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