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Deconstructing Dinner|"Backyard Chickens II (Farming in the City IV)" Episode
www.cjly.net/deconstructingdinner/062608.htmMany forms of urban agriculture have existed for thousands of years.
As practical and environmentally responsible as growing food within a city can be, the art of gardening has seemingly
disappeared in many urban settings. As current farming practices are proving to be unsustainable in the long-term,
urban agriculture is looked upon by many as being a critical shift that needs to take place if we are to ensure a
level of food security in the near and distant future.
Since March 2008, The Farming in the City series has been incorporating a focus on urban
backyard chickens.
Raising poultry within an urban setting provides eggs, fertilizer, garden help and meat with a
minimal environmental footprint. Having suffered decades of disconnection from
our food, bringing the farm into the city (and in this case animals), can provide a much needed dose of agriculture
and food awareness. It's this very disconnection that has allowed for the appalling conditions now found in factory
egg and chicken barns.
Lending their voice yet again to the series is Bucky Buckaw and his Backyard Chicken Broadcast. Produced in Boise, Idaho at
Radio Boise, Bucky hosts weekly segments on backyard chickening. His experience and knowledge
can help guide any urbanite wishing to set up backyard chickens.
Episode II
On this second episode of the series, we listen in on five Bucky Buckaw
episodes: Breeds, Cleanliness, Poop, Pre-Manufactured Chicken Coops and the Economics of Commercial Backyard Chickening..
Guests/Voices
Bucky Buckaw - Host, Bucky Buckaw's Backyard Chicken Broadcast (Boise, ID) -
Bucky Buckaw gives advice on raising backyard chickens, as just one example of how a locally based economy
can work. Through this segment, he informs listeners about the downside of factory farming and what kinds of
toxic chemicals you can expect to find in the resultant livestock. He promotes organic gardening and composting,
and supporting local farmers. He shares fascinating chicken lore from the millennia that will fascinate even those
with no interest in birds.
[ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:16:00 GMT ]
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