News & Events
* UPCOMING *
Maple sugaring: Agricultural Hall and the Boston Nature Center will co-host our annual Maple Sugaring Demonstration at the Nature Center (500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan) on Sat., Feb. 17 & again on March 2.
Sugaring (tapping trees, collecting and boiling-down sap) begins in early February in eastern Massachusetts, but 'global weirding' has been pushing the start date earlier, faster. To that end, try to bike, walk, use public trans, or carpool to get to the Nature Center.
As for beekeeping, early Spring is all about ramping-up for the season ahead. If you're jus starting out, now is a perfect time to enroll in a bee school, and the Boston Area Beekeeping Association's 6-week+ bee school starts February 5th! Visit BABA's website to register; BostonBeekeepers.org
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