"Peas do fine in pots. Just add a trellis for them to climb, just as you would with tomatoes. The Dervaes just posted a picture of peas-in-pots today... http://urbanhomestead.org/journal/?p=28105"
"Here in Los Angeles there's several. I would talk to the leaders of any of these groups to find out how "easy" it is, or isn't.
The South Central Farmers (http://www.southcentralfarmers.com/) which originally was growing on an…"
"Wow, Cornelia, thanks for the link! What a great program! Sadly I doubt I'm eligible as none of my property drains to the street, but I'm spreading the word as far as I can!"
Paired with kindergartener of my own, toddler I babysit, and three cats. In the ramping up stage of urban homesteading, working on killing my lawn, building self-watering veggie plots, greywater, bees and eliminating waste packaging. Aspire to more fruit trees and veggies. So far haven't convinced anyone on the homestead that taking care of fowl is fun... Phooey.
Hey! I just found this site, and here you are! How is the acorn flour going? I have gathered acorns but nothing near the 50 pounds you mentioned. Yikes! Marcia
If you're near silverlake come see my silkies. they are the lapdogs of the chicken world! I also recommend getting the book "Extraordinary Chickens" by Stephen-Green-Armytage and leaving it around the house.
stehttp://www.amazon.com/Extraordinary-Chickens-Stephen-Green-Armytage/dp/0810933438
good luck!
anne (fiver)
by the way, chickens are soo much fun as urban pets! I had just one in my apartment in Berkeley and al my roommates loved the experience. you can tell the fam that Mary said so!