Gardening and Chickens

Growing up in Detroit, I didn’t learn about the process of growing and raising food.  But, my family used to go to Ontario, Canada a lot to visit my grandparents, and on the way we would stop to get fresh eggs and bushels of fruits right off the trees from small farms along the way.  I remember the produce always tasted so fabulous, and now that I'm grown, and I know how long it can sit in storage areas or on trucks or railcars, I know exactly why food straight from a farmer's doorstep tastes so much better.  So it makes complete sense to me that folks are getting into growing their own food and even having backyard chickens and goats!

 I mean, look at the benefits:

·          You know what you're eating, what's gone into it and what hasn't

·          It's fresher, so it’s better for you

·          Growing your own reduces transportation and storage costs and expenses

·          It tastes better when you've worked for it

·          A sense of accomplishment

·          It should be less expensive

There are some people who worry about odor arising from the keeping of livestock, but using a product called BiOWiSH-Odor™ will eliminate that potential problem!  BiOWiSH-Odor™ reacts bio-chemically with odor-causing molecules, catalyzing their transformation into smell-free non-toxic end products, which are consumed in nature.  It does not mask the odor, but rather, it rapidly accelerates decomposition.  BiOWiSH-Odor™ has been tested by independent laboratories and confirmed to be non-toxic, non-irritating, non-flammable, non-pathogenic and non-hazardous!  Some of the benefits to using BiOWiSH-Odor™ are that it is:

·  fast acting

·  cost effective

·  operative at low dosage rates

·  known to work in a wide range of operative conditions

·  has a long residual effective period

·  all natural anti-microbial action – sanitizes as it works

· 100% organic

·  harmless to humans and the environment

So think about joining the growing ranks of backyard chicken farmers.  It's fun watching them, they can eat slugs and bugs in your yard, and provide your family with fresh, healthy eggs. If our covenant controlled enclave has decided to allow them, I can’t imagine many that won’t.  (More about hens vs. roosters later!)