Frank Hyman | Mother Earth News FAIR

Frank Hyman counts 40 years of experience in construction in gardens, farms, houses, and treehouses, and he teaches classes on gardening, foraging, and keeping chickens. His writing can be found in Chickens, Modern Farmer, Hobby Farms, Paleo, Horticulture, Organic Gardening, Fine Gardening, Boys’ Life and The New York Times. Hyman received a degree in horticulture and design from North Carolina State University.

Frank will be speaking at the Texas, North Carolina, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania Fairs

Workshops

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Hentopia: Making a low-tech chicken waterer

Can you keep chickens and still go on vacation? Yes, if you use Frank Hyman's low-tech Hentopia projects! Learn how to keep your birds watered, safe, and cared for as Hyman demonstrates techniques for building a self-filling waterer. Also hear about making a pallet coop, vending machine feeder, Best Nest Box, and more. At this workshop, a limited number of volunteers make a waterer using 5-gallon buckets. (And one attendee takes a waterer home!)

Modern Homesteading Animal Husbandry

Available In:

Texas, Sunday 10:00-11:00 a.m., The Livestock Conservancy Stage

North Carolina, Workshop time to be determined

Maryland, Workshop time to be determined

Oregon, Workshop time to be determined

Pennsylvania, Workshop time to be determined

Hentopia: DIY vermin-proof vending machine chicken feeder

Can you keep chickens and still go on vacation? Yes, if you use Frank Hyman's low-tech Hentopia projects! Learn how to keep your birds fed, safe, and cared for as Hyman demonstrates techniques for building a vermin-proof vending machine feeder. Also hear about making a pallet coop, a self-filling waterer, Best Nest Box, and more. At this workshop, a limited number of volunteers make a feeder using 5-gallon buckets. (And one attendee takes a feeder home!)