Hey you crazy locavore Portlanders, the New York Times is writing about you again, this time focusing in on "a budding phenomenon": urban chicken retirement. "Here, chickens are a symbol of urban nirvana... While many Portlanders still pluck aging birds for the broiler, others seek a blissful, pastoral end for them." Enter farm sanctuaries, "re-home" services, and retirement farms in Scio and Estacada. [NYT]
