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Beyond the Backyard: Raising Poultry in a Sustainable Way!

6 Mar 2015

Date: March 6, 2014, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Franny’s Farm, Leicester, NC
COST: with Spring Conference Registration: $35, without Spring Conference Registration: $50

Learn to raise your own poultry flock at Franny’s Farm where the entire process happens: breeding, hatching, growing, butchering and marketing! The class will cover everything you need to know including: identify the poultry breed that best suits your farm; learn how to brood, properly feed & grow poultry, basic husbandry, disease control, and also the basics of processing & cooking. Join these sustainable poultry specialists for the A-Z of homestead chicken farming and you’ll be off and running in no time.

For more information and to register, please visit http://organicgrowersschool.org/annual-spring-conference/pre-conference-workshops/

For questions, please contact Vaidila Satvika: vaidila@organicgrowersschool.org or 828-761-1776