City Chicks author Patricia Foreman Booksigning/Workshop Tour Calendar
of Dates CA, NM, AZ Nov 14-Dec 21
Patricia
Foreman Book Tour Nov. 14-Dec 21 CA, AZ ,NM Tour Organizer
www.sbpermaculture.org
Official
tour
sponsor, Permaculture Credit Union
www.pcuonline.org
"The
Chicken
has
become the mascot of the local food movement" Ben Bock
Worldwatch Institute
G
ot Chickens? A desire for sustainable, clean,
wholesome food, and superior soil quality, has led more and more
suburban
and city dwellers to keep laying hens in their backyards and
gardens. Across America municipalities are allowing, and even
encouraging, residents to keep laying hens within city limits.
Join
Patricia Foreman, author of City Chicks~Keeping Micro-flocks of
Chickens as Garden Helpers, Compost Makers, Bio-recyclers and Local
Food
Suppliers, book tour
as she shares her humor, passion, and extensive knowledge about raising
chickens in the cities and suburbs of America.
There are
many books on how to keep chickens, but City Chicks is the only one
that
tells you how to employ them. Learn how to
employ a flock's skill set for insect and rodent control, weed
abatement,
fertilizer & compost creation, and as biomass-recyclers. All
this, and enjoy fresh, healthy eggs, that only travel a few feet from
your kitchen!
As we
search for more integrated solutions for urban problems, we discover
chickens may be the answer. City Chicks explores the civic side of
chickens as they help turn waste destined for landfills into food,
fertilizer and compost. A few hundred households keeping
micro-flocks of laying hens can divert tons of yard and food waste from
trash collection, saving municipalities thousands, even millions of tax
dollars. While Americans struggle with income loss and question
unsustainable agriculture methods of commercial food production, home
hen-keeping can feed families, while helping to eliminate our reliance
on
chemicals for farming, reducing oil-dependency and our carbon
footprint.
City
Chicks goes on to explain why hens are not just utilitarian but fun and
companionable, and can help build family and neighborhood bonds with
grow-your-own food and bounty-sharing practices. Locally produced
nutritious food helps keep America strong and safe.
Patricia
Foreman graduated from Purdue University with degrees in Pharmacy and
Agriculture. At Indiana University's Graduate School of Public and
Environmental Affairs she earned a Master of Public Affairs degree,
with
majors in Health Systems Administration and International Affairs. She
completed the Virginia Master Gardener's program in 1999 and a
Permaculture Design Course with Bill Mollison 1991.
Pat has
kept poultry for over 20 years. Her experience includes operating a
small-scale farm raising free range, organic layers, broilers and
turkeys. She keeps a backyard flock of heritage chickens. Pat is
also the co-author of "Chicken Tractor, Day Range Poultry, Backyard
Market Gardening, and A Tiny Home to Call Your Own".
Patricia Foreman/Good Earth Publications Website
http://www.goodearthpublications.com
Chicken Whisperer Backyard Poultry and
Sustainable Lifestyles Talk
Show
www.chickenwhisperer.net/.
