Calling all poultry farmers! We are excited to announce our upcoming field day for poultry growers interested in feeding food scraps to laying hens October 21st 10am-3pm. We are in the process of wrapping up a year and a half of SARE funded research evaluating the efficacy and viability of feeding laying hens on a ration of compost made with locally available food scraps. We have been gathering data on productivity, egg nutrition, pathogens, labor and cost requirements, while also looking at Best Management Practices and scalable infrastructure. In addition to feeding operations, we will cover food scrap collection systems as well. Tours of layer operations at Black Dirt Farm (Stannard) & Vermont Compost Company (Montpelier). Tour begins at 10 am at Black Dirt Farm, 393 Stannard Mountain Rd., Greensboro Bend, VT 05842. Visit our website at www.blackdirtfarm.com or call us (802) 745-8006 for more information.

The event will include a tour of operations at Black Dirt Farm and Vermont Compost Company, as well as discussion on the practice and our findings.

For more information visit www.blackdirtfarm.com or call (802) 745-8006