by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 21, 2016 | Education, Mangalitsa
Pasture Raised Pig Breed Comparison Recently we did a Hog Harvest class at someone else’s farm. They had 4 pigs for the class to butcher: a Mangalitsa, a Red Wattle, and two white “farm pigs.” It was an interesting comparison as all 4 had been...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 14, 2016 | Butchering, Chickens, Organic Chicken, Pasture Raised Chicken
The End – Poultry Processing Season has ended for 2016 It happens every year. It makes us happy. The last day of poultry processing. This year we went out with gusto. For starters, we had a full day of about 175 birds. For seconds, that count included...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 13, 2016 | Dairy, Non-GMO Milk, Organic Milk, Raw Milk
Did you know that your food is your property? And that, as such, it is protected by the Constitution? If you do know this, you’re smarter than the Michigan Department of Ag. and Bill Schuette. Even as a judge released his ruling that BJ’s Cowboarding is...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Nov 23, 2016 | Mangalitsa, Mangalitsa Farrowing, Mangalitsa Sow, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
It sounds like fun to have baby pigs running around, and it is! We’ve found Mangalitsas to be the easiest pigs to farrow (have their babies) and raise, but it isn’t all roses. Mark shows you one of our newest sows and her...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Nov 10, 2016 | Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
Whether you spell it Mangalitsa, Mangalica, Mangalitza, or (as this article does) Mangalista, this pig is cool. This weekend we’re going to have a lot of porky fun teaching folks how to process a Mangalitsa hog at home. More info on this at Anyone Can Farm. ...
