by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 24, 2013 | Green
Vacation is relative when you farm. We have enjoyed several vacations this month, all in the name of work. This past weekend our destination was Pennsylvania. I was reminded of my early college days in upstate New York and how beautiful the eastern mountains are. ...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 10, 2013 | Green
We enjoyed a working vacation this weekend. Along with Randy and Libby Buchler of Shady Grove Farm, we drove 13 hours to Swoope, Virginia to join old friends and make new friends at the Farm To Consumer Legal Defense Fund fundraiser at Polyface Farm. It was fun and...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 2, 2013 | Green
Another way to procure pork is to learn to Do-It-Yourself. You can get a discount on a whole or half pig if you purchase it in conjunction with learning how to process it in an Anyone Can Farm Homestead Hog Harvest class. Check it out at www.AnyoneCanFarm.com, Hog...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 2, 2013 | Mangalitsa, Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa
We’ve had folks wondering about acquiring pigs. These are fantastic homestead hogs. They can handle winter without extraordinary help. They will grow well on forage and scraps. They get fat. Very fat. If you are a paleo eater or Weston A. Price adherent,...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Aug 22, 2013 | Green
I wish I could talk about the farm today. I have a lot of pictures to post. The farm is doing good things as it produces chickens for sale, grows pigs, feeds dairy and beef cows, and is in full summer vegetable production. I enjoyed a pre-breakfast snack of...
