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Urban Farms of Central Ohio
View Urban Farms of Central Ohio in a larger map We are building a map of urban farms. If you know of a farm that is in an urban (or suburban) area and sells direct to consumer, restaurants or stores, please comment and let others know about them. View Urban Farms of Central Ohio in a larger map … Read entire article »
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Alternative Chicken feed
For those who are looking to reduce their dependence on corn and soybean based feeds. There are a number of online sources on alternative chicken feed formulation for small producers. Lionsgrip has a good introduction and details on alternatives at http://www.lionsgrip.com/intro.html Energyfarms.net has a list of % of protein by wt. of various food sources such as earthworms 28%, dried peas and beans 24%, and sunflower seed 26%. Interestingly duckweed is listed as 50%. They also have a homegrown recipe mix of Peredovik Sungflowers seeds, Sorghum, Millet, and Ground corn. http://www.energyfarms.net/taxonomy/term/233 … Read entire article »
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Upper Arlington may ease ban on chickens
The City of Upper Arlington is considering changes to it’s zoning code to allow for some backyard hens. Read the Full story at: ThisWeek Community Newspapers Upper Arlington … Read entire article »
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Grandview Heights to Consider Allowing Chickens
Grandview Heights City Council is considering an changing the ordinance to allow for a few backyard hens. Some of the provisions in the most recent version reveal the councilmembers’ skitishness over the issue. Included in the proposal are a $25 annual permit fee and a limit of only 10 permits issued citywide. The fee seems unnecessarily burdensome given that the owners already have to build a special ensclosure and henhouse for their few pet hens. Do other pet owners have to pay a fee to keep a parrot, for example, a comparably sized bird? The limited number of permits shows how apprehensive municipal leaders are about even such a small number of hens. There is also a noise stipulation that “Perceptible noise from chickens should not be loud enough at the … Read entire article »
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Co-op canneries…where’s the meat?
I was really excited about this message (below) until I read further into it. “…for the production of a premium brand of creatively designed fruit based preserves.” Farmers can already make their own jelly at home. It’s covered under the cottage food exemption. You’ll find fruit preserves at every farmers’ market in Ohio. What our farm needs is a cannery that will do meat, broth, soups, and other meat-based products. We’ve made inquiries to ACENet and the ODA–even looked into starting our own facility–and all we heard was “You have to have a big industrial cannery to do meats.” After more than a year of searching, we finally found Keystone Meats in Lima, Ohio. They charge $1.35 per 28 oz. can, and the minimum amount they’ll process is 2000 lbs. of … Read entire article »
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NPR: City Folk Flock To Raise Small Livestock At Home
Urban Chickens are gaining in popularity as more locavores seek alternatives to industrially grown food. Municipalities are seeing more pressure from residents who want to keep backyard chickens, bees or even a mini-goat. “Whether from tighter food budgets or local-eating ideals, more and more people are petitioning their cities to allow small animal husbandry. City dwellers are accustomed to being awakened at night by the occasional siren or the roar of a low-flying jet. But the nocturnal disturbances in a Denver neighborhood have a slightly more agrarian feel.” Read the Full Story on NPR.org … Read entire article »
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New CSA
Frijolito Farm is offering a CSA this year running from the beginning of June through the middle of November. Vegetables, eggs, chicken, bread, sweets, and a limited selection of fruits will be available. For full details and to order online, visit the CSA page at frijolitofarm.com … Read entire article »
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Raising Chickens in the City
Metro Farm blog site is discussing Chickens in the City They will have a podcast this saturday on the topic. If you miss it at 9am they have archives where you can hear them anytime by clicking here. The forum on their site has some interesting discussion on this topic. … Read entire article »
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What is the National Animal Identification System & Why It Should Be Rejected
Web Video of the Week: What is the National Animal Identification System & Why It Should Be Rejected. Part 1: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu9oKmqQpD4&hl=en&fs=1&border=1] Make sure you view Part 2 here … Read entire article »
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The Columbus Dispatch : Ann Fisher commentary: City should welcome urban chickens
There has been alot of activity in Columbus lately regarding the urban chicken movement. At the center of the controversy are Worthington residents Andy and Lael Rozmiarek, who have asked Worthington City Council to change an 1973 ordinance that essentially bans the keeping of chickens in backyards in the city (within 150 feet of any residence, other than their owners). Worthington already has a law that prohibits keeping animals that “create offensive odors, excessive noise or unsanitary conditions which are a menace to the health, comfort or safety of the public.” The Columbus Dispatch : Ann Fisher commentary: City should welcome urban chickens. The above article was blogged about in Mother Earth News’ Happy Homesteader blog with some interesting comments about how ordinances are inappropriate broad-stroke reactions to a few cases of irresponsible … Read entire article »
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