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not an urban coop... but WOW! FANCY!

Raffle Winners, and other info

Here are our raffle winners!  Thanks to everyone who purchased tickets and to all of the people and businesses who donated. 

Free herbal consultation with Griffin of Nurture by Nature, and bottle of organic Zamu health drink.  Contact Griffin by phone at (916) 863-1143.

Jay W. 

 Free 30 minute Swedish massage with Jaclyn of Body Zen Massage.  Find Body Zen on the web at www.bodyzenhealing.com.

April Y.

 A custom built chicken coop from Jefferson of Coops de Ville, Custom built coops for the urban hen.  Contact Jefferson at (916) 838-0567

Rind B. 

 Organic body care product sampler basket from Sacramento Organics.  Contact Sacramento Organics by phone at 916-704-9040.

Rich H.

$25 gift certificate to MonkeyTree Creations.  Find MonkeyTree Creations online at www.monkeytreecreations.artfire.com

Karen C.

 1 pair of Movies on a Big Screen tickets

Dale S., Deb F., Jason A., Joany T. 

I’ll be making phone calls tonight to arrange pickup/delivery of prizes! 

Other info~ CLUCK has received many requests to extend our efforts to the county.  I would like to address those requests and briefly discuss the reasons behind our decision.  While CLUCK has lots of supporters and folks who have contacted their council people, we are struggling with finding people to assist at events, help with projects and attend governmental meetings.  Expanding our campaign to the county, and a second governmental body, with the work force that we have right now is not an option, as it would stretch our (wo)man power farther than it can go.  If there are people in the county who are interested in starting a CLUCK campaign to run concurrent with the city campaign, we would be happy to share info and resources.  Leave a comment or send an email and we will get a sharing session set up.  Thanks, Abi

Last Chance to buy Raffle tickets!

Recycled Material coop by Coops DeVille

This weekend CLUCK will be at the Farmstand pancake breakfast at 5th Ave and 33rd Street from 10-11:30 on Saturday, and at the SOCA event downtown from 10-4 on Sunday.  These two events will be your last chance to purchase raffle tickets before our drawing!  Come out and see us!  Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. 

Items being raffled~

Free herbal consultation with Griffin of Nurture by Nature, and bottle of organic Zamu health drink.  Contact Griffin by phone at (916) 863-1143.

Free 30 minute Swedish massage with Jaclyn of Body Zen Massage.  Find Body Zen on the web at www.bodyzenhealing.com.

A custom built chicken coop from Jefferson of Coops de Ville, Custom built coops for the urban hen.  Contact Jefferson at (916) 838-0567

Organic body care product sampler basket from Sacramento Organics.  Contact Sacramento Organics by phone at 916-704-9040.

$25 gift certificate to MonkeyTree Creations.  Find MonkeyTree Creations online at www.monkeytreecreations.etsy.com

4 pairs of tickets to future Movies on a Big Screen showings.  Find MOBS online at http://www.moviesonabigscreen.com

I hope to see you this weekend!  Abi

Updates and Opportunities

Hello chicken people.  It seems that our efforts are paying off:  CLUCK’s proposed legislation has been presented to the Law and Leg committee!  While this is a very exciting step forward, we need to continue our efforts, and CLUCK needs YOUR help!  Here’s what you can do to get involved;

1. Write a letter or email to your council person.  Better yet, call and schedule an appointment (in person or by phone) to talk with them about legalizing backyard hen keeping.  Need info about which district you fall in?  Check out this site.  While you are talking with them, specifically request that they set the legal number of chickens at 6.  Have friends and family in the city?  Request that they contact their council person.  Already contacted your council person?  No problem, give them another call and mention that magic number; 6 hens.

2. Volunteer to help out at an event.  Right now CLUCK has three events on the calendar and could use your assistance staffing events with folks who can chat about hens and why they should be legal and collect signatures on our petition. 

• Green Oak Park on Sept. 11th from 5-8 PM in the Oak Park United Methodist Church (Parking Lot), 3600 Broadway, Sacramento, CA.  
• SOCA Home tour on Sept 20th from 10-4 21St street between F and H streets.
• Western Feed table day Saturday, October 17 from 10:00-3:00 at 1600 34th Street Sacramento CA. 

