Playing chicken
Why is that when Utahns move into the suburbs, they all of a sudden get uppity?On every Pioneer Day and practically every day during the annual 45-day Legislature, we hear about the state's sacred agrarian roots and the values they instill.
If so, why no chickens in West Valley City and suburban Salt Lake County?
Marinda Coleman in Millcreek Township used to have chickens. She argues it's a green way to get her food locally. But she gave it up her poultry paradise under the threat of a $1,500 fine. The Tribune's Jeremiah Stettler explains how Coleman and other chicken activists are working to change the rules.
Though the poultry opposition cites health concerns, I'm willing to bet it's more about the suburban fixation on property values. Personally, I'd as soon be roused by a rooster as a car alarm, leaf blower or the screams of yard apes.
Kathryn Dunn, a chicken activist, in West Valley City says rising food prices, and concerns about salmonella and hormones in commercial food, has encouraged her to become more self-reliant:
The older I get, the more I see things happen in the world that [indicate] it would be prudent to be self-reliant.
2 Comments:
What the heck is a "yard ape?"
And "chicken activist?" That made me choke on my Postem.
Yard Ape: Also known as rugrats, curtain climbers, crumb grabbers and in Utah "precious spirits."More commonly known as CHILDREN.
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