This year’s Eugene area Tour de Coop is set for Saturday, May 21st.  The tour will be self-guided and will be more city wide.  We hope to have between 18 and 24 coops on display.  Tour goers will buy a guide book for a small fee and then will decide how many coops to visit and in what order.

Proceeds from the Tour will go to Habitat for Hens.  Our friends from Salem’s CITY (Chickens in the Yard) came up with the idea helping out an area family.  We will find a Eugene area family, perhaps a foster family, who could really benefit from a backyard flock and we will make it happen.  Ben from The Chicken Gardener will donate the coop and The Eugene Backyard Farmer will supply the chicks, feed and supplies.

Do you want to help inspire new backyard farmers by displaying your coop?  We already have about 6 volunteers and need at least a dozen more.  We are looking for a wide variety of coops and backyard settings.  We would like to show super fancy coops, very simple coops and everything in between.  You may have a highly active urban farm or you may just have a small coop by the hot tub.  Coop diversity is the key here.  The goal is to take away the intimidation factor of raising chickens by showing people how easy and fun it can be.

If you are interested in participating, please e-mail the store and we will start the planning stage.  If you are not sure, feel free to e-mail or call and we can talk about the particulars.  Regardless, this is a great way of growing an already impressive movement of backyard food sustainability.

www.salemchickens.com

www.chickengardener.com