Atlanta Urban Coop Tour – October 6th and 7th
Decatur Metro | September 10, 2012
Dara sends in this press release…
- 5th Annual Urban Coop Tour
- Saturday and Sunday October 6th and 7th, 2012
- 12 noon – 5 p.m., rain or shine
Backyard chickens are popping up across intown Atlanta neighborhoods, with families, community gardens and neighborhood co-ops getting in on the action. The dual benefits of farm fresh eggs and reclaiming ownership of the food chain have inspired hundreds of people to get involved. You can’t get any more local than walking outside to gather your own eggs….and the chickens are pretty cute, too!
The Wylde Center and Georgia Organics are teaming up to present the 5th annual tour of urban coops, traveling through some of Atlanta’s funkiest neighborhoods: Decatur/Oakhurst, Candler Park, East Atlanta, Reynoldstown and Grant Park.
From chicken McMansions to jewel box coops in tiny spaces, the tour highlights the variety of ways these new urban farmers are raising their girls. The coops are often living works of art, situated in organic gardens as part of wider sustainability and permaculture efforts (what else are you going to do with all that chicken poop?).
Coop owners will guide the tours and discuss their chicken-raising experiences. If you are thinking about keeping chickens in your own backyard, you’ll get some great ideas.
Tickets (good both days) are $25 day of the tour, $20 in advance ($15 for Wylde Center and Georgia Organics members).
For tickets/information please see our website: http://urbancooptour.com/ and “Like” us on Facebook.
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Will there be beer?
In before someone scolds you for your misplaced priorities! I was wondering the same thing. Also, do ya think they’ll have it catered by Seven Hens?
As long as it’s not Chick-Fil-A…
That reminds me of the baby chick giveaway at the Saturday Farmers Market on Trinity. I wondered how nervous all those little chicks were as the breakfast biscuit smells wafted across McDonough.
I did this a couple of years ago and it was fun. My guess is it’ll be even bigger, meaning you won’t be able to get to a fraction of the coops and coopers around town. That’s not a bug, it’s a feature. Focus on those nearest you.
I took my visiting, retired in-laws along with me on this tour last year, and it was a HUGE HIT with everyone in the family! My in-laws still talk about it. Great for all ages!