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June 28, 2009

Is clucking coming from that Baltimore backyard?

Yes. Clucking. From two chickens in Liz Smith's yard in Hamilton.

She got Sugar and Spice in April, and she and her family have been enjoying two eggs a day lately.

She is one of many people across the country who wants to better control how her food is made. She joins others who grow veggies, maintain bee hives and otherwise grow their own food for health, fun, a lesson for the kids or to save money.

Read the full story. Or you can watch the video.

Baltimore Sun photo and video of Liz Smith and her chickens/Algerina Perna

Posted by Meredith Cohn at 12:22 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Great job on the story and video.

Posted by: NotableM | June 28, 2009 2:04 PM

Thank you for the story, I only wish I had stressed that if you are handy you can easily build your own coop for very little money. The story,pictures and video are great, we loved seeing the girls look so fabulous!

Posted by: Beesandchickens | June 29, 2009 1:18 PM

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Meredith Cohn has been a reporter for more than 18 years and has covered a variety of subjects, from airlines and agriculture to politics and health and fitness. She's gained an appreciation for the environment as a biker, runner and dog walker. She also hopes this blog means coworkers will stop staring when she carries home recyclables from the office.

Tim Wheeler reports on the environment and Chesapeake Bay. A native of West Virginia, he has focused mainly on Maryland's environment since moving here in 1983. Along the way, he's crewed aboard a skipjack in the bay, canoed under city streets up the Jones Fall from the Inner Harbor, and gone deep underground in a western Maryland coal mine. He loves seafood, rambles in the country and good stories. He hopes to share some here.

Contributor Christy Zuccarini has been blogging about the local DIY craft scene for a year for Baltimoresun.com. She brings her pespective on all things handmade to B'More Green, where she will highlight projects you can do yourself as well as crafters who are integrating sustainable methods and materials.

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