Food System Resiliency
On August 10, 2021, the Board of County Commissioners passed an ordinance allowing up to 4 hens per household in an effort to localize and strengthen food systems. As we have seen throughout this pandemic, our supply chain is fragile. Having more food locally is critical to ensuring public health and wellbeing.
Find out how the ordinance may affect you and your neighborhood here. To get a permit, one must take a class offered by UF/IFAS, follow coop building guidelines, and have only hens (to avoid the cuckoo of roosters).