by Mark & Jill Baker | Mar 27, 2009 | Mangalitsa
This is an article from the New York Times about Mangalitsa hogs. Baker’s Green Acres is not mentioned, but it is an informative and interesting article. We expect our pigs around the 10th of April. Mosefund Farm, mentioned in the article, is getting theirs then...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Mar 15, 2009 | Green
The two “hovers”–one commercial, one creative–ready for action. Keeping up with 350 growing chicks is a challenge, especially when Chicks converge on feed and water set between the two hovers. one is only set up for 1/2 that many. Monday...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Mar 15, 2009 | Green
I hope you’ll indulge me in some philosophical thoughts on time and living life. Actually, I’m going to share them anyway. Last night we watched a great movie, Mr. Magorioum’s Wonder Emporium. It dovetailed with several pieces I’ve read and...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Mar 9, 2009 | Green
We learned an interesting thing about animal feeds this weekend. If a label say “meal” or any such thing, the grain is a byproduct of some previous processing of it. The particular one in question was soybean. The mill we were at was grinding whole...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Mar 9, 2009 | Green
At long last, here is the link to the Interlochen Public Radio show, Points Up North, that Mark was on. It’s an hour long, but worth the listen. It’s also on podcast, listen to the “Farming” program.
