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Keep informed about workshops, talks, Chicken Stimulus Packages, Coop Corps and other poultry power events.
Winter Chicken Care and Coop Modification. Online 5-class course. January 8-29, 2015 www.ChickensAndYOU.com.
Therapy Chickens: The Training of Handlers and Their Birds for Public Visitations. Online course. www.ChickensAndYOU.com. Jnuary 21, 2015
Chickens and YOU Primary Series Online Course. 10 classes awarding the Backyard Chicken Keeper Certification. February 10-March 28, 2015 The
James Madison University Environmental Journalism Class. How Heritage Chickens Can Help Save the World. February 26, 4:30-5:30.
Poultry School, Stone Barnes Agricultural Center. Two Workshops: Chicken Whispering: Discover the Chicken You Never Knew. Pennsylvania, March 27-29, 2015.
February 28—March 2nd. Chicken Stimulus Package with 300 heritage female chicks to be given free to 75 first-time flock owner households. Chicks donated by Murray McMurray Hatchery. Package includes chick care instructions, starter feed and coop designs. This Chicken Stimulus Package is to celebrate legalized chickens in Richmond, the state capital of Virginia. Demos and Mini-workshops on how to keep and employ chickens, and chicken handling throughout the 3-day event. Patricia Foreman, author of City Chicks and Chicken Celebrity, Oprah Hen-Free, will be available for questions and hens-on experiences. http://richmondhomeandgarden.com
Patricia Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free will be will be co-presenting: Why Chickens are the Enablers and Heroes of Permaculture Design and Healthy Sustainable Living. This cutting-edge workshop explores the ever-expanding ways to employ chickens to help navigate these transition times. Learn how family flocks create & enhance food-growing topsoils, help grow vegetables, berries, nuts & fruits, sequester carbon and decrease carbon foot-prints and even be be part of emergency preparedness plans—all the while saving community taxes. Understand that employing family flocks is truly a community service.
Patricia Foreman and chicken celebrity, Oprah Hen-Free will be talking about Chickens! The Enablers, Mascots and Heroes of Healthy Sustainable Living. This cutting-edge workshop explores the ever-expanding ways chickens can collaborate with humans to navigate these transistion times. Develop action plans to employ family flocks so they create & enhance food-growing topsoils, grow vegetables, berries, nuts & fruits, be part of emergency preparedness plans, sequester carbon and decrease carbon foot-prints—all the while saving community taxes. Learn how employing family flocks is truly a community service.
April 11—13 Mother Earth Fair, Asheville, North Carolina. Workshops and times to be determined. Western North Carolina Agricultural Center Asheville, N.C, 1301 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher, NC 28732 Saturday Fair hours: 9:00 AM-7:00 PM Sunday Fair hours: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM. 1st of 4 MEN fairs that Patricia Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free will be presenting workshops at in 2014.
Get Started With Family Flocks! Many folks feel there is too much effort involved in keeping chickens, and that the learning curve is too steep ... so they never start. This workshop simplifies and demystifies family flocks, showing it's so easy and simple that kids can do it—inexpensively. Learn the newest techniques, equipment for raising baby chicks and keeping adult birds. This workshop covers chick and hen behavior, handling, health care, nutrition, furniture, housing and time-saving management. By the end, you will know the basics of successfully raising your own baby chicks from day one to productive adult chickens. Co-presented with chicken celebrity Oprah Hen-Free.
Which came first: the chicken or the child? Usually, it's the chicken ... with a child trundling afterward, giggling with delight. This hens-on workshop shows kids (and adults) how to responsibly, and safely, handle a chicken. Learn tips, tricks and traps about how to keep interacting with chickens ... a fun experience that can last a lifetime. Kids learn about the value of family flocks in green communities. We will cover how chickens offer more than just eggs; they also have skills, acting as pesticiders, kitchen waste recyclers and compost creators. Understand why chickens are truly pets with benefits. There will be ample time for a question-and-answer session.
This 2-day, Colonial period festival has workshops and demonstrations of the 1800s. Breeds of our Founding Fathers and a peek at colonial chicken life. Chicken mini-workshops. Author Pat Foreman and chicken celebrity Oprah Hen-Free will be available to answer questions and for hens-on experiences. Interpreters in costume performing 200 year old daily tasks, vendors selling period products, live music, food and drink. History comes alive and educational for the entire family! Pharsalia, 2333 Pharsalia Road, Tyro, Virginia 22976. Phone: 434-277-5231
May 31 – June 1, 2014, Mother Earth Fair, Puyallup, Washington. Workshops and times to be determined. 2nd of 4 MEN fairs that Patricia Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free will be facilitating in 2014.
