Nursing Home Visit
Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley Littleton, MA, United StatesI'll be visiting the Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley (in Littleton, MA) and will have a hen with me for the memory loss residents to meet.
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Preparing Your Chickens For Winter
Chelmsford Agway 24 Maple Road, Chelmsford, MA, United StatesI'll be at the Chelmsford, MA Agway to talk about winter chicken care for your backyard flock. This seminar is free!
Free
Chicken Q & A
Carlisle Winter Farmer's Market 27 School Street, Carlisle, MA, United StatesI'll be at the Carlisle Farmer's Market Winter Fair to answer questions about backyard chicken keeping. Come to my table between 10 am and 2 pm to talk poultry. I'll also be selling totes made of feed bags, and will have my books for sale, including my newest, Vintage Chicken Photographs: 30 Postcards!
HenCam Meet Up at Poultry Congress
Northeastern Poultry Congress Mallory Complex, Eastern States Expo Center, Springfield, MA, United StatesEvery year I try to go to the Northeastern Poultry Congress in Springfield, Massachusetts where I can see hundreds of beautiful birds and learn from expert breeders. This year, let's walk the aisles together! Meet me in front of the food concession stand at noon. Bring a lunch and we can chat. Then we'll go … more
Backyard Chicken Talk at NOFA-NJ
Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ, United StatesThe Northeast Organic Farming Association of NJ runs an outstanding winter conference. I'll be there on Sunday, January 27 to talk about backyard chicken keeping.
Chick Care Workshop
Chelmsford Agway 24 Maple Road, Chelmsford, MA, United StatesI'll be talking about chick selection and chick care at the Chelmsford Agway on Saturday, Feb 16. The workshop is at 11 and there will be time afterwards for Q & A about all things chicken.
Free
World Read Aloud Day
I'll be doing four free Skype visits at schools from California to New Hampshire to celebrate WRAD. This year, I'll be reading Tillie Lays an Egg while sitting amongst the Gems. Chaos? Likely. Fun? Definitely. Watch on the BarnCam. The first Skype visit will be at 11 am EST, the last at 2:30 pm.
Chicken Keeping Talk
Dover-Sherborn Community Education 157 Farm Street, Dover, MA, United StatesI'll be doing a backyard chicken keeping talk and slideshow in Dover. Sign-up is through Dover-Sherborn Community Education. I'm on page 7 of this catalog.
Storytime at the Concord Library
Concord Library 129 Main Street, Concord, MA, United StatesI'll be bringing a hen to the Concord Library for this storytime. It's part of the Concord Reads About Farming And Food program in concert with the Concord Museum's exhibit, The Greatest Source of Wealth: Agriculture in Concord.
Free
Preschool Storytime
I'll be at the Concord Carousel for a preschool storytime. With a hen, of course!
Bay Path College Early Educators Class
I'll be talking to a group of educators about what makes an engaging storytime, and how to go use a picture book as a jump-off for learning and writing. I'll be bringing a chicken as an assistant!
Meet Me In Austin!
I'm flying down to Austin, Texas! Lauren Scheuer and I will be in the Lone Star State for the Austin Funky Chicken Coop Tour. Join us at the Driskill Bar at 5:30 on Friday, March 29. We know it's a fancy place, but, we've never been. We're tourists! On Saturday, March 30, we'll be at Buck Moore … more