Free Chicken Keeping Class (11:30 am / Hope Farmers Market)

JOIN THE CHICKEN KEEPING COMMUNITY!_Register today for a FREE class about chicken keeping presented by the City of Austin_ Keeping chickens is a great way to keep your food waste out of the landfill.  Chickens can recycle your food scraps.  Chicken keeping and composting methods go hand-in-hand to keep food waste out of the landfill while creating healthy soil.   This CLASS IS PART OF THE City of AUSTIN's HOME COMPOSTING REBATE PROGRAM [http://www.austintexas.gov/composting]. AUSTIN residents who pay the Clean Community Fee on their utility bill qualify for a $75 rebate on any new CHICKEN COOP OR HOME COMPOSTING SYSTEM. Simply attend and then apply!   For more information go to WWW.AUSTINTEXAS.GOV/CHICKENKEEPING [http://www.austintexas.gov/chickenkeeping]  Composting is nature's way of recycling. Rather than sending your food scraps and lawn clippings to the landfill, you can turn them into a nutrient-rich fertilizer for your plants, garden, or lawn by using a home composting system.   CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND TO APPLY FOR A $75 REBATE.  [http://www.austintexas.gov/department/home-composting-rebate-challenge]