Please join us for an inaugural two-part educational workshop on the raising, slaughtering, and processing of meat chickens guided by Suzanne Long, Tim Sanford, and Elizabeth Roma. Part I of the workshop will begin in the morning and cover the raising of healthy, pastured birds and slaughter techniques at Luna Bleu Farm. Part II will begin in the afternoon and cover the cutting/processing of meat birds at Roma’s Butchery. This workshop includes two certified organic meat birds raised at Luna Bleu Farm- each participant will use their own birds for the cutting/processing practice in the 2nd half of the workshop.

PART I @ Luna Bleu Farm from 9:30am -11:30am (96 Boles Rd, South Royalton, VT 05068)

In the first part of this workshop, Suzanne Long and Tim Sanford of Luna Bleu Farm, will guide participants through the process of raising healthy, pastured, heritage broiler chickens. Participants will learn how to slaughter a chicken, de-feather, eviscerate, and properly clean a chicken carcass. 

LUNCH BREAK 11:30am - 12:30pm (please bring your own)

PART II @ Roma Butchery from 12:30pm - 3:30pm (5615 VT-14, South Royalton, VT 05068)

The group will change locations after lunch and head to Roma’s Butchery, just a short distance from Luna Bleu Farm. At the cutting/processing part of the workshop, participants will learn how to cut a whole bird in different ways. Participants will practice their cutting techniques with their two Luna Bleu meat birds. Farmers who slaughter their poultry on-farm can only sell them as whole birds – which can be unusual and tricky for customers - this part of the workshop will help to demystify the cutting of a whole carcass.

About Our Hosts

Tim and Suzanne have been farming certified organic vegetables, chicken, and eggs at Luna Bleu Farm in South Royalton since 1993. They run a long-established CSA in the Upper Valley and have been a staple at the Norwich Farmers Market for over 30 years and are dedicated to nourishing the soil and fighting climate change through organic agriculture.

Liz is a professional butcher and farmer who lives in South Royalton and co-owns Putting Down Roots Farm with her husband Russel- a diverse vegetable and animal farm. She founded Roma’s Butchery in 2020, a whole animal Butcher Shop that offers eggs, pork, beef, lamb, and chicken products.

Ticket Price: $125. This includes a full day of instruction (from slaughter to processing) and 2 Certified Organic chickens that participants will be able to take home.

Sponsored by South Royalton Market and Green Mountain Feeds