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* 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.
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Agricultural Hall 
2019 EGG CHICKS 2019
Agricultural Hall's chick supplier, Erikson Grain Mill in Acton, has posted their chick calendar for 2019:
Chicks are sent from large, national hatcheries to Erikson, and I grab them soon after they arrive and bring them to the big city. If you want me to pick up chicks and bring them into Boston for you, please let me know asap! The price is around $5 per chick. Text or call me at 617-388-7378.
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Other options:
If you want chicks/chickens but miss the April pick-ups, there are other options available almost anytime all year:
1) Order chicks in spring from a mail-order supplier:
* Mt. Healthy Hatcheries (http://www.mthealthy.com/) ,
* Murray McMurray
(https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/index.html),
* Purely Poultry (https://www.purelypoultry.com/), and
* Stromberg's (https://www.strombergschickens.com/).
There are other suppliers, too; just Google "buy chickens online."
2) Give me a call and I will try to locate juvenile or adult birds from local farms.