Redirecting to mailto:[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]?subject=SUPPORT Backyard Hen Ordinance&Body=Holyoke City Council,%0D%0AMy name is [insert first and last name here] and I am a resident of Holyoke. I am writing today to encourage you to vote in support of the Backyard Chicken Ordinance for the city of Holyoke. There are so many reasons why you should support a Backyard Chicken Ordinance for Holyoke. Clearly, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an urgent need to increase the access and affordability of fresh nutritious food in order to increase the health and wellbeing of Holyoke residents. Backyard hens could do just this. Additionally, there are the environmental benefits associated with owning backyard hens. Compared to a factory farm, backyard hens produce a fraction of the manure in a much smaller footprint. You can handle their waste properly, returning it to the environment in an eco-conscious manner. In addition, the birds will also be happier and healthier. For these reasons and many more I again encourage you to vote to SUPPORT this ordinance when you vote in February.%0D%0AThank you, [insert name here].