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| SAMMAMISH VALLEY PARK, 32 acres Open Space and Natural areas near 60 Acres |
All you need, is your coop 'n run setback 5-15 feet from your neighbor, registration with the city, and a standard-sized lot with 1-6 housing units/acre. "Sustainable Redmond," and the county will educate you on raising 'em. Of course, it would be neighborly to notify the folks next door of your new addition and perhaps, hand over an egg or two.
Backyard chickens, like pea patches and community gardens, are about "sustainability." Many are growing
our veggies "close to home" and with backyard chickens we can now "grow our own local protein" for a more balanced meal! It's the cool thing to do and "Green," too. Boo yah!
"Sustainable" pea patches have sprung up by veggie growers suffering from inadequate sun to grow veggies on their property. Juel Park and Marymoor Park have patches you can rent for cheap.
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| ARTHUR JOHNSON PARK, 15 acres Natural areas and Open space South of Union Rd./ West of 196th AV, NE Opinion By BobYoder Juel photo by Yoder Johnson and Sammamish photos courtesy of City of Redmond website. |
Valley Park are undeveloped and offer potential for patches.
Backyard egg-layers have their own needs - to run and peck. It's probably only a matter of time before apartment dwellers, certain HOA members, and neighbors governed by covenants, will ask for space to raise their hens. In addition, 5-15 foot setbacks may not pencil out. A neighbor may just say "No".
Community chicken coops would be a solution for
inadequate 'pecking space,' just as
today's community patches substitute for lack of sun and good soil at home. Juel Park, Sammamish Valley Park, and Arthur Johnson Park could offer needed public 'greenspace' for raising community poultry.
These parks were once rural, abandoned farms. A pig shed still sits in Juel Park near the sunflower field. Councilmember Hank Myers said last night, that active parklands are needed in south Redmond. Renting coops and pea patches would be a source of revenue.
inadequate 'pecking space,' just as
today's community patches substitute for lack of sun and good soil at home. Juel Park, Sammamish Valley Park, and Arthur Johnson Park could offer needed public 'greenspace' for raising community poultry.
These parks were once rural, abandoned farms. A pig shed still sits in Juel Park near the sunflower field. Councilmember Hank Myers said last night, that active parklands are needed in south Redmond. Renting coops and pea patches would be a source of revenue.
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| JUEL PARK, 38.3 acres This sunflower garden is fallow; potential for Community Coop Community Garden in foreground Open Space, Community Garden, Trail, Frisbee Golf NE 116th and Avondale http://redmondcity.blogspot.com/2011/11/redmond-city-council-agree-on-chicken.html?showComment=1321399192796 |
Could one of these parks serve multi-use of say, a community chicken coop (and slaughter yard) with an Air Soft Park?
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