by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 5, 2010 | Green Acres
“Grandma knew best,” chicken soup is a great remedy when sick. I’ve found that the broth from an old layer hen is the richest, tastiest, most satisfying food when it’s chilly outside or I’m not feeling up to par. I’m offering here...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 30, 2010 | Green
Natalie Davis wrote a really nice article about us for the Edible Grand Traverse in the Fall edition. Our article is on pages 10-13, and there’s a great picture that looks familiar on page 48 (last page). Happy reading!
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 29, 2010 | Green
Harvesting sunlight: that’s what we do. At a “grazing school” we recently attended, one of the presenters said, “There are very few free lunches in this world….The sun is one of them.” One of the things we knew and had reinforced...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 21, 2010 | Education, Green, Learn how to butcher
Well, it’s a chilly fall day. The sun was out earlier and it looked so nice! Keith lit a fire in the cookstove for me, and there’re two chickens stewing on it. Layer hens who quit laying (see Chicken Run the movie) make the best soup and stew. After...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 12, 2010 | Green
I’m reading a book written by an immigrant from Germany post WWII (she doesn’t give an exact year, but early 50’s seems to fit). Her perspectives on American food were interesting. Here’s a few exerpts: “Salt on fruit? Yes, I learned...
