I'll be talking about all things chicken and eggs at The Concord Bookshop. There will be a hen! And homemade eggy snacks! There will be copies of The Farmstead Egg Guide and Cookbook for sale! And my books of vintage animal photographs. And Tillie Lays an Egg. Please come.
To celebrate the publication of The Farmstead Egg Guide and Cookbook, I'll be at the Toadstool Bookshop in Milford, NH for a discussion about hens, eggs and cooking. Come at 2 pm for the talk, and then stay to chat.
I'll be giving a Backyard Chicken Keeping Talk at the Newbury Town Library. This program is free and open to the public.
I'll be at the Chelmsford Agway for a morning talk about backyard chicken keeping. This seminar is free and open to the public. Bring your questions!
This 2-hour workshop in my backyard will cover the basics of what you need to know to have your own small flock of laying hens. You'll learn everything from feeding, to flock dynamics, to predator protection, to coop design, to what to do with manure (you'll get to see my composting system.) You'll even get to … more
I'll be at one of my favorite indie bookstores, Porter Square Books, to do a talk and book signing.
I will be at the Billerica Public Library for a school vacation storytime on Thursday, April 24, at a10 am. Of course, I'll have a hen with me.
I'll be in Roslindale Village (just outside of Boston) in Joanne Rossman's original, quirky and creative shop. I'll be there to meet and greet and chat. Come by anytime between noon and three pm.
I'll be visiting with the second graders at the Thoreau School in Concord, MA and teaching them all about chickens and eggs. Of course, I'll have a hen with me!
A hen and I will be doing Tillie Lays an Egg storytimes for all of the kindergartners at the Peter Noyes School in Sudbury, Ma.
The Birches is a nature-based school in Lincoln, MA. They are hatching chicks and will be keeping them on campus as a permanent flock. I'll be spending an hour with the students talking about chickens and their care.
UPDATE: This class is full. If there is enough interest, I will create a morning session. Please email me if you'd like to be on the wait list for the afternoon program, or to sign up for a possible morning class. This 2-hour class is for people who already have chickens. I'll go over all … more