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Urban Chicken Keeping Lecture
Groundwork Somerville 21 Properzi Way, Suite O, Somerville, MA, United StatesThis slide show and lecture is for the city hen keeper. I'll show you how a small flock of hens can be housed and cared for in an urban/suburban plot. It's sponsored by NOFA and will be held at Groundwork Somerville. Register here.
$25 – $30
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.
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
Thoreau School Visit
The second graders are hatching chicks! I get to be part of the educational fun of this springtime program. I'll bring a hen so the children can see what the chicks will grow into.
School Visit
I'll be bringing a hen to Our Lady's Academy in Waltham, MA, where we'll meet the pre-K and K classes.
Spring Chickens: Basics of Urban Chicken Keeping
Groundwork Somerville 24 Park Street, Somerville, United StatesI'll be in Somerville, MA, to talk about urban chicken keeping. During this slide show/lecture I'll cover everything you'll need to know to get started with a small flock of hens in a city setting.
$24 – $30
Chicken Keeping Workshop
This workshop is FULL. Spaces remain in the June 8 workshop. Keep an eye on this events page, as I'll be adding more programs! 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, … more
$40
Storytime in the Backyard
I'll be hosting 6 five-year olds for a private storytime in my backyard. The goats are sure to get some attention.
School Visit
I'll be at the Peter Noyes School, in Sudbury, MA, to read Tillie Lays an Egg and talk about chickens. I'll be meeting all of the Kindergarten students who will have been hatching eggs and learning about farm animals. Of course, I'll be bringing a hen!
School Visit
I'll be visiting the kindergarten students at Our Lady's Academy in Waltham. With a chicken, of course!
Milldam Preschool Visit
I'll be at the Milldam nursery school for a Tillie Lays an Egg Storytime. With a hen, of course!
School Visit
I'll be bringing Amber to the Haynes School in Sudbury for their Chicken Festival.
Chicken Keeping Workshop
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 what to do with manure (you'll get to see my composting system.) You'll even get to pick up … more
$40
A Hen Visits the Girl Scouts
Camp Maude Eaton Andover, MA, United StatesI'll be doing an hour-long program for the Girl Scouts at Camp Maude Eaton in Andover, Ma. I'll be talking all about chickens, chicken care, and the science of chicken poop and egg laying. Perfect camp topics! I'll be bringing a hen, too.
Chicken Keeping Workshop
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
$40.00
PJ Storytime for CI-using Children
Boxborough Holiday Inn 242 Adams Place, Boxborough, MA, United StatesI'll be at the Northeast Cochlear Implant Convention to do a PJ Storytime for cochlear implant-using children. I'm planning on leading a chorus of cock-a-doddle-dos and cluck-clucks! I'll be reading Tillie Lays an Egg, too.
Goddard School Visit
I'll be bringing a chicken to meet the children at the Goddard School in Westford, MA.
NY Now Gift Show
I'll be an exhibitor at NY Now showing off two new titles in my series of postcard books of vintage photographs, Vintage Farm Animals and Vintage Dog Photos. If you're in the Big Apple for the show, stop in and see me at the Ellie and Friends booth, number 7517 on Level 1. Email to … more
Backyard Chicken Talk in Kingston, Ontario
Ban Righ Centre 32 Bader Lane, Queen's Campus, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaI've been invited to talk about backyard chickens at the Ban Righ Centre, in Kingston, Ontario. They have a lunchtime speaker series, and I'll be kicking off this season's lineup. The program is free (soup available for a donation) and open to the public.
Programs at The Wild Center
The Wild Center Tupper Lake, NY, United StatesI'll be spending the day at The Wild Center, in the heart of the Adirondacks. I'll be doing two programs, a Backyard Chicken Keeping Talk, and a Tillie Lays an Egg Storytime. Check the Wild Center's website for details.
Chicken Keeping Lecture at Cluck!
Cluck! 399 Broadway, Providence, RI, United StatesThere's a new urban farm store in Providence, RI, called Cluck! and with a name like that, of course I have to go there to give a Chicken Keeping Lecture. Join me for an hour talk, and stay for a Q & A. $15 for adults, children are free. Contact Cluck! to register.
$15
Chicken Keeping Workshop
Little Pond Farm 388 Stearns St, Carlisle, MA, United StatesThis 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
$40.00
From The Backyard To The Kitchen
Verrill Farm 11 Wheeler Road, Concord, MA, United StatesFor two weeks this fall the Concord Festival of Authors will have programs celebrating the written word. I'll be on a panel discussion: From the Backyard To The Kitchen. Please join me for this event. It takes place at Verrill Farm, a family owned and run farm stand with homegrown produce and a superb prepared … more
Pie Baking Class
LIttle Pond Farm 388 Stearns Street, Carlisle, MA, United StatesWhen people ask me what is your favorite thing to cook?, I answer PIE! At Thanksgiving I'll bake over twenty pies (of more than a dozen varieties.) My pies have even been written up in Woman's Day Magazine. For me, pies are easy, throw-together, joyous foods to make. But, many of you have pie anxiety. … more
$80
Meet Jan Brett (and Me!)
Amato Center For the Performing Arts 56 Mont Vernon Road, Milford, NH, United StatesJan Brett will be doing a book signing for her new book, Cinders, A Chicken Cinderella Story, in Milford NH on Monday, November 25. I've been invited to join a couple of other chicken bloggers to chat about backyard chicken keeping and to keep the people in the long line waiting to meet Jan, entertained. I … more