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Site SearchChicken owners in Raleigh will open their coops on Saturday, May 15, for the fifth annual Hen-side the Beltline Tour d'Coop event to benefit Urban Ministries.
Participants will allow people into their backyards to view how they keep chickens in an urban environment.
In previous years, chicken owners have said they raise the animals to teach children where food comes from. Others have said they keep chickens because “chicken manure makes great compost” or because they want "to live a more sustainable life," according to the event’s Web site.
The tour runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit hensidethebeltline.blogspot.com for locations. The event is free, but people are asked to bring a non-perishable food item or make a cash donation for Urban Ministries.
Last year's tour collected 2,342 pounds of food and raised over $5,300 for Urban Ministries of Wake County, which provides emergency food, shelter, clothing and services to families.
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