Events.Here you can find information about our upcoming and past events.
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Upcoming Events.
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FALL 2018
Chickens and the City: We are excited to be able to teach a fall course through Metro Continuing Education, Chickens and the City. The course is set for Tuesday, October 16, 2018 with a coop tour for registered participants on Saturday, October 20, 2018. Registration is available at this link. Chickens 101 at the John Janzen Nature Centre: This class will include a tour of an urban chicken coop in South Edmonton. The class will be held on Sunday, November 18, 2018, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM, and the coop tour will be held on Sunday, November 25 at 10:00 AM. Registration is available at this link |
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Past Events.
The Chickens 101 course: This an informative workshop for anyone interested in keeping backyard hens
It provided time for questions, discussion and meeting other chicken enthusiasts! A certificate of participation is provided. The City of Edmonton advised that it is acceptable as proof of training when applying for a City of Edmonton urban hens licence. Our course has been held in a variety of awesome locations like the University of Alberta Botanic Garden, the John Janzen Nature Centre and the Salisbury Greenhouse to name a few.
Topics that have previously been demystified include: Coop design and requirements, feeding and care, winter needs and concerns, breed selection, buying hens, and flock introductions and many other tips and resources for keeping hens in the Edmonton region.
Resilience Festival: We enjoyed sharing our interest in urban hens at our 2018 Resiliance Festival info booth. www.edmontonresiliencefestival.com/
Seedy Sunday: Jocelyn Manning Fox speaks! Jocelyn is a volunteer member of River City Chickens Collective. She has collaborated with bylaw staff at the City of Edmonton to create guidelines for permitting hens within the city, and was a participant the urban chicken pilot project. She is going to tell us about the positive roles chickens play in urban communities and what it takes to raise chickens in your own backyard.
Meet and Greet: Saturday March 7, 2015. 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. Come and meet with pilot participants and other local chicken enthusiasts. All are welcome (age 18+)!
Eat Alberta: River City Chickens has been invited to speak about backyard chickens at the 4th annual Eat Alberta conference, on April 26th. Looks like it's going to be a fantastic event! http://www.eatalberta.ca/
Vital Signs launch: Edmonton Community Foundation and Edmonton Social Planning Council will be launching their report on Food Security in Edmonton on October 1st from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Shaw Conference Centre. River City Chickens Collective will be there with a small display table.
River City Chickens Spring Meeting: What does urban chicken keeping entail? What are a city hen's needs? Join us and learn about chicken care in the city! Saturday, May 18, 2013, 10:30 a.m., EPL Old Strathcona Branch, 8331 - 104 Street, Edmonton
And many more!
It provided time for questions, discussion and meeting other chicken enthusiasts! A certificate of participation is provided. The City of Edmonton advised that it is acceptable as proof of training when applying for a City of Edmonton urban hens licence. Our course has been held in a variety of awesome locations like the University of Alberta Botanic Garden, the John Janzen Nature Centre and the Salisbury Greenhouse to name a few.
Topics that have previously been demystified include: Coop design and requirements, feeding and care, winter needs and concerns, breed selection, buying hens, and flock introductions and many other tips and resources for keeping hens in the Edmonton region.
Resilience Festival: We enjoyed sharing our interest in urban hens at our 2018 Resiliance Festival info booth. www.edmontonresiliencefestival.com/
Seedy Sunday: Jocelyn Manning Fox speaks! Jocelyn is a volunteer member of River City Chickens Collective. She has collaborated with bylaw staff at the City of Edmonton to create guidelines for permitting hens within the city, and was a participant the urban chicken pilot project. She is going to tell us about the positive roles chickens play in urban communities and what it takes to raise chickens in your own backyard.
Meet and Greet: Saturday March 7, 2015. 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. Come and meet with pilot participants and other local chicken enthusiasts. All are welcome (age 18+)!
Eat Alberta: River City Chickens has been invited to speak about backyard chickens at the 4th annual Eat Alberta conference, on April 26th. Looks like it's going to be a fantastic event! http://www.eatalberta.ca/
Vital Signs launch: Edmonton Community Foundation and Edmonton Social Planning Council will be launching their report on Food Security in Edmonton on October 1st from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Shaw Conference Centre. River City Chickens Collective will be there with a small display table.
River City Chickens Spring Meeting: What does urban chicken keeping entail? What are a city hen's needs? Join us and learn about chicken care in the city! Saturday, May 18, 2013, 10:30 a.m., EPL Old Strathcona Branch, 8331 - 104 Street, Edmonton
And many more!