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Fun in the shop: meet the chicken processing team
FUN IN THE SHOP: MEET THE CHICKEN PROCESSING TEAM We have a day off in the shop today. The chicken processing shop is usually humming on Fridays, which is when we do custom chicken processing. The weekly routine is that people who have scheduled their birds...
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You can farm! Order your custom raised chickens today!
Reserve Your Chickens Today!Michigan Farm Baker's Green Acres, Raises Pasture Raised Chickens for the Community, as their virtual farmer.Anyone can farm! You may not have enough space or the ability to raise your own chickens or Thanksgiving turkey, but you can be a...
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Farming for Fun and Profit: a farmer’s winter thoughts
It's been a while since we've posted, but the farm continues to be busy. The winter is quieter, more of a maintenance time, a reflective time. So, is farming worth it? Is it for fun, or for profit? Hopefully the answer is "both." Mark talks in this...
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Integrity Matters: know or learn to be your farmer
"Trust is the combination of intelligence and integrity." "Husbandry, which is not replaceable by science, nevertheless uses science, and corrects it too. It is the more comprehensive discipline. To reduce husbandry to science, in practice, is to transform...
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Soup for Supper: Using fresh veggies and thoughts on eating
"Fresh" is the definition of summer when it comes to food! Seasonal eating is a very healthy way to live as it keeps you eating fresh food, helps you tune in to what nature is doing around you, and encourages you to contribute to the local economy. We've...
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Spicy Chicken Rub: spice up that grilled chicken!
Spicy Chicken Rub: spice up that grilled chicken! This past week we harvested most of this batch of chickens from the field. The nutrients from the green grass make all the difference in the chicken. We've had a lot of rain this summer and the grass is very rich. ...
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Oven-baked Chicken Chimichangas
Oven-Baked Chicken Chimichangas This recipe for Chicken Chimichangas was a big hit with the Baker family! It calls for chicken breast, but is a great way to use leftover chicken, as well. For superb flavor and to up the health quotient, consider making your own...
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Bone broth healthy breakfast: broth and egg in a cup
Everyone keeps talking about "bone broth!" So, we've been asked "What is bone broth?" Bone broth is the product of animal bones simmered in water for a length of time. The simmering over time pulls the nutrients out of the bones and cartilage. Once strained, the...
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“Is chicken butchering fun?” Find out from this Northern Michigan poultry processor
"Do you like butchering chickens?" We get asked this question fairly often through the summer. The answer, in a nutshell, is "NO." So, why do we do it? I made a quick video recently asking the kids that question: https://youtu.be/uss_i0eRYwU The simple answer is...
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