3. Join us at our next CLUCK planning meeting on September 15th at 6:00 at the Coffee Garden on Franklin Blvd.

Thank you all for your ongoing interest and support!  If you would like to volunteer at an upcoming event please email me at aagcrouch at hotmail dot com.  I hope you all have a great week, Abi

More Chickens in the News

http://cbs13.com/local/People.With.Illegal.2.1137957.html

http://www.kcra.com/video/20347767/index.html

Hi everyone!  Here are some links to local TV coverage of urban hen keeping and CLUCK.  Hope you enjoy!  Abi

Raising Chickens Class

I got an email from our friends at Soil Born Farms last week.  They are planning a class about backyard chicken raising and it sounds exciting!  Here’s the scoop~

Raising Chickens in Your Own Backyard
Saturday, August 22, 9-11 am
$20, $15 Co-op owners
Location: The Farm on Hurley Way
Backyard chickens are all the rage, but are you ready to have your own flock in your backyard? Learn how to take care of chickens in an urban environment. Urban gardener Antonio will cover such topics as housing, nutrition, predators, diseases, and more.
Instructor: Antonio Garza

You can register for this class at the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op.  Give them a call or head down and register before browsing their lovely local produce.

CLUCK meeting Tuesday, 8-18

Hello all!  Don’t forget our monthly meeting, tomorrow night, 8-18 at 6:00 at the Coffee Garden (2904 Frankin Blvd.).  I hope to see you there!  Abi

Mad City Chickens event wrap up

I want to thank everyone who joined us this weekend for our showing of Mad City Chickens.  It was a huge success!  We had almost 200 people attend the 3 showings of MCC, as a result of the show, we had articles published in 2 local news outlets and had TV coverage from 2 local stations.  Wow!  That’s a lot of coverage for CLUCK! 

I had a meeting with my city council member yesterday, and he told me that he had received several emails and phone calls about legalizing urban chicken keeping that day.  Way to go CLUCK fans!  Let’s keep this momentum up by continuing to contact our council people, writing follow up letters to the Bee and other local media outlets and by spreading the word to our family and friends!  CLUCK will be having our monthly meeting at the Coffee Garden next Tuesday night at 6:00.  Please join us!  We are going to be discussing upcoming events and opportunities to help the cause. 

Thank you again for making this weekend a memorable and successful event, Abi

Local Press Coverage about Mad City Chickens!

http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/2090322.html?storylink=pd

http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/11610/CLUCK_presses_for_changes

Both articles neglected to mention our partner in the Mad City Chickens showing:  Movies on a Big Screen at the Guild.  Check out the MOBS website for additional info about Mad City Chickens and other upcoming films.  I hope to see everyone tonight!   Abi

Mad City Chickens Update!!

It seems that we’ve all gone a little Mad at CLUCK lately… Mad City Chickens that is.  Firday night promises to be a great time.  The festivities kick off at 6:30 with CLUCK volunteers in the Guild Theatre Lobby ready to talk about legalizing chickens in Sacramento and selling raffle tickets for some great prizes.  The first showing of the film will be at 7:00 PM and will wrap up with a Q & A session with the filmmakers!  The second showing will be at 9:30 PM and will have a second Q & A session.  Sunday will bring a third and final showing with CLUCK representatives on hand to answer any questions that viewers may have. 

Tickets to the film are $5 each.  At this time, the Guild does not accept credit or debit, so please be sure to bring cash.  If you would like to participate in our raffle, I’m sure that you will after seeing the marvelous custom coop built by Jefferson of Coop De Ville, Custom coops for the urban hen, tickets will be available for $2 each or 3 for $5.

Raffle Items

Free herbal consultation with Griffin and a bottle of organic Zamu health drink. 

 Free 30 minute Swedish Massage with Jaclyn of Body Zen Massage.

 A custom built chicken coop from Jefferson of Coops de Ville, Custom built coops for the urban hen.  (916) 838-0567

  Winners will be drawn on 9-30-09 and contacted and announced on the blog www.eatsacramento.org on 10-1-09.

I hope to see you there!  Abi