Author of *A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens* and *How to Speak Chicken* discusses Chickensand the locavore movement.
Author Melissa Caughey has been a nurse practitioner for the past twenty years.
She never thought that keeping a flock of chickens until about 7 years ago when a peeping package of six little fuzz balls arrived at her door step. She has looked back since.
The chickens were the gateway to expanding her vegetable gardening efforts. They unlocked a passion for the locavore movement. I wanted to cook, and to serve their eggs, and grow my own organic produce. They connected us with the earth and our natural surroundings. Melissa started beekeeping and became a Master Gardener.
Melissa has lots going on at her website Tilly’s Nest and has also been on HGTV, DIY Network, Community Chickens, Keeping Backyard Bees, Angie’s List, Grit Magazine and Country Living Magazine. She served as the technical editor for the book, Gardening with Free Range Chickens for Dummies. Over the years, her website has won some wonderful awards, and she’s met amazing people. Since starting Tilly’s Nest, She’s released two bestselling books– A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens and How to Speak Chicken. In 2017, I was invited to serve on the National Backyard Poultry Advisory Council.
She says: "I’ve lived in many places, but Cape Cod, Massachusetts is where I call home. I live near the sea in a quaint historical New England village with my two children, husband, and a Miniature Schnauzer named Sara. Winters are cold and summers are hot and if you are not careful enough to lock your car in the summer you might just end up with a seat full of fresh veggies from the generosity of a stranger."
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