Matt and Susan Smith from Blue Valley Gardens and Dan Marleau from Ebling Health Sciences Library will review the basics of successful vegetable growing and the pleasures of rearing urban chickens, respectively.
The lecture will be held Thursday, March 3 (noon – 1:00 PM) in Room 1309 of the Health Sciences Learning Center.
Steenbock Library has many titles in its collection about the care and feeding of livestock, with guides well-suited to the small farm operation or backyard enthusiast. From conventional livestock varieties to heritage breeds, chickens to dairy goats to llamas—just ask a Steenbock librarian for assistance.
For instance, recently published titles in poultry include:
Title: Storey's guide to raising chickens / Gail Damerow.
Publisher: Pownal, Vt.: Storey Books, 2000.
Location: Steenbock Stacks -1st Floor
Call Number: SF487 D185 2000
Author: Heinrichs, Christine.
Title: How to raise chickens: everything you need to know
Publisher: St. Paul, MN : Voyageur Press, 2007.
Location: Steenbock Stacks -1st Floor
Call Number: SF487 H45 2007
Author: Kilarski, Barbara.
Title: Keep chickens!: tending small flocks in cities, suburbs, and other small spaces
Publisher: North Adams, Mass. : Storey Pub., c2003.
Location: Steenbock Stacks -1st Floor
Call Number: SF487 K5616 2003
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