Fairview Gardens& Santa
Barbara
Permaculture Network
presents:
Workshop with Patricia Foreman
author City Chicks
Saturday Dec 10 , 10am- 1pm 2011
Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens
Cost $40 Early Bird $30 if paid by Nov 30
"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, for Workshop on Saturday Dec 10 10am-1pm at
Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens,
as she shares her humor, passion, and extensive knowledge about raising
chickens in the cities and suburbs of America.
Workshop Description; Gardening with and for Chickens: Chickens
have
skill
sets that can be gainfully employed in
backyard gardens. This interactive discussion will give you practical
and
effective cutting-edge ways to integrate chickens in with your yard and
garden.
Topics include types of fencing (what works and what doesn’t), when to
let
birds in and when to keep them out of specific crops life cycles,
bird-scaping, and, best of all, getting wholesome, home-grown food for
both
you, and your flock. This is truly be a “Think Outside the Coop“
workshop.
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".
The Workshop will take place Saturday, Dec 10
10am-1pm at Fairview Gardens 598 N Fairview Ave Goleta CA 93117 Cost
$40/ Early Bird $30 if paid by Nov 30 , Please go to Fairview Gardens
website to register www.fairviewgardens.org or
contact Sharon Tollefson (805) 967-7369, Sharon@FairviewGardens.org
Read More:
Patricia Foreman/Good Earth Publications Website
http://www.goodearthpublications.com
Chicken Whisperer Backyard Poultry and
Sustainable Lifestyles Talk
Show
www.chickenwhisperer.net/.
Patricia
Foreman Book Tour Nov. 14-Dec 20 CA, AZ ,NM Tour Organizer
www.sbpermaculture.org
Official
tour
sponsor, Permaculture Credit Union
www.pcuonline.org
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