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22734
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Several families in Fayetteville are raising chickens within the city limits.
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22736
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Many groups in Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the Sandhills area offer programs on sustainable farming and gardening.
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28326
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Chapel Hill is revisiting its town ordinances regulating the raising of chickens within its town limits. Urban chicken farming has increased in recent years as many people are aiming to get closer to their food and are fed up with the industrial food system. Many also keep flocks for health, environmental, humane, and educational reasons. Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents talk about the benefits of raising chickens and the problems they have faced trying to do so in city limits.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 44, October 2007,
p23-25
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34876
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Sustainable Neighbors was founded by Fayetteville resident Marsha Howe to increase local food security. Many of the foods sold in grocery stores travel long distances which compromises nutritional quality. Howe created the organization to train people in home gardening and soil enrichment. Their goal is to give local community members the tools to grow their own food and have a healthier diet. To meet these aims, Sustainable Neighbors has partnered with several other organizations.
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