2013 Press Coverage


Pittsburgh Area Urban Chickens, General

Recent Trend Leads to Excess in Chicken at Shelters
WPXI (October 21, 2013)
See P4's Response

 
The Rise in Urban Chicken-Keeping has led to Unforeseen Problems

Pittsburgh City Paper (October 2, 2013)
See P4's Response


Allegheny Green & Innovation Festival and Hay Days at Hartwood Acres Draws Crowd under Blue Skies
Pittsburgh Trib (September 29, 2013)

Ten Reasons for Gardeners to Love Chickens

Pittsburgh Post Gazette (September 24, 2013)

Allegheny Green Innovation Festival
Allegheny Count (September 2013)


Chicken Craze is Nothing New to This Old Egg
Pittsburgh Post Gazette (September 11, 2013)


All Cooped Up: Chickens are now Chic
Pittsburgh Post Gazette (August 27, 2013)


Who What When Where Why: Hen Suggestions
Pittsburgh Post Gazette (August 27, 2013)


A Couple Turns an Old Lock Master's House into a Treat along the Allegheny
Pittsburgh Post Gazette (August 17, 2013)


Pittsburgh is at the Forefront of an Unruly Food Movement: Permaculture
Pittsburgh Post Gazette (August 15, 2013)

Urban Farming in Pittsburgh: Better Food from your Backyard
90.5 WESA Essential Pittsburgh (August 2, 2013)


Taking Root: Local Communities Seeing Surge in Urban Agriculture
Pittsburgh City Paper (July 3, 2013)

Two Cute 'Chicks' Call Regent Square Home
ForestHills-RgentSquarePatch  (June 25, 2013)

Chicken Ruffling Feathers at Zone 2 Police Station
CBS Pittsburgh (June 21, 2013)
 
It's Time to Start Thinking about Planting - And Maybe Chickens Too
Polish Hill Blogski (March 12, 2013)


Coop Tour


Chicks in the Hood!
Just Harvest Blog  (June 28, 2013)

Basics of Raising Backyard Chickens: Learnings from the Urban Coop Tour
A Green Routine (June 27, 2013)

Urban Chicken Coop Bike Tour - Transition Pittsburgh
Youtube (June 24, 2013)
 
Chicks-In-The-Hood 2013 (4 parts)
Green Thumbed Vagabond (June 11, 2013)


Chickens in the City
Observer-Reporter (June 10, 2013)


Forest Hills Chickens and Bees
Facebook (June 2013)


Pittsburgh City Paper (May 2013)

Tour to Offer a Look at Pittsburgh's Urban Chicken Farmers
WESA (May 31, 2013)

Urban Chickens and the 2013 Chicks-in-the-Hood Tour
Pittsburgh Food Policy Council (June 3, 2013)

Urban Chicken Coop Fundraiser for Just Harvest
Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents (June 5, 2013) 
 
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Pittsburgh City Paper 
Transition Pittsburgh
Just Harvest
Just Harvest Facebook

Just Harvest Email Blast
Grow Pittsburgh Newsletter
Tree Pittsburgh Facebook

My Pittsburgh Arts
Movieballa


Pittsburgh Ordinances
Crows of people attend the hearing about urban agriculture codes in Pittsburgh

Some Suburbanites Battling for Right to Raise Chickens on their Properties

Pittsburgh Trib (July 10, 2013)



Neighboring News 
A boy peers at chickens at an event in Sewickley
Western PA Suburb Nixes Chicken-Keeping Ordinance
SF Gate (September 13, 2013)

North Huntingdon Township commissioners: Pass the proposed chicken ordinance
Change.Org

Sewickley Chicken Coop Tour a Chance to See Poultry in Motion
Pittsburgh Post Gazette (August 31, 2013)

Annual Sewickley Valley Chicken Coop Tour Doubles in Size
Pittsburgh Trib (August 27, 2013)

 
Homework: Chicken Coop Tour
Pittsburgh Trib (August 23, 2013)

 
Delmont Man Allowed to Keep His Ducks

Pittsburgh Trib (July 23, 2013)

Some Suburbanites Battling for Right to Raise Chickens on their Properties
Pittsburgh Trib (July 10, 2013)

Jefferson Hills Man Raided of 52 Chickens had Prior Animal Cruelty Convictions
Pittsburgh Trib (June 28, 2013)See P4's Stance on Ethical Chicken-Keeping


Sustainable Connellsville Asks Council to Consider Chicken-Raising Ordinance
Pittsburgh Trib (June 23, 2013)


Forest Hills Council Votes to Allow Residents to Keep Chickens, Bees

Pittsburgh Post Gazette (June 19, 2013)

Forest Hills Residents Allowed to Keep Chickens and Bees
Forest Hills-Regent Square Patch (June 19, 2013)

Forest Hills Town Hall Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Urban Farming
Forest Hills- Regent Square Patch (June 6, 2013)


Findlay Officials Mulling Over New Rules for Animals, Bees
Pittsburgh Post Gazette (June 6, 2013)


Forest Hills Considers Allowing Urban  Farming
CBS Pittsburgh


Forest Hills Council Takes Next Step to Allow Urban Farming
Forest Hills Regent Square Patch  (May 21, 2013)


Murrysville Council Shoots Down Chicken-Coop Proposal
Trib Live (May 16, 2013)



National Pittsburgh Mentions
Backyard Chickens, the New Animal Welfare Battleground
Philly.Com (August 25, 2013)

Zoning Changes Could Produce New Farms in Boston
The Boston Globe (June 24, 2013)

Boston Hopes to Plant Seed for Commercial Agriculture to Flourish
Boston Globe (June 24, 2013)


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