What’s a Chicken Dream?
I make Green Fanzines with nature curious folks in local workshops
Chicken Dream Green Zine is my personal Green ‘zine.
A chicken dream is something you hold onto
when you’re feeling disconnected from nature
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My grandparents were farmers
and I’ve always dreamed
of sporting dew covered clogs and
tossing millet to my own chickens,
passing an egg basket to my kids,
and inviting them to explore the free range.
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When I ask around, it turns out
a lot of us wish we had our
very own hens or gardens
to connect us to our foodweb,
but we don’t even have backyards.
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Chicken Dream Green Zine
is for so many of us
who love and live in the
city and suburbs,
who want to see green growth
in our ecosystem.
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In the spirit of our collective,
unfulfilled,
chicken and garden dreams,
we celebrate:
urban outings
green spaces
wild cohabitants
nature connection
healthy soil
fresh food
and your discoveries.
Download “what’s a chicken dream” mini zine (pdf)
I’m not the only one with a backyard Chicken Dream.
Check out these great resources for urban and suburban chicken keeping.
Just Food City Chicken Links and Resources
www.backyardchickens.com
www.urbanchickens.org
www.cyndilou6.com
“It’s not unusual for food lovers to toy with the notion of adding chickens to a thriving garden or building a rooftop coop. Now the novelty has become reality: despite coyotes, foxes and the occasional cage-break, many urbanites and suburbanites are raising their own eggs.”
NYTimes: Dining & Wine: Straight From the Home Coop, By JULIA MOSKIN, Published: April 3, 2012
Worried about lead in urban backyard eggs? Don’t give up the dream, just do the soil test. Chickens are a great way for us to reconnect and rebuild healthy soil. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/10/dining/worries-about-lead-for-new-yorks-garden-fresh-eggs.html?smid=tw-share