Town Hall Seattle Arts & Culture Series

“Chickens are a lot more mainstream than veganism and a little bit like kombucha: super weird twenty years ago, now somewhat more popular and made even more so by logos, brands, and hashtags.” So begins Gina Warren’s book Hatched: Dispatches from the Backyard Chicken Movement. In this presentation that is part memoir, part food and sustainability discussion, Gina G. Warren sat down with renowned fellow chicken aficionados Chicken Mike and Nicole Graham to dig into the history and food politics of the backyard chicken movement. Together, they provided their deeply personal experiences with the movement’s social and cultural motivations, the regulations it faces, and the ways that chicken owners build community. Warren shared other interviews with urban agriculture advocates, entrepreneurs, animal rights campaigners, and chicken enthusiasts, exploring America’s complex relationship with animals and what it means to be a conscious eater. Join them for this enlightening, unique, charming story that offers a fres