..Duluth City Chickens....

*** DCC's Backyard Chickens Talking Points (June 2008) ***

Contact the Duluth City Chickens! (email & phone contact info)

Chicken Questions: At a Glance

Frequently Asked Questions! (FAQ) - about chickens in the city

Mission Statement

The mission of the "Duluth City Chickens" is to promote responsible urban agriculture by establishing clear legal guidelines for raising chickens within the city of Duluth.

Supporting language

As modern large-scale agriculture becomes unsustainable (due to the rising cost of fuel, the need to cut down on emissions of greenhouse gases, etc.) and as the safety of our food supply becomes less certain, people throughout the world are turning to urban agriculture (including the cultivation of vegetables and fruits, and the raising of poultry for eggs and meat) as a way to increase food self-sufficiency. By recognizing the advantages of ensuring that people living in urban areas have the legal right to raise their own food, it is in the best interests of the residents of Duluth that we establish clear guidelines for responsible urban agriculture.

Recent News

Dec. 10-12th, 2007: The DNT posted a great story about us, and the AP picked up the story and it was posted around the state.

Web-links

Laura Erickson's editorial (radio) supporting Chickens in the City, Duluth (MP3 audio file / Dec. 2007)

American Poultry Association “Helping Poultry Breeders Raise Birds in an Urban Area”

Canada’s Office of Urban Agriculture: Urban Agriculture Notes “Chickens in Soup”

Article from "Nextstep" that includes this: “In fall 2005, the Sustainable Farming Association of MN (NE Chapter) and the Duluth Community Garden Program presented “Garden Hop: An urban food production tour.” Free to the public, this event introduced people to 8 residential sites where homeowners are producing large quantities of a wide variety of food in relatively small spaces. Crops include fruits, vegetables, chickens, flowers, and herbs.”

Backyard Poultry Magazine: An article about chickens in Madison “MadCity Chickens political movement works to get a poultry ordinance passed” Useful article about the folks who worked on the ordinance in Madison.

Mad City Chickens (urban chicken advocacy group, Madison, Wisc.)

Mad City Chickens FAQ (frequently asked questions)
excellent FAQ page with answers to about every question you could ask, plus City Of Madison chicken rules and info/suggestions on changing your local city chicken rules

SoPo Chicken website has this list of city ordinances around the country

Raising chickens in the heart of the city (MPR story: June 2007, Minneapolis,MN)

City Chicken Laws = listing of city-chicken-laws from various cities around the U.S.A.

The City Chicken
"a web site to encourage city folks to take the plunge into poultry!"