A) Food Self-Reliance Workshop Series: Gardening, Poultry, Food Preservation

\High Meadow Farm, 28 High St., Hubbardston, MA\
- Instructors: Tom and Jassy Bratko keep a small flock of laying hens and raise 100 meat birds each year.
A) Saturday, April 21, 9am-12pm, Raising Chickens in the Backyard, $30 ***followed by optional pot-luck lunch
Learn to raise chicks from day-old until slaughter. Participants will visit the chicken coop where laying hens are housed in winter and where baby chicks get started in the spring. There will be a demonstration of the chicken tractors where meat birds and layers are kept from April to December. Other topics include: breeds; predator control; and electric and non-electric fencing. Geared to beginners, this workshop will show how fun and easy it is to produce your own delicious eggs and succulent, juicy chicken.
For more information on the Self-Reliance Workshops, \click here\.