by Mark & Jill Baker | Mar 27, 2013 | Chickens, Farm to Fork, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Chicken
I just read an article about a new group of genetically modified seeds. The RNA of the seed is changed. The RNA is the switch flipper of the cell. It’s programmed to turn on and off particular cell functions at appropriate times. But Monsanto and its cronies...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Apr 16, 2011 | Chickens, Green, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Chicken, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Breakfast Sausage, Organic Chicken, Organic Farming, Organic Pork, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Chicken, Pasture Raised Pork
On April 12 we officially had the first chickens out on grass. Well, grass such as it is when the snow has only been off it a week or less. We needed to clean out the clearspan building in preparation for our summer production, so these chickens got kicked out and...
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 | 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...
by Bakers | Oct 26, 2008 | Chickens, Homesteading, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Chicken, Turkey
Welcome to our homestead on the web! We are a small family homestead set in a larger farm community in beautiful northern lower Michigan. Local food, sustainably grown, is something we value and promote. Pasture, the product of sunshine and soil, is the basis of our...
