Chips&Chicks for Charity is an annual event designed to Raise awareness & Build community.
Co-sponsored by Tractor Supply Company this event distributes egg laying chickens (and hen house supplies) to families in need.
And the donations we receive place Xurge aquaponic systems into university settings where future farmers and environmental activists can see first hand the benefits of soil-less farming.
“1 in 9 people don’t know when (or from where) their next meal is coming from (and that is here in the USA)”.
Since almost 25% of greenhouse gas emissions come from traditional farming and livestock it’s not as simple as merely increasing food production.
One solution comes from “soil-free” farming techniques similar to the lake farms of the Aztec Nation and the rice pads of Thailand.
To place Xurge aquaponic systems into university settings where future farmers and environmental activists can see first hand the benefits of soil-less farming
The long range solution to our food chain issues lie mostly at the source using methodologies and science that existed long before you and I even got here” says Danielle Nierenberg Founder of FoodTank
Chips&Chicks for Charity is an annual event co-sponsored by Tractor Supply Company that distributes egg laying chickens (and hen house supplies) to families in need
