Lots of folks these days are opting for fresher-than-ever eggs. What better way to get fresh eggs than to raise your own – chickens, that is. It all started on the farm, but Martha Stewart certainly brought the art of raising chickens into the limelight. It’s so cool, in fact, that many celebrities – Julia Roberts for instance – are enjoying the benefits of the grow-your-own movement.
There are a few things to learn, of course, and it is for that very reason I’ve assembled the following list of resources.
backyardchickens.com thefarm.org MyPetChicken.com
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“Changing the Way We Eat” takes place today, February 12, 2011, in New York City. A one-day event, it will highlight several aspects of the sustainable food movement and the work being done to shift our food system from industrially-based agriculture to one in which healthy, nutritious food is accessible to all and is hosted by TEDxManhattan. It will be streamed live as well.
"If you really think about it, almost every issue can go back to food," says Diane Hatz, creator of the event and director of The Glynwood Institute for Sustainable Food and Farming. "The industrial model of food production we have right now is totally unsustainable. I think it's important, because I think we're close to the tipping point."
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