Gardening. One of the easiest ways to make a chicken coop environmentally friendly is to combine it with a vegetable garden. Chickens produce high-quality, nitrogen-rich, nontoxic, free fertilizer, so ...

The North Santiam River has carved a steep embankment into the land at the back of Christina Eastman’s family farm east of Salem. She keeps a grill on a grassy patch high above the water’s edge for ...

Jasmine Bryce started JB's Pastured Produce, a poultry farm, to reconnect with her rural roots. Bryce raises her chickens using humane practices, including open-air enclosures and non-GMO feed. She ...