RAISING ORGANIC POULTRY

Backyard Poultry
the organic way 

Twin Oaks Farms in Bonifay is hosting a workshop covering the basic of raising and maintaining chickens in your backyard.  (Raising chickens in Tallahassee is not against any ordinance, just no roosters.)

From 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM on Sunday March 21st., Twin Oaks, a  USDAcertified farm, will cover housing, brooding, watering, feeding and raising free roaming.chickens as they grow from chicks to egg-laying hens. 

The workshop, will be held rain or shine.  The cost is $35 per person and will include a light lunch.

Also, available for purchase will be three-week old, certified organic Rhode Island Red chicks,
USDA certified organic feed without soy, and everything you will need to leave the workshop and start raising your own.

Limited enrollment. Register by E-mail:  renee@twinoaksfarm.net

Twin Oaks Farm
USDA Certified Organic
3207 Creek Road
Bonifay FL 32425

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THOSE ANNOYING PLASTIC BAGS AT WAL-MART

Wal-Mart may make one thing less annoying about shopping in their stores.  According to a recent post at reusable plastic bags, the Wal-Marts in northern California have begun charging for plastic bags, emphasizing its 'bring your own bag' movement.  Wal-Mart says its goal is to reduce overall wast by 33% by 2013, which includes encouraging customers to bring their own reusable bags. A charge of 15 cents per bag and 50 cents for oversized bags went into effect in October.  

Areas in southern California and San Franscisco have been working to ban plastic bags altogether. A bill pending in California would require all large stores (more than 10,000 square feet) to charge at least 25 cents for each one-time-use plastic bag. 

Have you seen more people using reusable shopping bags at local markets in Tallahassee? 

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PLASTIC BAGS AS ART

Using plastic bags as art, but these inflatables may give some--young and old nightmares---

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BEEKEEPING AS HOBBY

An Introduction to Keeping Honey Bees in North Florida: Apalachee Beekeepers Association is hosting a short course for hobby beekeepers on Saturday, February 27th at the Leon County Extension office. 

The course will introduce folks to the biology of homeybees and to the basics of caring for a bee colony.  If you decide to launch your own beekeeping experiment, equipment from local and ways to order a nucleus hive will be offered.  

The registration fee of $20 includes membership in the Apalachee Beekeepers Association.  Registration starts at 8:30 AM, the class will end around 5:00 PM

The Extension Office is located at 615 Paul Russell Road.

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TALLAHASSEE CAMPUSES WORK TOGETHER ON GREEN INITIATIVES

The FAMU Green Coalition is bringing together a group of advocates to discuss how to join campuses throughout the State to work collaboratively on joint sustainability issues.  

Representatives from Repower America and the Southern Energy Network will meet this afternoon in the FAMU School of Journalism, Room 3015 at 2:00 PM to start the discussion with student leaders and others from the community.  The public is welcome, so stop by.

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