Setting up a brooder for baby chicks step by step.

About 20 years ago, chickens—long a staple of farms and homesteads—began showing up in urban and suburban yards. They enabled city dwellers to source homegrown food, provided a touch ...

T.J. Brearton didn't plan on keeping chickens—but a repurposed playhouse, a fox, and some very named hens changed everything about how he gardens.

In 2002, I was settling into my first apartment—a tiny place with questionable lighting and a kitchen barely big enough for one. Fresh out of college and starting my first real job, I was determined ...

Seed starting: It’s time to start seeds for your spring and summer vegetable garden. Join Sonoma County Master Gardeners and ...

My family lives close to a Fred Meyer, so I often send my mother out on grocery runs (so she gets her steps in and doesn’t get bored as a retired grandma when her grandson is at school). One day, she ...

Chick Days Are Here.” For many families across the Southwind District, Chick Days mark the true beginning of spring. The sound of peeping chicks, the smell of fresh pine shavings, and the excitement ...

While growing up, people didn't make much sense to Summer Farrelly, but chickens always did. Living with autism had often left Summer feeling like an outsider at school. "My motivation to get through ...

Years ago, I dated somebody whose family owned an Italian American restaurant in San Antonio, Texas. Over the course of our relationship, we ate a lot of red sauce, meatballs, chicken piccata, and, of ...

Keeping backyard chickens comes with plenty of perks! Not only do they provide fresh, nutritious eggs that are healthier and taste better than store-bought ones, therefore helping save on your ...