City Chicks author Patricia Foreman Booksigning/Workshop
Tour Calendar of Dates CA, NM, AZ Nov 14-Dec 22
California, Arizona & New Mexico Tour organizer: Santa Barbara
Permaculture Network www.sbpermaculture.org
Book Tour sponsor: Permaculture Credit Union www.pcuonline.org
November 14th, Ventura, Monday, 7-9pm, evening book talk, Zanzilla,
2750 E. Main Street, Ventura CA 93003
$5 donation suggested donation.. children under 12 free
Contact info: Rachel office 805-648-1267 cell 805-258-9369 Rachel
Morris <rachel@vccool.org>
Sponsored by VCCOOL www.vccool.org
November 15 Goleta 11:30am-1pm at Fairview Gardens Program for Wild
Roots School http://www.wildroots.blogspot.com/
Contact Erin Boehme <erinlavieboehme@gmail.com>
Fairview Gardens 598 North Fairview Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117
November 15th, Santa Barbara, Tuesday, 7-9p, Faulkner Gallery, 21 E
Anapamu St SB. CA 93101, $10/students $5
Contact; Margie margie@sbpermaculture.org
805-962-2571www.sbpermaculture.org
Sponsored by: Permaculture Credit Union, Santa Barbara Permaculture
Network, SB Chapter Weston Price Foundation, SB Chapter Slow Money,
SBCC Students for Sustainability Coalition, SBCC Center for
Sustainability
November 16th, Meiners Oaks, (near Ojai) Wednesday, 6:30p, Farmer and
the Cook, 339 West El Roblar Drive Ojai, CA 93023-2212
Contact: Margie Margie@sbpermaculture.org
805-962-2571
www.sbpermaculture.org
Sponsored by: Santa Barbara Permaculture Network and the Farmer and
the Cook
November 17th, Filmore, Thursday, 6pm potluck 7p book talk,
Contact: Gerald Fitzgerald. Gerald <geraldmf09@gmail.com>
805-625-4365
November 18th, Friday, open
November 19th, San Diego, Saturday, 1pm- 3pm Book Talk $20 general
$15 friends of the Farm
2550 Sunset Avenue, San Diego 92154
Farm tour 3:30pm & 4:30pm Farm-made, organic sourdough wood-fired
pizza and potluck
Contact: Mel Lions<mel@sandiegoroots.org>
Sponsored by: Wild Willow Farm http://sandiegoroots.org/events.html
November 20th, Silverlake, Sunday Workshop TBA Edendale Farms 2131
Moreno Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90039 (Silver Lake)
Contact: Dave Kahn <info@sustainablehabitats.org>
(323)
454-EGGS
(3447)
Sponsored by: Edendale Farms http://www.edendalefarm.com/
November 21st, Monday, open
November 22nd, Los Angeles, Tuesday, 7:30p book talk, LA Eco Village,
117 Bimini Place LA CA 90004 Fee: $5 to $15 sliding scale
Contact: Lois Arkin Reservations required: 213/738-1254 or
crsp@igc.org
Sponsored by: Los Angeles Eco-Village http://www.laecovillage.org/
November 23rd, Solvang, TBA Wednesday, 2:30 – 5:30p, Tabling Ask the
Chicken Expert, Solvang Farmers Market
Solvang Famers Market http://www.sbfarmersmarket.org/
November 25th, Friday, open
November 26th, Santa Barbara, Saturday, /9a – 1p Tabling Ask the
Chicken Expert , Santa Barbara Farmers Market,
http://www.sbfarmersmarket.org
November 27th, Ojai, Sunday, 9a-1p, Ojai Farmers Market, book signing
Tabling Ask the Chicken Expert
Contact: Carla Rosin
Sponsored by: the Ojai Farmers Market
http://www.ojaicertifiedfarmersmarket.com/
November 28th, Ben Lamond (near Santa Cruz) Monday, , 3-5p, Mountain
Feed Bin, book signing 9550 Hwy 9 CA 95005.
Contact: Jorah (831) 336-8876
Sponsored by: Mountain Feed Bin, SLO Food Santa Cruz
November 28th, Santa Cruz, Monday, Green Grange Hall, 7pm -9pm book
talk 1900 17th Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95062-1806 (831) 476-6424
Contact: Dave Shaw shawstfari@gmail.com,
Sponsored by: The Officers of the Green Grange Hall (Live Oak Grange)
http://greengrange.org/
, SLOW Food Santa Cruz
November 29th, Campbell (near San Jose)Tuesday 5:30pm, French Culinary
Institute, Campbell 700 W Hamilton Ave Campbell, CA 95008
Contact Rany Prambs <yummycooking@hotmail.com>
Slow Food - Santa Cruz http://slowfoodsantacruz.com/
- French Culinary
Institute http://www.frenchculinary.com/courses/ca
November 30th, Petaluma, Wednesday, 3-5p, Petaluma Seed Bank book talk
and signing 199 Petaluma Blvd. North Petaluma, CA 94952
Contact: Paul Wallace (415) 518-0333
Sponsored by: The Petaluma Seed Bank
http://rareseeds.com/petaluma-seed-bank
December 1st,Berkeley, Thursday, 7-9p, Ecology Center . book talk and
signing 530 San Pablo Ave Berkeley CA 94702
Contact: Allison Moreno (510) 548-3402
Sponsored by: the Ecology Center Berkley http://www.ecologycenter.org/
December 2nd, open
December 3rd, Muir Beach, Saturday, 2:30p, Slide Ranch,book talk and
signing 2025 Shoreline Hwy CA 94965
Contact: Charles Higgins (415) 381-6155
Sponsored by: Slide Ranch http://www.slideranch.org/
December 4th, Albany, Sunday,2-4p, Albany Library, Edith Stone
Room,Chicken Whispering talk 1247 Marin Avenue Albany CA 94706,
Contact: Catherine Sutton Catherine Sutton <catherine@sonic.net>
Sponsored by: Transition Albany http://transitionalbany.org/ ?
