DEADLINE EXTENSION: 3/2/2012

The 2011 Competition is ON! We are now accepting applications from designers, architects, dreamers, thinkers, chicken keeping fanatics, farmers, carpenters and everyone else with a good coop design. This year’s challenge is a little different…

a) we want you to design a COMMUNITY GARDEN CHICKEN COOP.

AND

b) we want you to MODIFY YOUR COOP DESIGN FOR USE IN RURAL UGANDA.

IMPORTANT DATES:

September 7, 2011: Competition Opens for Entries

December 31, 2011 / March 1, 2012:  Competition Entry Deadline

March / May, 2012: Winners Announced

ENTER:

Download Entry Form/Competition Brief HERE

$20 Entry Fee

CASH PRIZES for winning designs

_________________________________________________

Jury

Emily Axtman

Matthew Wolpe

Kevin McElroy

Lynn Rodemann

Owen Taylor

Peter Welikhe (Uganda modification review)

See the competition brief for design considerations, rules, etc.

FYI

Create your coop and send us your questions/concerns/ideas and we’ll try to help you, especially with the Uganda-use modification process (we can suggest local materials; tell you about the weather and landscape; direct you to helpful resources).

Keep in mind that your community garden coop design should consider YOUR local environment (wherever you call home is your locale). If you live in Uganda, then you’re lucky and you only have to submit one design:)

Building your coop design: while this would be awesome, we don’t expect it. Building your design OR including an instruction manual with your application packet are both bonus points for you! By either building the coop or thinking through and drafting an instruction manual, you’re showing us that your design CAN be built and HOW.

Showing us your design: we except all forms of media, but expect that each entrant include at least 5 images of the design. These images can be digital, hand-drawn, painted, photographs, collages, etc – whatever way you chose to render your design, just send it to us in JPEG form.  Hardcopies are strongly appreciated as we plan to host another exhibit of the designs for public view and the People’s Choice Award voting.

KEEP CHECKING poultryproject.com for more design competition info, tips, inspiration and chicken coop love!