Which came first; the chicken or the child? Usually, it's the chicken—with a child trundling afterwards giggling with delight. This hands-on workshop shows kids (and adults) how to responsibly, and safely, handle a chicken. Learn tips, tricks and traps about how to keep interacting with chickens a fun experience that can last a lifetime. Kids learn about the value of family flocks in green communities. We will cover how chickens offer more than just eggs, they also have skills such as pestaciders, kitchen waste recyclers and compost creators. Chickens are truly pets with benefits.
The Mother Earth Fair in Puyallup, Washington. May 31 — June 1. This is the second of four Mother Earth Fairs across the US in 2014. Author Pat Foreman and chicken celebrity Oprah Hen-Free will be facilitating workshops at all the fairs. The schedules are still being determined, but one, or more of the following workshops will be presented and the times announced.:
Chicken Whispering: Discover the Chicken You Never Knew. There are ways to handle and communicate with chickens that can result in trust, gentleness and even emotional bonds. But first you must learn how a chicken thinks, and prefers to be treated. It’s sometimes not what you think. Some birds can even be trained to serve as therapy chickens and class room assistants. Get close and personal with your biddy buddy. Learn the basics of chicken whispering in this cutting-edge, hands-on, nose-to-beak workshop. Textbook: City Chicks. Monticello, 931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway Charlottesville, VA 22902
September 12—14, Mother Earth Fair at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pennsylvania. Workshops and times to be determined. 3rd of 4 MEN fairs that Patricia Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free will be facilitating in 2014.
Which came first; the chicken or the child? Usually, it's the chicken—with a child trundling afterwards giggling with delight. This hands-on workshop shows kids (and adults) how to responsibly, and safely, handle a chicken. Learn tips, tricks and traps about how to keep interacting with chickens a fun experience that can last a lifetime. Kids learn about the value of family flocks in green communities. We will cover how chickens offer more than just eggs, they also have skills such as pestaciders, kitchen waste recyclers and compost creators. Chickens are truly pets with benefits. Mother Earth Fair at Seven Springs Resort, Pennsylvania. Workshops and times to be determined. 3rd of 4 MEN fairs that Patricia Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free will be facilitating in 2014. The schedules are still being determined, but one, or more of the following workshops will be presented and the times announced.:
Gardening with and for Chickens. This cutting-edge, ever-expanding, interactive workshop gives you practical, and effective ways to employ chickens in your garden or homestead. Learn how chickens create and enrich topsoil. Understand that not all chicken feed has to come from bags. Learn how chickens forage—and which food they prefer. Use your yard as a mini-pasture (including rotational grazing systems) to build soil fertility, provide fresh graze. Control insects, including ticks and fleas. Integrate different types of fencing by understanding what works, and what doesn't. Jump start your gardens with chicken-assisted biomass recycling that transforms trash into black gold. Begin birdscaping, which is planting trees, shrubs. Perennials and annuals that your flock will perpetually love. Best of all, we will talk about getting truly wholesome, nutritious, non-GMO homegrown food for both you and your flock. This is truly a “Think Outside the Coop and Inside Local Food Systems“ workshop.
workshops to be determined. 4th of 4 MEN fairs that Patricia Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free will be facilitating in 2014.
November 25 - December 3, 2012, The 2013 International Permaculture Convergence & Congress, Havana, Cuba
June 1-2, 2013 Mother Earth News Fair, Puyallup, Washington, Primary Poultry Health Care and the Poultry's Pharmacy
March 2 & 3, 2013— The First Ever 2-day Intensive Chickens And YOU Traiinng, First Landing State Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
November 9, 2012 American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, 1:-3:30 Garden Chick – Growing Food with and for Family Flocks This interactive workshop will help you to “think outside the coop and inside the local food system,” leaving you with practical and effective ways to employ chickens in the garden or homestead. Learn how chickens create and enrich topsoil. Understand that not all chicken feed has to come from bags. Learn how chickens forage and which foods they prefer. Understand how to control insects, including ticks and fleas, with chickens. Begin “bird-scaping”- planting trees, shrubs, and perennials that your flock will enjoy. Learn how chickens can be an asset when it comes to growing your own food. Presenter: Patricia Foreman Cost: $95
Tuesday September 11th, 1pm Gardening with and for chickens.Wednesday, September 12th, 4pm Chicken Whispering: Discover the Chicken You Never Knew.
Sunday, September 15, 2012 Monticello Heritage Harvest Festival, Charlottesville, Virginia, 4:30–5:00 p.m.
