by Mark & Jill Baker | Apr 6, 2021 | Green
It’s Spring! April is an odd time, a transition time on the farm. We’re still cleaning up winter, but summer’s energy isn’t quite there yet. No snow. No grass. So, what are we doing? Preparing. Entertaining visions of the possibilities of the...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Mar 18, 2021 | Green, Mangalitsa, Mangalitsa Farrowing, Mangalitsa Sow, Pasture Mangalitsa
Life’s a funny thing. You learn lessons you think you’ve learned before. Sometimes they are easy refreshers. Sometimes not. This week was like that. One of our sows looked ready to pop, so Mark put an extra hut out for her. He bedded it with straw really...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 23, 2020 | Charcuterie, Education, Green, Hog Harvest, Learn how to butcher, Mangalitsa
Homestead Hog Harvest isn’t just a class. It’s an experience. “Never underestimate the power of a bloody handshake.” –a former class member The class always starts with people wearing name tags standing in a circle around Mark, looking...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jul 9, 2020 | Education, Green, Homesteading, Organic Farming, Team Work
The bottom line of your homestead farm’s economics. Are you all about a good environment for the kids? Making some money? Having good food to eat? Helping your local community? All of the above are possible and important. The economics of a homestead is about...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jun 4, 2020 | Green, Home Schooling, Homesteading, Organic Farming, Team Work
Farming on a small farm is a family affair, which makes a homestead a great homeschool tool. Everybody participates to the best of their ability. It’s surprising, too, how much ability kids can have! One of the things that has kept us going all these years has...
