Island Group Sponsors

Poultry Raising Workshops

The Island Grown Initiative will sponsor poultry workshops on Saturday, Feb. 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the agricultural hall in West Tisbury.

Workshops will be held all day about raising egg layers, housing, processing and marketing. They are open to all levels of interest and experience.

Julia Cronin of Cedar Meadow Farm in Connecticut will discuss raising heritage turkey. Patrick McNiff of Casey Farm in Rhode Island will speak about raising broilers. Jan Buhrman will provide cooking demonstrations.

More information about the workshops is available by calling 508-696-8609.