The Urban Garden Project Crazy Chickens!

Well most of you know that we decided to bring chickens into our urban garden project test garden to really see how difficult keeping chickens is on a day to day basis.  We wanted to find out how realistic a backyard flock for every family in suburban America really was.  While we are only 6 [...]

Memorial Day Weekend in The UGP Test Garden

Memorial Day Weekend brought with it 70-80 degree weather….perfect for being out in the garden!  We spent the day tending to the beds, putting the roof on our Square Foot Gardening Chicken Coop, planting some new herbs and tomato’s and the highlight of the weekend was the chickens first journey outside!  The girls absolutely loved [...]

Chickens 101

Recently, Ben and I had the privilege of interviewing our friend, Bill Stephenson, and his son, Bridger, about their small chicken coop overlooking beautiful Coeur d’Alene, ID. Bill initially took on this project to teach his son about small scale farming and the importance of good health, self-sufficiency, and gardening.

The Urban Garden Project Chicken Coop 2 of 4

Here is the latest video highlight of our Square  Foot Gardening Chicken Coop!  We’ve made significant progress since last time you saw it so check it out!

Building a Square Foot Gardening Chicken Coop

You will notice that my coop is sitting inside of a 4×4 raised bed.  This is as a result of the fact that my new urban garden will use many of the principles from Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew.  I wanted my coop to be able to easily fit within one of my six [...]