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Harboring an illegal chicken? You may be legit soon!

Backyard chicken coops in urban areas have been springing up more and more lately. As education about our troubled food system and the inhumane treatment of chickens in factory farms spreads, home owners are considering raising their own chickens for eggs, meat and fertilizer right in their very own backyards.

Although local laws prohibit farm animals and food crops in urban areas, the state legislature is considering a bill that would override those local laws and prohibit regulations on chickens, goats, rabbits or crops on private property, as long as they are raised or grown for personal consumption and don't violate any subdivision covenants, according to an article today in The Athens Banner-Herald. For more info on the bill, click HERE.

If you're wondering what kinds of chickens are good for backyard-living, check out this article in Mother Earth News.

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12 March 2010

Posted by Katie Throne

Local Farmers Featured In New York Times Article

Nature's Harmony Farm owners Tim and Liz Young discuss their Elberton farm in a recent New York Times article. The couple talks about trading in their Atlanta home that overlooked a golf course for 76 acres of rolling fields and woods.

Click HERE to check out the article and learn more about their "beyond organic" farm!

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11 June 2009

Posted by Katie Throne

Eat Local! New Tool Tells You What To Eat NOW!

Most of us, used to shopping in grocery stores that provide produce from around the world in all seasons, have lost touch with our local growing cycles. Just because you can buy lettuce all year round, doesn't mean that lettuce can be grown all year round in your region.

While the convenience and nutrition that comes from access to a wide variety of fruits and vegetables is nice, the environmental impact of shipping all those foods across the country or world can be steep. And many of us want to support local farms -- and the rural landscape -- by purchasing locally grown foods.

To help, Natural Resources Defense Council has created a new widget that allows you to search for seasonal produce by state and season. It won't tell you if that asparagus in the supermarket was actually grown locally, but it will tell you if it could have been, based on local growing conditions. It's a good place to start for anyone trying to reduce their "food miles" and a useful tool for anyone curious about where food comes from.

Want to know what you should be eating NOW in Athens, GA? Go here to get the widget in your favorite format -- then add it to your Yahoo! Widgets, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, blogs, bookmarks, and more. Source: The Daily Green News

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28 April 2009

Posted by Katie Throne

Fashion Meets Eco-Awareness

Want a cool, green T? Check out www.livgrn.com, where you'll find a line of 100% organic cotton t-shirts and hoodies. The folks at Liv Grn are merging style and comfort with earth-sustaining materials. They donate 10% of their profits to Global Green, one of the world's largest and most recognized green charities.

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23 April 2009

Posted by Katie Throne

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