This is what I plan to share with the City Council on Feb 5th-- please let me know if you have any thoughts, changes or additions! Also, let me know if you plan to be there too! The current City of Blaine ordinance against farm animals makes it impossible to legally and responsibly have a backyard flock of chickens within residential neighborhoods. We request the City change the ordinance and implement a clear permitting process to easily allow a small number of backyard hens for the following reasons: • Hens eat insects (including termites and roaches), weeds and act to till garden areas while providing a natural fertilizer in the form of organic manure. • Hens consume organic waste, recycling table scraps into nutrient-rich manure that benefits soil quality and enhances plant growth. The keeping of backyard poultry can reduce local use of pesticides and inorganic fertilizers and the problems associated with such products. • Hen eggs provide a sustainable food source that is fresh, local, healthy, and delicious. • Hens are wonderful, easy to care for, entertaining pets. They provide educational opportunities to teach children where food comes from and how to be responsible pet owners. By establishing a permitting process to allow residents to keep a limited number of hens in residential neighborhoods, the City of Blaine will encourage stewardship of the environment, food production on a household scale, and environmental sustainability. ·
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:40:42 +0000
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