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Naomi’s Organic Farm Supply store, now open for business

Naomi’s Organic Farm Supply store, now open for business

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Naomi’s Organic Farm Supply store, now open for business

Naomi’s Organic Farm Supply store, now open for business

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Co-owner Mary helping the new rat terrier rescue dog acclimate to his new surroundings…

Co-owner Mary helping the new rat terrier rescue dog acclimate to his new surroundings…

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Co-owner Mary helping the new rat terrier rescue dog acclimate to his new surroundings…

Co-owner Mary helping the new rat terrier rescue dog acclimate to his new surroundings…

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Adorable little pygmy goats and chickens just settling in to their new home at Naomi’s Organic Farm Supply

Adorable little pygmy goats and chickens just settling in to their new home at Naomi’s Organic Farm Supply

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Adorable little pygmy goats and chickens just settling in to their new home at Naomi’s Organic Farm Supply

Adorable little pygmy goats and chickens just settling in to their new home at Naomi’s Organic Farm Supply

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The Urban Farm Store’s brand new digs are much bigger. They’re still unpacking…

The Urban Farm Store’s brand new digs are much bigger. They’re still unpacking…

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The Urban Farm Store’s brand new digs are much bigger. They’re still unpacking…

The Urban Farm Store’s brand new digs are much bigger. They’re still unpacking…

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Looks like the chickens were some of the first to be moved in at the new location…

Looks like the chickens were some of the first to be moved in at the new location…

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Looks like the chickens were some of the first to be moved in at the new location…

Looks like the chickens were some of the first to be moved in at the new location…

Ten years ago, when I first kept chickens, there were few places in Portland to buy supplies. Driving out to Foster Feed on Southeast Foster & 103rd (Tel: 503-777-2967) was something of a pilgrimage from the city — there weren’t many of us with chickens yet then – and I’d often ride out with one of the few other chicken-o-philes I knew so we could pool resources and buy big sacks of grit and oyster shell, feed (there was no organic feed available then) or beddin…