[Lapg] CANCELLED RAIN /Nov 20 Sun 10am City Chicks Author Patricia Foreman in LA
Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
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Sun Nov 20 06:36:23 PST 2011
CANCELLED RAIN/Nov 20 Sun 10am City Chicks Author Patricia Foreman in LA
November 20, Silverlake, CA Sunday Workshop 10am Edendale Farms 2131
Moreno Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90039 (Silver Lake)
Contact: Dave Kahn info at sustainablehabitats.org
<mailto:info at sustainablehabitats.org> (323) 454-EGGS (3447)
Sponsored by: Edendale Farms http://www.edendalefarm.com/
Interview with Patricia Foreman author City Chicks at Fairview Gardens
in Santa Barbara with Oprah HenFree
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULFZlywdnNM
Join Patricia Foreman, author of City Chicks: Keeping Micro-flocks of
Chickens as Garden Helpers, Compost Makers, Bio-recyclers and Local Food
Suppliers, 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 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!
For more info or to register, click here.
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".
FOR MORE DATES/CITY CHICKS BOOKSIGNING & WORKSHOP TOUR CALENDAR DATES
FOR CA, NM, AZ, NOV 14-DEC 22
http://www.sbpermaculture.org/events.html#dates
California, Arizona & New Mexico Tour organizer: Santa Barbara
Permaculture Network
Book Tour sponsor: Permaculture Credit Union www.pcuonline.org
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