eir grip has become like a vice over traditional rural life and the food supplies of both rural and urban centers.
Still, as a culture, we appear to be beginning to reawaken from this metal nightmare. For some breeds it is and will be too late. Their numbers are so reduced that they shall never rebound and will slip unsung into oblivion. For others, though, there is still time, and we shall be able to reclaim them from the ravages of neglect, if we are only willing to work together for their, and subsequently our, greater good.
To this end, we announce the Yellow House Farm Conservation Intiative, the goal of which will be the establishment of a network of homesteaders and farmers dedicating their efforts to specific breeds. As we do so, we will witness their strengthening and rejuvenation. They will enrich our homesteads with their many products and services. It will connect people of like mind and goal, and slowly refresh, in some small way, the general community.
Upon purchasing hatchlings from Yellow House Farm, customers will be encouraged to join the Society for the Preservation of Poultry Antiquities. The SPPA provides member farmers and homesteaders with the a national Breeders' Directory. Thus, as time passes and there is a need to refresh bloodlines with acquisition of new stock, breeders will be able to consult the SPPA Breeders' Directory to contact other area homesteaders and farmers for a traditional "rooster swap". Moreover, Yellow House Farm will continue its commitment to helping new breeders master the arts of poultry breeding and selection such that each year's hatchlings will mark a new step in the development of heritage breeds whose utility meets and surpasses the echo of yesteryear.
Moreover, membership in the Society for the Preservation of Poultry Antiquities allows for fraternizing between breeders. In our busy schedules, we often need support to make things run smoothly. The SPPA connects breeder to breeder and opens doorways of support and mutual benefit, i.e. we're all in this boat together.
As a community, we shall be able to reclaim our food system from outside suppliers of unsavory menu items. Instead, we shall enjoy excellent food as nature intends it. Consider beginning your breeding program this year. Check out Yellow House Farm School. It's fun and not at all difficult. Indeed, it represents what was for innumerable generations a basic skill of everyday life. Join the Yellow House Farm Conservation Initiative!