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B)Jun9 Food Self-Reliance Workshop Series: Gardening, Poultry, Food Preservation
Golden Oak Farm, 44 Plain Road, Hatfield, MA
- Instructors: Pam Raymond & David Turner raise 50 pastured broilers and 18 layers in addition to pastured pigs and grass fed beef and vegetables.
B) Saturday, June 9, 9am-12pm, Chickens and the Sustainable Farm, $30 ***followed by optional pot-luck lunch (For farm website: http://goldenoakfarm.us)
Learn to select breeds; set up a brooder; raise day old chicks; deal with predator pressure; improve pasture grass and forbs; and provide adequate housing, feed, and supplementation. We'll cover systems on the farm including waterers and feeders; deep litter; chicken tractors; the Salatin pen; the mobile coop; fencing; rotational grazing; and butchering. We will also talk about how the animals are integral to the farm and how all parts of the farm depend on the others. Hand-outs provided.
For more information on the Self-Reliance Workshops, click here.
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LocationGolden Oak Farm (View)
44 Plain Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
United States
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