by Mark & Jill Baker | May 5, 2022 | Butchering, Chickens, Green, Learn how to butcher
Our business isn’t exactly a glory business. Custom chicken processing. But it’s a service and we are professionals. Even the ten year old. These kids are awesome, and our business has facilitated so much good for them: understanding the finances of a...
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 | Jun 1, 2018 | Butchering, Chickens, Homesteading Classes, Learn how to butcher, Virtual Farmer
CSA: Whole Cornish Chicken Package, 2.75-3.5 lb – Bulk Buy $68.25 – $185.25 Whole Chicken Broilers Bundle, 4-5 lb chickens – Bulk Buy $96.75 – $342.00 Whole Fryer Chicken Package, 3.5-4.0 lb chickens Bulk Buy $78.75 –...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 2, 2017 | Charcuterie, Education, Learn how to butcher, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
Learn to take your hog from field to freezer -Harvest time! We are busy making plans for the two hog harvest classes, possibly three, we have on the schedule so far this year. October 20-22: Come help us harvest Shady Grove Farm’s hogs in Michigan’s...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 23, 2017 | Butchering, Chickens, