'City Chick' Workshop at the Fairvew Garden

'City Chick' Workshop at the Fairvew Garden

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Time: 10am-1pm

Cost: $40 or $30 Early Bird if paid by Nov 30

RSVP to Sharon@FairviewGardens.org or 805-967-7369

The Santa Barbara Chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation is proud to co-sponsor with the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network "City Chicks" by Patricia Foreman, a fellow Weston A. Price member.  This event is a follow-up to Patricia's wonderful talk on Nov 15. 

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".


More information at http://www.sbpermaculture.org/events.html