2012 Austin Funky Coop Sponsorships

UPDATED INFORMATION: 2012 SPONSORSHIP APPLICATIONS AND PERKS MATRIX IS NOW AVAILABLE!

Please check out the links below to gather the details.


People all across the country are taking part in the urban farming movement. According to the National Gardening Association, 43 million American households planted vegetable gardens in 2009, a jump of 19 percent over 2008, which was 10 percent higher than 2007. Hobbyist bee keeper numbers are up over 166% since the mid-1990s, according to an editor of Bee Culture magazine.

The examples of pro-chicken movements are prolific in daily news stories everywhere. An estimate in a 2008 Newsweek article noted 65% of major cities allowed urban chickens, with a trend in cities overturning ordinances banning chickens. Backyardchickens.com, a popular online community for chicken supporters, exceeded 100,000 members in the summer of 2011, doubling its membership from the previous year!
The first coop tours in the U.S. were few and far between. The first U.S. tours started around 2002. The number of tours since 2002 to today has increased by nearly 500%!
Our tour customers are part of the ever growing urban farm movement. Would you like to a part of this opportunity?
Does your business sell to poultry raisers? Poultry people purchase much more than chicken feed! They need lumber, hardware cloth, construction materials, gardening supplies, and often support green and local business.
Are chicken people your target audience?
We have a deal for you! The fourth annual Austin Funky Chicken Coop Tour is in the planning stages, and we are looking for sponsors.
In exchange for sponsorship, you can reach people interested in gardening, sustainability, and fresh, home-produced food in the following ways:
  • Feature your business on the Austin Funky Chicken Coop Tour website, Facebook page, t-shirts, and other tour-related products.
  • Reach new markets. Many city dwellers don't know where to find chickens, coops, brooders, feed, and all the products necessary to successful chicken-raising., Last year, one coop owner counted nearly 1,300 visitors, most with questions about how to get started. People came from Houston, Dallas, and even other states! All of these visitors are your potential customers.
  • Out-of-towners need food and shelter. Does your business cater to those looking for a place to dine on local fare or does it offer a bed for weary heads? If so, don't miss this opportunity to direct them to your door!
If your business can benefit from a partnership with the Funky Chicken Coop Tour, please consider becoming a sponsor.

You can also help us get the word out that raising chickens is a great asset for the home, garden, and, of course, breakfast!

UPDATED INFORMATION: 2012 SPONSORSHIP APPLICATIONS AND PERKS MATRIX IS NOW AVAILABLE!

Please check out the links below to gather the details.








Thank you for your consideration!


Contact us at sponsors AT austincooptour DOT org (put together that email address) for more details!
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Big Shout Out to ALL the 2011 Sponsors !!!

We would like thank our 2011 sponsors for their support of the Austin Funky Chicken Coop Tour! All surplus proceeds benefited The Sustainable Food Center.

Cock of the Walk (Donations over $1000)
Rooster (Above $500 Donation)
Egg (Donations over $100)

December 18, 2010 | |

 

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