Backyard Laying Chickens 101

6942 West Comanche Avenue,Tampa FL 33634

10 April, 2022

Description

Get the inside scoop on sustainable chicken care in your backyard. Get the inside scoop on sustainable chicken care in your backyard. From coops and feed to behavior and egg production, this class is something to crow about. Elise Pickett of The Urban Harvest has been teaching the basics of sustainable vegetable gardening and homesteading in the Tampa Bay Area and across the state for nearly a decade. Her goal is to help Floridians understand our unique growing conditions so that they can skip some of the trial and error when starting out their journey of growing food. www.theurbanharvest.com Sweetwater Organic Community Farm was established in 1995 as a nonprofit community-supported urban organic farm and environmental education center in Tampa, Florida. We are located on 6 acres of suburban property along the Sweetwater Creek in Tampa’s Town ‘n’ Country neighborhood, in Hillsborough County, Florida. We operate a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Membership program, Sweetwater Sunday Farmers’ Market and Music Series open to the public, educational field trip programs for visiting groups, farm tours, workshops, outdoor movies, seasonal events, volunteer opportunities and more! Through our hands-on programs, visitors of all ages discover the wonders of nature, explore ecological interconnections, practice appropriate land stewardship and master sustainable agriculture techniques.  Our farm provides the freshest possible organic vegetables and herbs for hundreds of Tampa Bay residents each year. At Sweetwater, community members come together to grow and enjoy fresh organic food, acquire sustainable living skills, support local agriculture, enjoy nature, make new friends and be a part of the community.