Sustainably Flourishing: Basics of Backyard Chicken Keeping

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Tuesday May 17, 2016 - Wednesday May 18, 2016
      12:00 pm - 12:59 pm
  • Location: Piedmont Room, Student Center
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  • Fee(s):
    0.00
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Contact

JulieAnne Williamson
Assistant Vice President, Administration and Finance
Interim Director for Campus Sustainability

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Learn the basics of chicken keeping during this brown bag event.

Full Summary: Want to learn more about healthy and sustainable hobbies and lifestyles? The Office of Campus Sustainability and the Center for Community Health and Well-Being invite you to a summer brown bag on Backyard Chicken Keeping.

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The Office of Campus Sustainability and Center for Community Health and Well-being invite you to take a "crash course" in chicken keeping. Learn about breeds and care as well as coop design and county legislation – you'll get enough info to know if keeping chickens is right for you. Plus, you'll learn the next steps to having your own flock!


RSVP at Sustainably Flourishing: Summer Brown Bags.


About the instructor:

Anne-Marie Anderson is a firm believer in fresh air, urban farming and the power of Mother Nature. Her Decatur-based business, The Celtic Gardener, promotes responsible stewardship of the earth’s precious resources through sustainable landscaping practices such as rainwater harvesting, composting, and the use of Southern natives and heirloom plants that actually like it here. A graduate of the University of Cambridge, Anne-Marie has lived in Atlanta for 17 years, growing to know and love our climate and native vegetation as a Master Gardener and Georgia Certified Landscape Professional. She is a co-organizer of the Atlanta Backyard Chicken Meetup Group, Chair of the 2012-2016 Atlanta Urban Coop Tours, and spoke at the 2015 Georgia Organics Conference. She is also a certified Beekeeper.

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Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

Green Buzz, Administration and Finance, TechWorks, Health and Well-Being

Invited Audience
Undergraduate students, Faculty/Staff, Public, Graduate students
Categories
Training/Workshop
Keywords
chicken keeping, living Building, sustainable farming
Status
  • Created By: Rachael Pocklington
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: May 9, 2016 - 7:39am
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:15pm