Oct. 24, 2011 -- When Owen Taylor got hired six years ago as the "city chicken intern" at Just Food, some people thought his job title was funny. Today no one in the food world would make a peep.

Meghan Holmes is a writer and documentarian specializing in scientific topics such as the environment, invasive species, sustainability, and food issues. She holds a master's in Southern Studies from ...

Home sweet home. You’ve purchased your backyard chickens. Now, they need a home of their own or a coop they can call their home. Coops provide shelter from the weather and its extreme elements and ...

And where there are chicken coops, there are likely to be homeowners who are creative, fun loving and resourceful. Home chicken raising is becoming more popular for various reasons, including the ...

Created specifically for the farmers working at the Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano, this automated, solar-powered chicken coop, by Designers on Holiday, combines two important agricultural ...

When Julie Lay’s neighbors allowed sludge from a poultry processing plant to be spread over their fields, it was supposed to be a “beneficial use” of the material as a fertilizer. It didn’t feel very ...

Sometimes a garden tour surprises us. We expect to see picture-postcard-pretty perennial borders, landscapes studded with sculptures, raised beds flush with vegetables. But the recent tour sponsored ...

Republic High School students designed and built mobile chicken coops for Convoy of Hope's regenerative agriculture programs. The coops will be used to promote food security and nutritional diversity ...

Bridgeport is considering an ordinance that would allow city residents to raise small flocks of chickens in their backyards. Mayor Bill Finch announced the proposal Tuesday. If it’s passed, residents ...