Great ideas come out of The Natural Step Monona’s Study Circles and Study Arcs. In spring 2010, the idea came up for a local voter guide. Last year we published our first, with 100% of candidates responding. We thank the candidates who responded this year for helping educate the voters of the City of Monona as they prepare to exercise their democratic right to vote.

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See what the Wisconsin State Journal had to say about the flap over hens.

(C’mon. Give peeps a chance!)

Continue reading Monona’s chicken ordinance continues to generate controversy...

By Heather Gates

The “Chicken Ordinance” is soon to be back on the City Councils’ plate. Rather than a “silly” thing that is a waste of the council’s time, allowing chicken-keeping would better situate our community for tomorrow’s markets and the economic constraints imposed by the increasing costs of resources. Food security, food safety, reducing fossil fuel and synthetic chemical use – these are a few of my favorite things about backyard chickens.

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Chicken details for the eggceptionally curious.

Continue reading Chicken facts, documents, and news articles...