December 5th , Fresno Monday, TBA
Contact Tom Willey <mrwilley@tdwilleyfarms.com>
December 6th, San Luis Obispo, Tuesday, 6pm, Ludwig Center, book talk
and signing 864 Santa Rosa Street SLO CA 93401,
Contact: Teresa Lees treelees@charter.net
Sponsored by: SLO Permaculture
December 7, Santa Monica Santa TBA 8:30am - 1:30pm Tabling Ask the
Chicken Expert, Santa Monica Farmers Market Arizona Ave (between 4th
& Ocean)
Santa Monica Farmers Market http://www.smgov.net/portals/farmersmarket/
Sponsored by Office of Sustainability & the Environment City of
Santa Monica
December 7th, Los Angeles ,Wednesday, 7:15p, talk Costa Acupuncture
10200 Venice blvd #109b, Los Angeles, CA 90232
Contact: Shirley Schecker sscheker@gmail.com
Sponsored by: Santa Monica Weston Price Foundation Whole Food Nutrition
Meetup
http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Whole-Food-Nutrition-Meetup-Group/events/40339842/
December 8th, Thursday, open
December 9th, Friday, open
December10th, Goleta Saturday, 10a-1p,Workshop Gardening with and for
Chickens $40 /early Bird discount $30 paid by Nov 30
Fairview Gardens To sign up go to www.fairviewgardens.org or
contact
Sharon@FairviewGardens.org
(805) 967-7369
Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens 598 North Fairview
Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117
December 10th,Westchester, Saturday, 7pm , Holy Nativity Church,
6700 W. 83rd, Winchester CA book talk and signing
Contact: Michelle Weiner, 310-780-1051
Sponsored by : Transition Culver City http://transitionculvercity.org/
December 12th, Monday, open
December 13th, Tuscon,Tuesday to be announced
Contact: Rhiwena 520-396-3266 Rhiwena Slack
<rslack@watershedmg.org>
Sponsored by: the Watershed Coop, www.watershedmg.org
December14th, Gilbert (near Phoenix) Wednesday, TBA 23517 South 182nd
Street Gilbert, AZ 85298
Contact: Jeff.. info@chickenscratchranch.com
(480) 516-6317
Sponsored by: Chicken Scratch Ranch www.chickenscratchranch.com
December 15th, Thursday, open
December 16th, Friday, open
December17th, Santa Fe , Saturday, 9a-1p, , Santa Fe Farmers Market,
book talk and signing
Contacts: Dorothy and Mary 505-988-4226
Sponsored by: Collected Works Book Store, www.cwbookstore.com
December 18th, Los Alamos, Sunday, 2p,details to be announced.
Contact: Katie Watson 505-662-0460 Katie Watson
<programs@pajaritoeec.org>
Sponsored by: Pajarito Ecological Center, www.pajaritoeec.org
December 19th, Tuscon, Monday, 5:30-7:30p , Native Seed Retail Store
3061 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson AZ 85716.
Contact: Belle Star <belle@nativeseeds.org>
Sponsored by: Native Seed, www.nativeseed.org
December 20th, Silver City NM ,Tuesday,TBA
Allyson info <grip@gilaresources.info>
December 21st, Kingston NM ,Wednesday, Black Range Lodge
Catherine Wanek <cat@blackrangelodge.com>
http://www.blackrangelodge.com/