Gabrielle Walker

Interested in Backyard Poultry Production? Here are the health risks

Raising backyard poultry is a popular way to participate in urban micro-livestock production. Many are drawn to this practice as a way to provide themselves with sustainable, ethically sourced meat and eggs. However, increasingly people are taking up urban poultry production to increase their own self-sufficiency. In fact, the current COVID-19 pandemic has seen theContinue reading “Interested in Backyard Poultry Production? Here are the health risks”

Urban Agriculture is not going to Feed the World… and that’s okay

When arguments against urban agriculture arise, the topics of yield and production type tend to be towards the forefront. Even when speaking with individuals involved in small scale agriculture, many have doubts over the attention it receives and the worth of the practice’s overall production. Some common rhetoric always seems to be along the linesContinue reading “Urban Agriculture is not going to Feed the World… and that’s okay”