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 | 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 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 | Nov 15, 2008 | Chickens, Education, Fun, Green Acres, Organic Farming
This is sort of a follow-up to the “Seasonal Eating” article I wrote almost 2 months ago. When I pasted it into the website, I debated whether or not I should wait and post it next year. It’s in the articles file because that evening I decided to...
by Bakers | Nov 9, 2008 | Chickens, Education, Fun, Organic Farming
Welcome to this update from the northern Michigan Home of the Happy Hen, where pastured poultry still abound, the eggs are farm fresh and beautiful, the goat milk is fresh, and the kids can get happily dirty.Last weekend we spent Saturday afternoon watching a fellow...