paging anyone who keeps farm animals in the city...

**ruxy17** · July-08-09, 02:50 PM

I'm in the process of joining the Peace Corps and my advisor has asked me to beef up my volunteer resume in areas that I might use while deployed. I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of any urban farmers who keep chicken, goats, horses, etc. I need to get my hands dirty!

Thanks so much!

LodgeDodger · July-08-09, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by ruxy17

I'm in the process of joining the Peace Corps and my advisor has asked me to beef up my volunteer resume in areas that I might use while deployed. I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of any urban farmers who keep chicken, goats, horses, etc. I need to get my hands dirty!

Thanks so much!

Talk to Cub.

**Pam** · July-08-09, 06:27 PM

http://www.detroitagriculture.org/Resources_Links.htm

http://www.iptv.org/mtom/archivedfeature.cfm?Fid=257

**Blueidone** · July-08-09, 06:52 PM

Ruxy17: e-mail Cub at georgiast313 at yahoo dot com. He will be happy to have volunteers at the Georgia Street Garden. He can help with the farm animal work too.

**douglasm** · July-20-09, 04:36 PM

Is it legal to keep farm animals in the city? I know many cities and towns [[the one I'm a councilman in, for example) have ordinances that regulate the keeping of farm animals in one way or another. Ours requires a certain amount of acreage per animal [[inside the city limits) and prohibits some all together. Your best bet for finding farm animals in a semi-urban environment would probably be in unincorporated parts of the county.

Retroit · July-20-09, 07:17 PM

City Code of Ordinances Article I, Sec. 6-1-3 [[a) It shall be unlawful for a person to own, harbor, keep, or maintain, sell, or transfer any farm animal, or any wild animal, on their premises or at a public place within the City

**douglasm** · July-21-09, 06:06 AM

Kind of figured as much......

**Meddle** · July-21-09, 06:25 AM

ruxy17, what part of town are you in? The Michigan Humane Society has a facility in Rochester Hills that deals with pigs, goats, etc. and I'm sure they'd welcome volunteers.

**Neilr** · July-21-09, 07:53 AM

Ruxy17, the Catherine Ferguson Academy, a DPS alternative school for young mothers, maintains a farm on their site. I used to see a cow and chickens grazing in the barnyard.