by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 23, 2020 | Charcuterie, Education, Green, Hog Harvest, Learn how to butcher, Mangalitsa
Homestead Hog Harvest isn’t just a class. It’s an experience. “Never underestimate the power of a bloody handshake.” –a former class member The class always starts with people wearing name tags standing in a circle around Mark, looking...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 20, 2020 | Education, Farm to Fork, Hog Harvest, Homesteading, Homesteading Classes, Learn how to butcher, Mangalitsa, Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa, Team Work
This is our project this weekend: teaching a valuable homesteading skill. Appreciating your food and knowing that it was raised, harvested, and prepared with care from field to plate is part of a healthy lifestyle. Your food is your nourishment and an investment you...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Mar 19, 2018 | Education, Hog Harvest, Mangalitsa, Organic Farming
What do you do with a mature boar pig? (“Boar” meaning an intact, fully functional male as opposed to the breed of pig.) We have met people who claim they taste good, but our experience has been that they have a smell and taste that...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 10, 2017 | Charcuterie, Green, Hog Harvest, Lard, Mangalitsa, Mangalitsa Farrowing, Mangalitsa Sow, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Pork, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
Way back when, long ago, in the mists of time, the folks who homesteaded the land had hogs. Fat hogs. Hardy hogs. Hogs that didn’t need a lot of pampering and could live off the land. Even in the fall, going into winter, there were no worries about taking...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 13, 2017 | Charcuterie, Chickens, Education, Farm to Fork, Free Range Chicken, Hog Harvest, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Chicken, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Chicken, Organic Farming, Organic Pork, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Chicken, Pasture Raised Pork
“Trust is the combination of intelligence and integrity.” “Husbandry, which is not replaceable by science, nevertheless uses science, and corrects it too. It is the more comprehensive discipline. To reduce husbandry to science, in practice, is to...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 21, 2013 | Education, Hog Harvest, Learn how to butcher
Mark talking about our happy side: Anyone Can Farm ...