Chickens to the Rescue! How Keeping Chickens Can Fuel the Local Food Revolution

Episode 87: Chicken expert and admirer Pat Foreman shares why she believes that chickens are an integral part of the local food movement.  Foreman, author of the books City Chicks and Chicken Tractor- The Permaculture Guide to Happy Hens and Healthy Soil, talks about how chickens are talented composters, soil builders, living fertilizer machines, and bio-recyclers. Listeners beware! According to Foreman, chickens are also the gateway to other livestock. For more information about Pat Foreman’s classes and online training and Oprah Henfrey, her star chicken, visit her website. 

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