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Patricia L. Foreman was born and raised in Indiana. She graduated from Purdue University with degrees in Pharmacy and Agriculture (Animal Science, genetics and nutrition). At Indiana University's Graduate School of Public and Environmental Affairs she earned a Masters of Public Affairs (MPA). Her majors were in Health Systems Administration and International Affairs. She completed the Virginia Master Gardener's program in 1999.
Pat has kept poultry for over 20 years. Her experience includes having owned and operated a small-scale farm raising free range, organic layers, broilers and turkeys. She keeps a backyard flock of heritage chickens to help with the kitchen garden and egg supply.
Her many awards include a Fulbright Scholarship, and appointment as a Presidential Executive Management Intern. She served as a Science Officer for the United Nations in Vienna, Austria, and has worked in over 30 countries conducting workshops and providing consulting services. Agencies funding projects she has worked on include the U.S. Agency for International Development, World Bank, World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization.
Pat is the author of the popular paradigm-shifting book: City Chicks: Keeping Micro-flocks of Chickens as Garden Helpers, Compost Creators, Bio-recyclers and Local Food Suppliers.
She is the co-author, of several alternative, popular sustainable agriculture books including:
* Chicken Tractor: The Permaculture Guide to Happy Hens and Healthy Soil
* Backyard Market Gardening: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Selling What You Grow
* Day Range Poultry: Every Chicken Owner's Guide to Grazing Gardens and Improving Pastures
* A Tiny Home to Call Your Own: Living Well in Just Right Houses.
Pat loves to talk and is the co-host, along with Andy Schneider, of the Chicken Whisperer Backyard Poultry and Sustainable Lifestyles Talk Show. She has been a guest on radio talk and TV shows across America -- including NPR.
She is the Course Director for the Chickens and YOU Training Series that include:
* The Chicken Have More Plan
* Gardening With and For Chickens
* Chicken Whispering: Discover the Chicken You Never Knew
* Chickens as Partners Toward Zero Waste
* Way of the Hen: Incubating Eggs and Brooding Chicks Naturally
* ... and 10 about other workshops that lead to the Master Backyard Chicken Keeper Certification
She is available to facilitate workshops, give presentations, and provide consulting services. Contact her through Good Earth Publications.
