KICKSTARTER

 Zenhens is a Tucson-based urban farming cooperative selling eggs and produce at farmers markets and neighborhood stores. Our core belief and operating principle is that local and humanely-raised food is better for people and the planet, and we strive to share this delicious food and philosophical model with our regional community.  

To help our members, customers, and fans show their affiliation and affection for what we do and how we do it, our plan is to design and produce t-shirts, aprons, stickers, and other logo'd gear, printed at our friendly, local non-profit silkscreener, The Gloo Factory, on sustainably grown, organic, fair trade cotton.  (We’re hoping to experiment with some unique stuff, like gardening gloves, oven mitts, and trivets, depending on how well this campaign does!) Your contributions will make this possible!

Zenhens hatched a few years ago with just a small group of Tucson backyard chicken keepers sharing tips and trading information.  As we grew, we realized we were becoming part of an urban farming movement.  Some of us had a few chickens, some grew vegetables, others grew some herbs. Eventually, we decided to open a table at the new downtown farmers market to share the surplus from our gardens.  We sold Hot Poop Compost Starter as well as eggs and produce, and we met lots of people who came by to talk about organic gardening and to trade stories about chickens.  Now, with over 20 members, we’re a Producer Cooperative registered with the state of Arizona.

Zenhens believes that we can make a difference in how people think about their food.  As a cooperative we would like to demonstrate to our community the importance of people growing their own food, and treating their domestic livestock with kindness and compassion.  Our Zen Hens Gear project will help new people become more aware of these values, and help others to proudly and visibly wear those values on their sleeves. Increasing awareness of Zenhens through this new project will create opportunities to spread the word that we can all take part in changing the food system.

Thanks for your support! Even if you can’t pledge, please help get the word out - Send this Kickstarter link to people you know and post it on social media.

The gear will look something like this: