Farm Visit: Raising Poultry, Thomaston, Maine
August 23, 2022
Topic: Raising Poultry
Calling all New Farmers — and Anyone with Fewer Than 10 Years of Experience in Farming!
When: August 23, 2022 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Where: 530 Main St., Thomaston Maine
Presenter: Rhiannon Hampson, Grace Pond Farm
Fee: $10
Come join UMaine Extension’s Boots-2-Bushels farm training program on August 23, 2022, from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Grace Pond Farm in Thomaston, Maine for a farm visit about raising poultry with Grace Pond Farm’s Rhiannon Hampson. Rhiannon and her husband, Gregg, own and operate Grace Pond Farm, a small, diversified, organically certified livestock and dairy farm in Thomaston, Maine. This farm visit is a good chance for new farmers to learn about raising poultry 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 military veterans and their family members. The program is sponsored by UMaine Cooperative Extension’s Maine AgrAbility in partnership with the Veterans Administration and the Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener Association. 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 raising poultry on a small, diversified, organic livestock farm.
Limited to 10 participants.
Register Online
For more information or to request an accommodation, contact: Chris Howard, UMaine Extension, 207.944.6391, christina.howard@maine.edu
If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Chris Howard at christina.howard@maine.edu to discuss your needs. Receiving requests for accommodations at least seven days before the program provides a reasonable amount of time to meet the request, however, all requests will be considered.