B) 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\.