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More urban chickens popping up across Canada

We thought this was a great article addressing chicken keeping.

Chicken comes first - Prepare for some hard work

By Samantha Butler The Whig-Standard

Updated 10 days ago

Keeping hens isn't rocket science, but it does involve work, the co-ordinator of Urban Agriculture Kingston says.

Now that hens are legally allowed on residential Kingston properties, Mike Payne said there are practical places for home-based henners to start.

"It's about informing yourself and being conscientious," he said. "They're like a pet — you need to understand that before getting into it. But it's certainly an accessible undertaking for most people."

Urban Agriculture Kingston has had a backyard chicken sub-committee for two years, he said, consulting with residents and city council about the feasibility of city chickens.

Thirty people, ready to start henning, have emerged to form the Kingston Henners Network. They scored a big win Tuesday night when council agreed to pilot their proposed bylaw for two years.

Contacting neighbours and designing a coop are the first two things to do, Payne said.

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Guelph Organic Conference

It is the time of year that the Canadian organic community waits for...The Guelph Organic Conference! It really is an amazing place to go for a weekend. This year the line up of speakers is really good too! the ones that look really interesting to us here are the Eco-Writing, Eat Your Weedies, and on Sunday there is a Sheep presentation. All Sorts Acre has got a booth at the Conference this year. Not so much for our little farm, but to do an Urban Agriculture survey. We'll put a link to the survey once it is finished so it can be explored on-line as well. This year both of us are going to the dinner on Friday night too. It should be exciting as I will have two paintings up on display throughout the dinner. Well gotta get back to work!