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...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Nov 25, 2008 | Free Range Turkey, Grass Fed Turkey, Green, Organic Farming, Pasture Raised, Turkey
turkey leftovers–what to do?. left over turkeys–what to do?! Other than stomp and yell to make the toms fan their tails, gobble, and change head colors (they really do that!), what to do with unclaimed gobblers in the yard is a challenge. Here’s a...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Nov 23, 2008 | Chickens, Farm to Fork, Free Range Turkey, Green, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Chicken, Turkey
Welcome to the home of the happy hens. The turkey pasture is snowy and the kids are wearing snowpants and boots, but the fresh chicken, smoked chicken, yummy eggs, and meat processing continue on! What a change this week from last! I wouldn’t have thought...
