Yes To Urban Chickens

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by Scrutiny Hooligans
on Thursday, April 23, 2009

Eggs are my favorite food. Versatile, delicious, and elegant, the humble egg is sold on store shelves for anywhere from $1.30 to $4 a dozen depending on whether you like your hens cage free and hormone free. I do. If you've ever tasted a farm fresh egg, you know that it's superior to store bought. There are a lot of Asheville's citizens who love their eggs, too, so much that they want to keep chickens in their urban yards. My own living situtation doesn't allow for much in the way of urban agriculture, but I love being able to support those who are making it happen.

Urban agriculture saves practitioners money. Whether it's your bountiful garden, your beehive, or your chickens - choosing to raise one's own food is a simple, effective way to live less expensively and more sustainably. It increases a municipality's food security, and it teaches self-reliance to neighbors.

Asheville City Chickens was formed to urge City Council to alter the city's chicken ordinance. Mtn. Xpress writes:

"We're advocating for responsible and informed [chicken] ownership," says Cathy Williams of Asheville City Chickens.

The grass-roots group has become a social-networking phenom, with supporters flocking to its blogs, Facebook, Yahoo and Twitter sites. In the past year, Williams and other advocates have also been setting up info booths at local tailgate markets, meeting with city staff and contacting elected officials.

Their petition (which you can go here to sign) reads:

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