City Chicken ms ty Chicken s Just Food City Chicken Project Application to Receive Chickens Do you want chickens in your garden? Do you want a new chicken coop? This summer, Just Food s City Chicken Project can build you a new chicken coop and give you chickens for your garden. Who can apply: Community groups of 8 or more people can apply for this grant. Individuals may not apply. The community group must be located in NYC and must have enough outdoor space for hens (8 square feet per hen). This is for relatively small projects (3-20 hens). Larger projects would be considered, though our resources are limited. Preference will be given to groups who plan to use the eggs to feed their community, and to groups that are located in neighborhoods that have fewer ways to get fresh, local food. What you need to do: 1. Call Owen at Just Food to ask if this grant is right for your group. 212.645.9880 x229. 2. Talk to the land owner where the chickens will be kept to get permission (Question 2). 3. Fill out this application or answer the questions over the phone. 4. Return by Application Deadline: Friday, April 15 th 2011 To: City Chicken Project c/o Just Food 1155 6 th Avenue, 3 rd Floor, NYC 10036 Phone: 212.645.9880 x 229 Fax: 212.645.9881 What you will receive: You will receive assistance to create a healthy chicken project including a workshop, chickens, a coop and other items based on the needs of your garden or farm. What to expect if chosen: 1. Site Visits: We will visit your garden twice: The first time to decide if you qualify and the second time to work with you to design your chicken coop. 2. Trainings: At least two people from your garden group will need to attend a chicken care training in June 2011. 3. Coop Building: Your group will help build two coops in Summer 2011; the coop at your garden and one at another NYC garden. 4. Pass on the Gift: You must Pass on the Gift by teaching and supporting other city chicken keepers throughout NYC by June of 2013. This includes: Providing trainings, Helping with coop building and other improvements at other sites where chickens are kept, AND/OR Host site visits and workshops at your garden Signature: By signing here, I agree to the information presented on this page and that the information provided is true. Applicants Signature: Date:
Thank you for taking the time to fill out this application completely. Please write clearly or type responses. Use additional pages if necessary. You may also answer the questions over the phone. Call Owen at 212.645.9880 x229 Group Name Address Telephone Call Just Food for help finding answers to any questions. 1. Who owns the land? What are the name, organization and phone number of the owner of the land where the chicken coop will be built? a. Name b. Organization c. Phone number 2. Do the owners allow chickens on their property? Yes No (Circle one) 3. Can you build a structure? What are the rules and regulations in your garden regarding building structures? What are the size limits? Does someone need to approve the design? 4. Which groups does your garden work with: Just Food GreenThumb Green Guerillas New York Restoration Project New York City Land Trusts Bronx Green Up Brooklyn GreenBridge Citizens for NYC Cornell Cooperative Extension bk farmyards Others 5. Why do you want to keep hens? 6. How many hens do you want? You must keep at least 3 hens. Hens need 8 square feet each (4 square feet in the henhouse and 4 square feet in the outdoor chicken run). If you have a space that is 10 x 10 you can keep 12 or 13 hens comfortably, for example.
7. How will keeping hens improve your community? Please be specific and list many ideas. 8. What will you do with the eggs? 9. Who will take care of the hens every day? Hens need to be cared for every day of the year. 10. Provide a brief history of the site where you will keep the chickens. 11. If you are growing food, what are you growing? 12. How many years has food been grown on this land? Please provide your best guess. 13. Has your garden had chickens before? If so, describe your experience.
14. Describe the resources in your garden for the chicken project: Land: Total Square Feet Total Square Feet Allowed for Chickens Tools/Machinery Fences Water source Other 15. What kind of training or experience do you have with gardening and/or with chickens? 16. What kind of training would you like? Check all the workshop topics that interest you: Local chicken laws Composting/manure uses Daily chicken care Nutrition and feeds Yearly budgeting for supplies Health management Chicken coop construction Fencing Chicken safety & security Marketing/distributing eggs Other: Moveable coops (chicken tractors) 17. What else do you want us to know about your group? 18. What questions or comments do you have?
Community Group/Garden: Address: Community Group Member Support At least 3 people who will care for the chickens and at least 5 other members of your community group must sign this sheet. Put a (star) next to the names of people who will help to build the coop. By signing this form, I verify that I am a member of this community group and that I support the keeping of chickens in our community space. Name Primary Caregiver (A) Primary Caregiver (B) Alternate Caregiver Signature Relationship to Garden Phone Number Address Email Comments Can We Contact You about Future Chicken Events? (Y/N)
Community Group/Garden: Address: Chicken Notification for Neighbors Community Group/Garden: Address: Ask representatives from every property that borders the garden where chickens will be kept to sign this form. See the next page for suggestions about how to talk to your neighbors about keeping chickens. By signing this form, I verify that I am a neighbor and that I am aware that this group is applying for chickens. Name Signature Relationship to Garden Phone Number Address Email Comments Can We Contact You about Future Chicken Events? (Y/N)
City Chicken Project Talk to Your Neighbors about Chickens in Your Garden Please? Talking to your neighbors is an important first step when starting a chicken project in your garden or back yard. Here are a few basic guidelines for approaching your neighbors: It ll be Neat & Clean Let your neighbors know that you will keep the hen house and garden clean and that odor will be minimal. No Cock-A-Doodle-Do with your Corn Flakes - Tell your neighbors that you know roosters are loud and that city law prohibits keeping them. Most people are concerned about the noise a rooster will make. Unlike roosters, most of the day, hens are quiet, softly clucking to themselves. Hens have their moments of excited clucking, most often after they ve just laid an egg. Speaking of eggs Incredible Edible Egg Remind your neighbors that your healthy hens will be laying eggs about every other day and you will be happy to share some now and then. Keep it Legit - Tell them that you intend to follow all of the New York City laws, which means only having hens and keeping the coop neat and clean. s t J U S T F O O D Building economic, environmental, & social justice through local sustainable food systems. 208 East 51st Street 4th Fl. New York, NY 10022-212.645.9880 - info@justfood.org - www.justfood.org