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
The Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, Vermont, has a cookbook group (why don't all bookstores have this? Brilliant!), and I'll be their guest on Sunday, May 18th at 11 am. The cookbook group will choose recipes ahead of the event and will bring dishes from The Farmstead Egg Guide and Cookbook to share with each other and … more
I'll be spending a half-day with the first graders in Lunenburg, MA. I look forward to meeting them, reading Tillie Lays an Egg, and talking about chickens!
I'll be at the Verrill Farm Asparagus Festival. This family working farm in Concord, MA, has nurtured their asparagus beds for generations. The granddaughter of the man who planted the asparagus is a talented chef who works in the farmstand's kitchen. I'll be at Verrill Farm to help celebrate the harvest and the coming growing … more
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'm delighted to be doing a Farmstead Egg Guide and Cookbook program at a beloved indie bookstore - The New England Mobile Book Fair. I'll be talking about backyard hens and the pleasures of cooking with their good eggs. There will be time for Q & A afterwards. Of course, I'll have a chicken with … more
Tower Hill Botanic Garden is one of the premier public gardens in my region. I'll be there on Wednesday, June 11, for a reading from The Farmstead Egg Guide and Cookbook, and afterwards I'll be available to and answer your questions. This is the perfect excuse to go to Tower HIll, walk the trails, enjoy … more
On June 22 through 25, UMass Amherst is hosting the Revisioning Sustainability Conference. I've been invited to give a presentation to this gathering of food sustainability and permaculture professionals. On Monday evening, June 23, I'll be talking about Chicken Keeping for Public Spaces and Institutions.