New Farmer Farm Visit Series – Poultry Farming in Thomaston
Calling all New Farmers — and Anyone with Fewer Than 10 Years of Experience in Farming!
When: August 22, 2023 – 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Where: Grace Pond Farm, 530 Main Street, Thomaston, Maine
Presenter: Rhiannon and Greg, co-owners of Grace Pond Farm
Come join the Boots-2-Bushels farm training program on August 22, 2023, from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Grace Pond Farm in Thomaston, Maine for a farm visit about Poultry Production with Rhiannon and Greg of Grace Pond Farm. This is a good chance for new farmers to learn about Poultry Production techniques and to network with other new farmers and service providers.
Boots-2-Bushels (B2B) is a 9-month hands-on market gardening education and training program for beginning farmers with priority to military veterans, their family members, and farmers with disabilities. The program is sponsored by UMaine Cooperative Extension’s Maine AgrAbility in partnership with the Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener Association, and the Maine New Farmers Project.
PLEASE NOTE: You do not have to be a veteran nor be enrolled in B2B to attend this farm visit.
Who Should Attend?
New farmers based in Maine who have fewer than 10 years of experience in farming with a desire to learn more about poultry production techniques.
For More Information and to Register
For more information or a reasonable accommodation, please contact Chris Howard at christina.howard@maine.edu.
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