nov
Posted by chickenwoman in Media coverage, Urban agriculture. Tagged: backyard, Chicago Tonight, chickens, home to roost, Jennifer, Murtoff, television. 5 comments
After a few false starts, Home to Roost made a debut on Chicago Tonight.
Chicago Tonight covered my fledgling business, consulting to individuals, garden groups, schools, et al.
Check out the coverage here: http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2010/11/22/urban-chicken-consultant
1
Nov
Posted by chickenwoman in Chicken care, Media coverage, Urban agriculture. Tagged: article, backyard, chicken, hen, home to roost, mindful metropolis, movement, urban. 2 comments
Mindful Metropolis wrote a great article on the Chicago urban chicken movement. Check out the thoughtful coverage here or here, page 24 (for pictures!).
28
Oct
Posted by chickenwoman in Chicken care, Media coverage, Urban agriculture. Tagged: backyard, change, chickens, city council, hens, law, legal, legislation, Lombard, raise, reasons. Leave a comment
I answered my phone yesterday and found myself speaking to a reporter from the Lombard Daily Herald. It seems Lombard residents have caught the chicken bug (not to be confused with avian flu) and are working to get their city council to consider allowing backyard fowl! Let’s hope that Lombard’s efforts have the same effect as Evanston’s! Check out the Daily Herald article here.
Read more about Evanston’s successful efforts: Evanston Debates Chicken Ordinance, Chickens now allowed to roost in Evanston!
More on backyard chickens in urban areas: Chicagoland’s Chicken Population: For the ‘Burbs? Are Hens Right for Your City? 5 Reasons for Urban Chickens, Reasons to Raise Chickens
The bottom line, in the opinion of the urban chicken consultant, is education. A well-informed chicken-keeping populace makes decisions that are better for the neighbors, the hens, and the city. Education goes a long way in convincing city council that this is a valid and worthwhile prospect.
Thinking about chickens? Join me for the Backyard Chicken Basics class on 11/6!
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