Tour de Coop - chicken coop bike ride July 26, 2008

Saturday, July 26, 2008. 11am-3pm

This tour is designed to educate Portland chicken lovers on urban chicken keeping and provide ideas for new and creative ways to house chickens in your backyard.

This year's tour includes over 20 coops, a bicycle tour of the chicken coops in cooperation with Shift, and a raffle to win your very own chicken coop!

There is something for chicken enthusiast of every degree at this fun event! Come see how simple or lavish the life of an urban chicken can be while chatting with experienced chicken owners about their coops.

Tickets/Tour Booklets:
These will be available for purchase a week before the event and starting at 10:30am on the day of.

Ticket Presales available July 19th at:
People's Coop: 2029 SE 21st (North of Powell). Open daily 8am-10pm.
Garden Fever! 3433 NE 24th Ave. Open daily 9am-6pm.
Pistols Nursery 3811 N. Mississippi.
Livingscape Nursery: 3926 N. Vancouver Avenue. Open M-F: 12-6, Sa-Su: 10-5

Day-of Tour Booklets will be sold July 26th from 10:30am-1pm at:
People's Coop
Garden Fever

The tour booklets are $5/person or $3/biker and contain all information necessary for taking the tour.

Go By Bike!
Why not enjoy the fresh air as you see some of the coops the tour has to offer? Join a family-paced ride around town with an experienced bike ride leader. Arrive at People's Co-op at 12PM to fill out a waiver & get snacks, the ride will leave at 12:30. The ride is not a loop and will include some small hill climbs. Helmets are encouraged and are required by law for youngsters under 16.

T-shirts and raffle tickets for a chicken coop will also be on sale during the tour!

Garden Fever! is located at 3433 NE 24th Ave (just South of Fremont).
People's Food Coop is located at 3029 SE 21st Ave.

Official Website: http://www.growing-gardens.org/portland-gardening-resources/chickens.php