So cute, Adi kept popping up with chicks that she wanted to show the photographer, too. I'm so glad they chose one of the pics that had her in it too :)
Last week I learned that the chicken ordinance I thought had already passed in fact had not... yet. According to Misha Goodman, the director of Iowa City Animal Control, the entire animal control ordinance is under revision, and part of that revision includes urban chickens. Unfortunately she doesn't expect the revisions to go before City Council until mid-summer. So to my dismay, I submitted to the fact that we can not raise chickens in our backyard - yet. As Cam and I prayed together that night I felt an urge to ask God for His favor. "It's silly, I know. But God, please bless our chicken endeavor with your favor". The online petition was born last Tuesday. The same day I got a call from reporter Gregg Hennigan with the Gazette who randomly came across the petition on twitter and thought it was interesting. His article caught the attention of Jennifer Delgado, reporting for the Daily Iowan. Her article cleverly titled What the Cluck? led to an opinion article also in the Daily Iowan.
I talked to three papers in three days. The third reporter was Gunner Olson for the Des Moines Register. That article just ran today. I really appreciated the amount of research Gunner did regarding ordinances in other Iowa towns and he was a lot of fun to work with.
Just yesterday the Press-Citizen published an Opinion article which favored urban chickens. Eric Johnson of Iowa City also wrote a guest opinion in favor of urban chickens in our city. Yay Eric! I don't know you but I'm totally greatful.
This process has been really amazing. I'm excited about all of the support the effort is receiving. I'm especially grateful to my good friend Alicia Koch who is working right along side me as we are carried forward in this endeavor. I honestly do feel carried, I couldn't do this on my own. I often think, "I don't even know what I'm doing, why do people want to talk to me about it?" but then I'm reminded that I do know what I'm doing and God's got my back (and my front, my top and bottom).
Yay Urban Chickens. And onward we move.
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