by Mark & Jill Baker | May 26, 2010 | Green
A Facebook friend brought up an article recently that sparked some thoughts. “Is Free-Range Meat Making Us Sick?” is the title. The gist of the article is that free-range animals can have higher parasite counts than containment animals and therefore be...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 26, 2010 | Green
As I’ve said before, we’re not afraid to share what we know. Education is a part of what we do. Case in point is the Stuart Kunkle family. They’ve had gardens and animals before, but are starting over. They purchased a few Russian Boer weaner...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 25, 2010 | Green
Farm humor: we have a rambunctious calf named Sammy. We also have a chicken named Joe. Can you see the resemblance?
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 25, 2010 | Fun
FUN ON THE FARM – “It’s nothing but a mud puddle!” says Dad. “Yeah, but it’s a FUN mud puddle!” exclaims Sam. Last week we sent many loads of fill dirt over to a neighbor to fill in a small pond. In the process, the excavator...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 19, 2010 | Green
THEY’RE OUT!! We have a clearspan full of baby birds, but the tractors are filling up. The rainy, windy weather was a challenge, but Mark shifted wind blocks around as the wind changed and the birds did OK. We’ve actually been able to harvest some from...