Urban Chickens
I absolutely love it when my eggs come with a feather, like this afternoon:
Can you see it there? It’s white, so it’s kind of hard. Somehow, it makes them seem more natural to me. Now that I’ve been reading up on food production in Food, Inc. I’ve been thinking a lot more about what I eat and where it comes from.
Luckily, living near Buenos Aires, a lot of the produce comes from right around here. And the beef is grass fed, though I’d assume not organic. Fish is probably mostly farmed, and I’m not sure how to get around that. My main goal now is to find free range chicken and eggs.
Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm, in his chapter of the Food, Inc. book, suggests that apartment dwellers ignore ordinances and consider keeping three or four laying hens. Seriously? I was so drawn to that idea. We have a patio. But I’m also not sure how much longer we’ll be living here, so I can’t commit to even considering a handful of birds just yet.
Still, it’s something to consider, especially if you live in a house and have at least a small backyard. It’s a great way to say no to eggs that are produced by chickens in crowded, unsanitary facilities.
Think about it.
