News & Events
* UPCOMING *
It's all about the Urban Agriculture & Climate Justice Fair right now! No need to register. Just come to the Nightingale Community Garden in Codman Square on 9/28 between 11 and 3 for fun and interesting displays, games, food, ...and did I mention fun? Check out the flyer here, and consider entering the Judged Competition for a chance to win prizes and bragging rights!
For upcoming Ag Hall workshops & happenings, check the Workshops calendar here.
Agricultural Hall?
In 1818, the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agriculture built the original Agricultural Hall on Dighton Street in Brighton. It served as the hub of the Brighton Fair and Cattle Show, one of the earliest and largest such fairs in the country. In 1829, "a 17-pound turnip, a 19-pound radish, and a bough on which pears hung like a cluster of grapes were among the outstanding exhibits of that year." In 1844 the building was moved to its present location at the corner of Chestnut Hill Avenue and Washington Street.
Dr. William P. Marchione &
The Bostonian Society
Agricultural Hall
245 Amory Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-388-7378 / e-mail Ag Hall
Open daily by appt. Calling ahead is always a good idea.
New Block
!Chickens Rule!
If you already have a brood of hens, we have the food and other supplies you need to keep your girls fed, happy & healthy. If you don't already have chickens, give us a call or stop by and we'll try to answer any questions you have.
Ag Hall supplies spring chicks in April. Call ahead for ordering. Ag Hall also has an incubator for rent, suitable for hatching chicken and quail eggs. Call for rates and reservations.
1) Green Mountain Feeds makes a great organic layer pellet at their family-owned grain mill in Bethel, VT. Ag Hall carries their 50lb stay-fresh bags for $37! Conventional feed and conventional scratch as well, also sold in 50 lb. bags. Smaller quantities available (10 lb. min.).
2) Poulin conventional feed. Poulin isn't organic, but it's a good balanced feed that your chickens are sure to love. And conventional scratch is also available -- 5lb minimum.
FEED, TREETS & VITAMINS:
We buy small bulk quantities from our supplier in order to keep inventory fresh.
- Organic Green Mountain layer pellet
...... $37/50 lb. bag
- Poulin layer pellet
....... $25/50 lb bag
- Organic scratch
...... $1.25/lb. or $35/50lb bag
- Gran-I-Grit granite gizzard grit
...... $1.10/lb. or $5/5 lb.
- Also in stock: Calcium chips/oyster shell, Daily 72 Ionic Minerals, Durvet water-soluble vitamins & electrolytes, Save-a-chick electrolyte & vitamin supplememt: call for prices.
SUPPLIES:
- Waterer, metal two gallon $26.99
- Waterer, metal, three gallon $33.59
- Feeder, metal, 12 lb $18.99
- Feeder, plastic, 3 lb $9.39
- Waterer, plastic, 1.5 qt. $3.39
- Waterer, rubber, 2 qt. $5.69 (great for winter/icing)
- Feeder, glass/metal, 1 qt. $3.99
- Waterer, glass/metal, 1 qt. $2.29
- Feeder, glass/plastic, 1 qt $3.29
- Electric water heater (and toe warmer?), $? Call