Book Signing City Chicks: Keeping Micro-flocks of Chickens as Garden Helpers, Compost Creators, Bio-recyclers, and Local Food Suppliers and Backyard Market Gardening: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Selling What You Grow. On the West Lawn at the Center for Historic Plants Tent.
Chicken Whispering — 7/6/2012 11:31:17 AM. There are ways to handle and communicate with chickens that can result in trust, gentleness and even an emotional bond. But first, you must learn how a chicken thinks and prefers to be treated. It's sometimes not what you think. Some birds can even be trained to serve as therapy chickens and classroom assistants. Patricia Foreman, a poultry keeper of more than 20 years, is the author City Chicks, Chicken Tractor, Day Range Poultry, Backyard Market Gardening and the forthcoming book Way of the Hen: Incubating Eggs and Brooding Chicks Naturally.
Gardening With and for Chickens - 7/6/2012 11:25:36 AM. Gardening With and for Chickens Patricia Foreman - Good Earth Publications Chickens have skill sets that can be employed in backyard gardens. Learn practical and effective, cutting-edge ways to integrate chickens within your garden. Topics include fencing when to let birds in (and keep them out) of specific crops, bird-scaping, and getting homegrown food for both you and your flock.
July 21, 2012 Vinette Day Lilly Wine & Food Festival. 11:15-12 noon, Gardening With and For Chickens with Oprah Hen-Free and Pat Foreman.
March 22, 2012, The Science and Chemistry of Cooking with Eggs presented by Pat Foreman and Lisa Dearden. 6-8 pm, William Byrd Community Center, Richmond, Virginia.
February 9, 2012, Organic View Radio with Host Jill Cloutier with Guest Pat Foreman, author of City Chicks. “How Heritage Chickens Can Help Save the World”.
January 19, 2012 Chickens and You Seminar with the Shenandoah Valley Poultry and Garden Club. 6 to 8pm, Old Court House, 2, South Main Street, Lexington, VA
January 28, 2012 Raising Baby Chicks from Scratch and Laying Hens 101. Chickens And You Training Series, 9am to 4pm, Old Court House Community Room, 2, South Main Street, Lexington, VA.
Ventura, California, November 14th, 7-9pm, evening book talk, Zanzilla, 2750 E. Main Street, Ventura CA 93003 Sponsored by VCCOOL www.vccool.org.
Faulkner Gallery, The Chicken Have More Plan, 21 E Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara. CA 93101, November 15th, Tuesday, 7-9pm, $10/students $5
Sponsored by: Permaculture Credit Union, Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, SB Chapter Weston Price Foundation, SB Chapter Slow Money, SBCC Students for Sustainability Coalition, SBCC Center for Sustainability.
Farmer and the Cook, City Chicks book presentation, discussion and signing. 339 West El Roblar Drive, Ojai, CA 93023-2212, Meiners Oaks, Wednesday, November 16th, 6:30p. www.sbpermaculture.org
Friends of the Farm, November 19th, Saturday, 1pm- 3pm. City Chicks book presentation, discussion and signing. $20 general $15. 2550 Sunset Avenue, San Diego 92154. Farm tour 3:30pm & 4:30pm Farm-made, organic sourdough wood-fired pizza and potluck, Contact: Mel Lions<mel@sandiegoroots.org>
LA Eco Village, Chicken Have More Plan and Growing Food with Chickens. Book signing following. Tuesday, November 22nd, Los Angeles, 7:30-9:30pm, 117 Bimini Place LA CA 90004 Fee: $5 to $15 sliding scale.
Cabrillo Recreation Center, City Chicks book talk benefit for the Santa Barbara Food Bank Educational Program Saturday, November 26th, 3-5pm.
Mountain Feed Bin, Slide show: Chicken Have More Plan and Growing Food with Chickens. Book signing following. November 28th, 3-5p, Mountain Feed Bin, 9550 Hwy 9 CA 95005, Ben Lamond (near Santa Cruz).
Green Grange Hall, Slide show: Pat Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free Present: Chicken Have More Plan and Growing Food with Chickens. City Chicks Book signing following. November 28th, 7pm -9pm. 1900 17th Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95062-1806, Sponsored by: The Officers of the Green Grange Hall (Live Oak Grange) http://greengrange.org/ , SLOW Food Santa Cruz
French Cullinary Instutute Hosts Pat Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free Seminar: Nutritional Value and Cooking Heritage Chickens, and Growing Food with Chickens. Tuesday, November 29th, 5:30-9pm, French Cullinary Instutute, 700 West Hamilton Ave, Campbell, CA 95008. CEO? Johann JÜrgen
Petaluma Seed Bank, book talk and signing Wednesday, November 30th, 7-10pm, 199 Petaluma Blvd. North Petaluma, CA 94952
Ecology Center hosts: Chicken Have More Plan and City Chicks book signing by Pat Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free. December 1st, 2011, 7-9pm,
GRUB Cooperative Hosts Pat Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free presenting Growing food with and For Chickens. Friday, December 2nd, 6—8pm, 1525 Daylon Road, Chico, CA 95928, Contact: Stephanie Elliott srwilliams@holymonkey.com 530-354-1646.Sponsored by GRUB CSA http://grubchico.org.
