by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 1, 2009 | Green, Green Acres, Organic Farming, Organic Politics, Uncategorized
Yesterday Mark, Kyle, Joe, Sam, and I spent the day in classrooms. The boys decided they liked their home classroom better than the Grayling High School ones, so that was one unexpected bonus. This is the first year they’ve gone. There were sessions designed...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 25, 2009 | Chickens, Green, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Chicken
My Aunt Sue just sent me this article about the nation’s top chefs’ hopes in an Obama administration. It was pretty interesting as it brought to light many of the ideas that we’ve talked about. Especially interesting as the chefs who’ve...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 24, 2009 | Education, Green, Home Schooling, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
Education has been our big thrust lately. This coming week will be pretty intense as we have a couple things coming up. Last week was interesting, too, though. I come from a family that values life long learning, and we have found that sustainable living and...
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...
