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Chickens Urban Livestock

Joy of Chickens: 101

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Single Session
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands
5513 S Cloverdale St
Seattle, WA 98118 United States Directions
City Chickens
City Chickens

Description

Are you interested in having chickens of your own? Or do you just love these sweet, cuddly creatures? Join us for an introductory workshop with Jake Harris, Chicken Ambassador and Owner of Stone Soup Gardens! In this session, Jake will share all of the basics around keeping chickens in the city. Discover the joys of chickens!

In this class, we’ll explore:

  • The Chicken or the Egg? We will cover the life cycle of chickens, and what to consider if you decide to hatch eggs, raise chicks or adopt a full grown chicken.
  • Beyond the Eggs Benefit: Chickens are more than just egg droppers. We will discuss how they make ideal pets, and how they can build soil, resilience and community.
  • Keeping on the Sunny Side: We will discuss chicken behavior and how to nurture healthy relationships with and within your flock.
  • Where the Flock Should They Go? We will go over easy ideas for location and building your coop.

This in-person class will take place indoors and will include conversational presentation, show & tell, and time for questions and answers with the instructor. Class size is limited to about 15 people, and we will be following current public health recommendations.

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About the Instructor

Jake Harris
Jake Harris founded Stone Soup Gardens (stonesoupgardens.com) to help communities to create beautiful, sustainable and delicious solutions outside our front doors and in our neighborhoods. He has enjoyed raising chickens and other fowl friends for the past 18 years in Seattle, in addition to helping communities and individuals with the design and installation of permaculture-based place-making, including chicken coops. Jake is also an avid mycelium ambassador and amateur mycologist - he has spent many hours in the woods in his own yard and in the kitchen forming symbiotic and tasty relationships with mycelium. In addition to gardening with urban livestock and farming & foraging mushrooms, Jake has also holds expertise in sustainable water design. Stone Soup Gardens has served as a Rainwise Program Contractor since 2010 and led innovative design and installation projects throughout our King County.

Additional Information

Accessibility & Equity

Tilth Alliance strives to provide educational experiences that honor our values of accessibility and equity. Currently, we offer:

  • A sliding scale pricing structure to make our classes accessible for everyone, regardless of financial means. Please select the ticket type that works for you.
  • In solidarity with food justice and food sovereignty for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), we reserve spaces in each class for BIPOC community members free of charge. If you identify as BIPOC, and would benefit from a free option, please select BIPOC Solidarity ticket.

Cancellation Policy

Please review our cancellation policy.

Member Benefits

Tilth Alliance members receive a discount on most classes— join as a member today! For current members, please enter your discount code at checkout.

Health & Safety

We offer a mix of online, in-person and hybrid online/in-person classes. During our in-person sessions, we follow current COVID-19 safety protocols. Please review our COVID-19 policies before registering.

Questions?

Please reach out to Marni Sorin if you have any questions.