Hello all!

I am brand new to this tribe, as of today! By way of introduction, I am an author, living just outside of Asheville, N.C.. I am in the process of authoring a series of books on what is loosely referred to as the "New Domesticity", or, all the ways people are re-localizing food and getting back into what, to many, are antiquated kitchen crafts.

The first two books in the series are on "Raising Chickens" and "Canning & Preserving." They are scheduled for release in March 2010 by Sterling Publishing, whose parent company is Barnes & Noble. Part of the uniqueness of the books will be the inclusion of profiles of people nation-wide who are engaging in these activities, for profit or simply for fun.

This e-mail is an attempt to network with all of you to seek out folks you may know who are currently raising chickens. I would love to include people across the country, covering a range of ages, professions and reasons for raising chickens.

If you know of anyone who might be willing to share some information with me, and receive a free copy of the book in return, please let me know how I might reach them. They may want to know in advance that their name and photo will be included in the book.

Hope you are all well and I look forward to hearing from you!!

Be well,
Ashley English