by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 14, 2013 | Green
Many of you have heard us talk about the solution to the DNR pig problem. Since we’ve also said, “it’s not about pigs in Michigan,” the solution is much bigger than this one piece of legislation that a court will ultimately decide on. The...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 11, 2013 | Bakers Green Acres VS Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Organic Politics
Thoughts from the field – Bill Schutte vs Small Family Farm in Michigan I wanted to share with you a few things I’ve written that encapsulate some of my thoughts lately. This first item is from an action letter but expresses some of our basic issues...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 20, 2013 | Green
I like heritage pigs. Increasingly I’m appreciating the heritage breeds of any animal, but tonight I appreciated pigs. Yesterday morning we had -2 degrees F at sunrise. Today it was around 32. After drizzling and raining this evening, it’s now snowing,...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 10, 2013 | Green
The last two weeks have been intense. The weekend before and the weekend after New Years we spent advancing the cause of the farm, of Anyone Can Farm, of a handful of local folks, and of local people who needed some good meat. We had about 15 sows to cull. Several...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 27, 2012 | Green
Here it is, the day after Christmas. It seems like the holiday just snuck up on us. I have a stack of Christmas letters on my desk waiting to be addressed and sent. The stack of bills is overshadowing the letters. I did my first shopping on the 20th. I think...
