by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 18, 2009 | Fun, Green Acres, Organic Farming
Oh it’s been a dark winter, eh? The greatest advantage of the cold we’ve “enjoyed” is the sunshine it’s brought. Our cod liver pills help stave off the effects of little sun, but the best cure at our house is to get OUT! Winter is a...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 13, 2009 | Dairy, Education, Farm to Fork, Green, Non-GMO Milk
On New Year’s Eve we found ourselves making a run to Traverse City. As we only had the two littlest children with us, we decided to splurge and eat in a good restaurant. For various reasons we bypassed other places downtown that we knew were worthy...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 29, 2008 | Education, Green, Organic Farming
Saturday and Sunday I went treasure hunting. As Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes) once said, “There’s treasure everywhere!” I went treasure hunting in the garden. A fresh carrot just sounded like the best thing in the world to me, and fried potatoes for...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 15, 2008 | Chickens, Green, Green Acres, Uncategorized
I was listening to the news and they were talking about the economy, where people are spending their money, and so on. “Durable goods” was a word that kept coming up. It does seem easier to spend extra for quality on “durable goods” like...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 15, 2008 | Chickens, Education, Green, Learn how to butcher, Organic Farming
“Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!” Some of us enjoy the snow, but some could live without it. Mark, for one, would be happy to take a break from plowing out the yard for a while. To make matters worse, the plow truck lost its 4 wheel drive...
