Chickens are the universal symbol of urban homesteading. Instagrammers pose with one tucked under an arm as a self-sufficiency flex. But what if I told you raising backyard chickens in Portland is a ...

Many folks are keeping backyard chickens, but what about raising ducks instead? It’s duck vs chicken, and backyard ducks pose many benefits. Many folks these days are keeping backyard chickens in ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

The following is an excerpt from Natural Living: The 21st-Century Guide to a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle by Liz Wright (GAIA/Octopus, 2010). Whether you want to begin your journey to a more self-reliant ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Bees buzzed through at the ballot box. Chickens got the check-off. But ducks got dumped. By fewer than 100 votes out of more than 10,000 cast, voters in ...

Riverside Council turned down a proposal to let residents keep chickens and ducks on properties of an acre-and-a-half or less. The vote on Thursday was five to two to reject an ordinance revision.