"When we scheduled [the chicken workshop] in late February, we planned on meeting at the Blue Seal feed store in Bow," says Perkins. "We thought we'd get a big crowd of 30 or 40 people. But after first-week registration topped 60, we moved it to the Holiday Inn." [And they got 85 people!]
"More people are raising chickens and growing vegetables because of the economy," Perkins says. "They want to feed their families fresh, healthy food and feel more secure about their food supply," "Food safety issues play into it too."
Turaj chocks it up to "a greater interest in overall self-reliance."
They battered us with questions from 6:30 until 10:00 p.m. and even walked me out to my car."
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