Whatever happened with the petition to allow hens in Jax? I am interested in an update or what the outcome was? I am in rural residential but support the other areas of Jax that want to have poultry. There are so many neighborhoods in Jax that do not have any stores except convenience stores and a bunch of restaurants that serve fried food.
Lots of older folks who like and remember raising chickens could also benefit as some of them have limited transportation to get to a store and then are limited as to what they can purchase (can only get what they can carry) if using public transportation like the city bus etc.
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. in terms of area. Everything is really spread out and even farmers markets could be hard to get to and then there is the issue of how to get everything home and stored.
So farming on a small scale like with chickens, composting, and having a backyard garden and lots of public education about it, should all be encouraged. Obesity and malnutrition is a huge issue here as cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes. Eating a healthy diet is one way to control these diseases.
I live off of Collins rd on the west side near NAS as well. My next door neighbors have had chickens for years and someone did call they just hid them better. It was a pretty steep fine if I remember correctly.
