by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 10, 2010 | Green
What does “family farm” mean? I suppose to some it means, “the farm that’s been in the family for so many years.” To others it’s a farm worked by a family–Dad, Mom, and kids. Sometimes it’s both at the same time. The...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 31, 2009 | Farm to Fork, Green Acres
“Everyone can cook!” So said Chef Gusteau in the movie Ratatiulle. It is true. We received a fantastic cookbook for Christmas, Cook’s House by Eric Patterson and Jenifer Blakeslee. Chef Eric makes the point that “extraordinary food comes...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 22, 2009 | Green
Have you ever had a “real” turkey? If you’ve only had the Thanksgiving special sale turkey, you haven’t had a “real” turkey. This year we provided turkeys from like-minded growers on request. One of those growers is the...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 7, 2009 | Green
We watched Food Inc. this weekend. A lot of what we saw was not new to us, but reminded us of why we do what we do. It’s a very good movie to view if you haven’t yet. One of the words used to describe many of the animals in the CAFO (concentrated animal...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 5, 2009 | Green
Mangalitsa pigs love potatoes. Not as much as acorns, but more than turnips. These are the young group of Mangalitsas. They made a miraculously easy move (when they race ahead to go exactly where you want them, it is nothing short of a miracle!) through the yard...