One thing that sets your life apart from that of the typical real NEO resident is having farm animals - in our case, four chickens and a rooster. Besides adding the barking of a rooster to your neighborhood's timbre - at any hour of day or night (like now - 3:46 AM) - and collecting fresh eggs each morning, you find yourself shopping for very different family pets, in very different local markets... like Wilson Feed Mill.... a true gems of the region.

I went there looking for straw, and ended up getting good advice from one of the senior experts on hand - I'm guessing old man Wilson - on keeping our chickens warm during these cold winter months. I asked a stupid novice city-slicker question, and he gave me a friendly, experienced, county-folk answer... exactly what today's urban farmer needs. But, far more than just a feed store, Wilson's offers "a variety of products for today’s home owners, pet owners, gardeners, bird lovers, landscapers, and more".

Sharing the Cuyahoga River Valley with Cleveland's industrial Flats, Wilson's is located in a scenic location on the historic Ohio and Erie Canal, which once powered the 1850s mill, and the site features easy access to the Cuyahoga Valley Nation Park. From the Wilson Feed Mill website:

The Wilson Feed Mill, Inc. is a family owned and operated business for nearly 110 years.  Built in 1850 on the Ohio and Erie Canal, it was once a water powered turbine run mill.  We now offer a variety of products for today’s home owners, pet owners, gardeners, bird lovers, landscapers, and more.  Our low prices generate new customers regularly, our level of service keeps them coming back!  Please don’t take our word for it, stop in and see for yourself.  Click Here for Map and Driving Directions

More on the interesting history of this still functioning, family owned mill, and the Wilson family, is found here.

Where Do You Go For Advice On Keeping Your Chickens Warm, in Real NEO?