Slide Ranch hosts Pat Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free presenting The Chicken Have More Plan and Growing Food with Chickens. Book signing following. December 3rd, Saturday, 2:30-4:30pm, Slide Ranch, 2025 Shoreline Hwy CA, Muir Beach, 94965. Sponsored by: Slide Ranch http://www.slideranch.org/
Albany Public Library Hosts Chicken Whispering: Discover the Chicken You Nevcer Knew by Pat Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free. Sunday, December 4th ,2-4pm. Albany Library, Edith Stone Room, 1247 Marin Avenue, Albany CA 94706,
December 6th, San Luis Obispo, Tuesday, 6p, Ludwig Center, book talk and signing 864 Santa Rosa Street SLO CA 93401. Sponsored by: SLO Permaculture
Blue Bird Canyon Farm hosts Growing Food With and For Chickens. December 9, 2012, 2-5pm, 1085 Bluebird Canyon Drive, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Fairview Gardens hosts: The Chicken Have More Plan by Patricia Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free, December 10, 2012, 10am-1pm. Goleta, CA, Saturday, $40 /early Bird discount $30 paid by Nov 30.
Transition Culver City sponsors City Chicks book presentation, discussion and signing by Pat Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free. Saturday, December 10, 7-9pm. Hosted by the Holy Nativity Church, 6700 W. 83rd, Westchester, CA. Sponsored by : Transition Culver City, CA http://transitionculvercity.org/
Manzo Elementary School hosts: Basic chicken Care Mini Workshop for Kids and Adults December 12, 2012. Two workshops from 9-10am and 10am-11am. 855 N. Melrose. Tucson, Arizona 85745.
Manzo Elementary School Hosts Pat Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free presenting the Chicken Have More Plan. Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 5:30pm- 7pm 855 N. Melrose. Tucson, Arizona 85745
Radio interview with Bob Ross Producer/Host ~ Gardens, Food & Santa Fe ~ KSFR FM 101.1. Live from the Santa Fe Farmers Market at the KSFR broadcast table in the Santa Fe Farmers Market Hall, Dec 17, 2011, 9:45 am
Native Seed Retail Store hosts Pat Foreman presenting: The Chicken Have More Plan and Growing Food With and For Chickens. Monday, December 19 2011, 5:30-7:30pm, 3061 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson AZ 85716. Contact: Belle Star belle@nativeseeds.org . Sponsored by: Native Seed, www.nativeseed.org
Silco Theater hosts Pat Foreman presenting: The Chicken Have More Plan and Growing Food With and For Chickens. Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 7pm. 311 N Bullard St Silver City NM 88062
Black Range Lodge hosts Solstice Dinner & evening presentation by Pat Foreman on The Chicken Have More Plan and Growing Food With and For Chickens December 21, 2011, 5pm. 119 Kingston Main Street, Kingston, NM 88042
Wednesday Oct 3rd, 2011, 6-7pm at Morrison-Reeves Library. Richmond, Indiana. City Chicks Evening Talk with Patricia Foreman.
Thursday, October 4th, Hands-on Whispering Workshop with Pat Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free. 6-9pm at the Innovation Center, Richmond, Indiana. Hosted by the Cope Environmental Center.
Sustainable Urban Agriculture Lecture Series. Pat Foreman, author of City Chicks and Chicken Tractor presents Chickens And YOU and The Chicken Have More Plan. Come hear about how you can •Enhance Backyard Agriculture, • Divert Food and Yard “Waste” Our of Landfills, • Lower Carbon Footprints, • Improve National Defense and Emergency Preparedness. October 20, 2011, 7-9pm Arlington Community Center, 3308 S. Stafford Street, Arlington, VA 22206. Sponsored by Virginia Tech, Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia State. Book signing with Pat and Chicken Celebrity, Oprah Hen-Free to follow presentation.
June 23, 2011, Chickens as Master Gardeners by Pat Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free. 7 to 9pm at the Rockbridge Regional Library, Lexington, Virginia. Sponsored by Extension Service.
• February 19, 2011. Missouri Botanical Garden presents Garden Blitz. Patricia Foreman and Oprah Hen-Free present Gardening With and For Chickens. St. Louis, MO.
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