Welcome to Zenger Farm

We are a unique, working urban farm promoting: sustainable food practices, youth education, environmental stewardship, and community and economic development.
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Community Livestock Projects


Bees, worms and chickens

Beginning in 2007, Zenger Farm started forming community groups around livestock at the Farm. By creating more direct opportunities for community ownership of Zenger, the project looks to diversify farm income and educational opportunities for low income youth, families and farmers through the addition of bees, worms, and chickens. For more information contact Prairie Hale at prairie@zengerfarm.org.

 

Community Bee Project

The community group managing the hives at Zenger Farm meets the last Tuesday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Zenger Farmhouse. Meetings often include an educational component along with planning care for the hives. A great way to get involved is to attend the next meeting.

 

If you are interested in presenting at a meeting please download the Bee Project Presenter Questioinare (PDF). Return the form to Matt Reed at matt@beethinking.com

 

The group also has a listserve you can join by sending an e-mail to list-request@zengerbees.org and in the subject line of your email type SUBSCRIBE. You'll receive an automated message confirming that you're subscribed to the zengerbees mail list. It will also have instructions for unsubscribing (also an automated process).

 

For more information, contact Matt Reed at matt@beethinking.com


Community Worm Project

We have a thriving wooden worm bin at the Farm and will begin offering worm composting classes this year. We are looking for community members interested in caring for the worms and helping us promote worm composting in the community. For more information, contact Prairie at prairie@zengerfarm.org

Eastside Egg Cooperative

The chickens at Zenger Farm are managed by the Eastside Egg Cooperative, a group of folks who share the caretaking of the flock and the bounty of the eggs. The chickens live in a mobile coop and are rotated around on the farm fields, where they enjoy weeds and bugs and fertilize the soil. You can view photos on the Co-ops Flickr page and read about the Co-op on the Letter from Hen Waller blog. The Co-op has also compiled a list of chicken keeping resources. For more information, contact Patrick Barber and Holly McGuire at egghead@henwaller.com