Springboard School
2011-07-22 | Unnamed Venue, Chelmsford, MA, Select a Country:
Tillie and I will be visiting this preschool.

Chicken Keeping Workshop here at Little Pond Farm
2011-07-30 14:00 - 16:00, 2011-09-24 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Unnamed Venue, Carlisle, MA, Select a Country:
You are invited learn about backyard chicken keeping here at Little Pond Farm. I’ll go over all of the basics of how to get started with your own flock. We’ll cover housing, feeding, and health issues, breed selection and buying poultry, You’ll even learn how to pick up a chicken! You’ll get to tour my property, see the gardens, the compost, and meet the goats. $20 per person (includes iced tea and cookies) 15 people maximum. Email to sign up and for more details.

Skype Visit
2011-09-21
I’ve been in touch with the librarians and students in the Temecula, California elementary school for a few years, and now I’m finally going to meet them via Skype!

Getting Your Coop Ready for Winter Workshop at the Chelmsford Agway
2011-10-08 11:00 | Chelmsford Agway, Chelmsford, MA, Select a Country:
I’ll be talking about how to keep your chickens healthy this winter. I’ll discuss housing, feed and water. There will be time for Q & A, too!

Lesley Ellis School Visit
2011-11-08
I’ll be bringing Agatha and Betsy to meet the pre-K through 6th grades.

North Grafton Elementary School
2012-01-11
I’ll be spending a half day at the North Grafton School.

Chicken Keeping Talk
2012-02-25 11:00 | Chelmsford Agway, Chelmsford, MA, Select a Country:
Free and open to the public! I’ll be speaking about getting started with your backyard flock.

Skype Visit to the La Canada School in California
2012-03-16
I’ll be taking the students on a tour of the barns via Skype and my iPad!

Chicken Keeping Workshop here in my backyard!
2012-03-31 13:00 - 15:00, 2012-04-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Unnamed Venue, Carlisle, MA, Select a Country:
You’ll get a tour of the coops and see first-hand how to keep a healthy, peaceful flock of hens in your backyard. Homemade cookies included. $25. Tor register, email me.

Abbey Kelley Foster Charter School
2012-04-11
I’ll be meeting all of the first graders at this school in Worcester, MA.

Skype Visit to the Grand Prairie School in Texas
2012-04-12

Sargent Memorial Library
2012-04-17 14:00 | Sargent Memorial Library, Boxborough, MA, Select a Country:
Storytime during school vacation week! Come and say hello to me and one of my hens.

Chicken Keeping Talk
2012-04-24 18:30 | Billerica Public Library, Billerica, MA, Select a Country:

A Visit to Our Lady's Academy
2012-05-03 | Unnamed Venue, Waltham, MA, Select a Country:
I’ll be doing my Tillie Lays an Egg program for the pre-K. With Agatha!

Chicken Keeping Talk at the Farmers' Museum
2012-05-16 19:00 | The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown, NY, Select a Country:
I’ll be in Cooperstown, NY at this living history museum to talk about backyard chicken keeping.

A Visit to the Peter Noyes School
2012-05-23 | Peter Noyes Elementary School, Sudbury, MA, Select a Country:
I’ll be doing my Tillie Lays an Egg program for 4 Kindergarten classes. With Agatha!

Concord Museum Garden Tour
2012-06-01 - 2012-06-02 | Concord Museum, MA, United States
Eight gardens are on this tour, including mine! This is your chance to tour my yard, see the chickens, goats and vegetable garden, and even spy the Beast. All for a very good cause.

Rhode Island Storytime
2012-06-01 17:30 - 19:30 | Providence Children’s Museum, 100 South Street, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
I’ll be there with a chicken! Details here!

Storytime at The Somerville Growing Center
2012-06-08 10:30 | Somerville Growing Center, Somerville, MA, United States
I’ll be at this community garden and educational center, with a friendly hen, for a Tillie Lays an Egg Storytime. No registration necessary – just drop in! Also, courtesy of the Growing Center, I’ll be visiting a preschool at The Somerville Childcare Center.

Chicken Keeping Workshop here in my backyard!
2012-06-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2012-06-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Carlisle, MA, United States
You’ll get a tour of the coops and see first-hand how to keep a healthy, peaceful flock of hens in your backyard. Homemade cookies included. $25. This workshop is full.

Chicken Keeping Workshop
2012-07-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Carlisle, MA, United States
Spend two hours learning what to do in order to have a happy, peaceful, healthy flock of laying hens in your backyard. Everything from coop design to chicken health and behavior will be covered. You’ll learn how to pick up a chicken, see what caring for chickens entails, and tour my gardens and compost system. Ice tea and homemade cookies included! $35 per person. This workshop is full.

Chelmsford Farmers Market
2012-08-02 15:30 - 16:30 | Chelmsford Farmers Market, Chelmsford Common, Chelmsford, MA, United States
I’ll be talking about backyard chicken keeping for the Farmers Market education events program. Come for the presentation and stay for Q & A.

Book Signing
2012-09-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Ferns Country Store, 8 Lowell Road, Carlisle, MA, 01741, United States
I live in a small community with an unusually high proportion of published authors. Ferns, the general store in the center of town (it’s the only store in town!) is hosting a Carlisle Author’s Booksigning. I’ll be there with copies of Tillie Lays an Egg. Stop by!

Chicken Keeping Workshop
2012-09-22 13:00 - 15:00
Spend two hours in my backyard learning everything you need to know to get started with your own flock of hens. I’ll cover a wide range of topics, from chicken behavior, to housing, to health. You’ll see firsthand how I protect my chickens from predators, compost the manure, and keep the coops clean and tidy. You’ll learn how to handle these birds and even pick up a hen! The workshop is rain or shine, and as always, includes iced tea and homemade cookies. $40 per person. Limited to 14 participants. Sign up using the “Pay Now” button.

Cancellation policy—up to one week before the event you will get a refund of $30. No refund after September 16.

Urban Chicken Keeping Lecture
2012-10-03 18:30 - 20:30 | Groundwork Somerville, 21 Properzi Way, Suite O, Somerville, MA, 02143, United States
This 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.

Nursing Home Visit
2012-10-16 | Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, Littleton, MA, United States
I’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
2012-10-20 11:00 | Chelmsford Agway, 24 Maple Road, Chelmsford, MA, United States
I’ll be at the Chelmsford, MA Agway to talk about winter chicken care for your backyard flock. This seminar is free!
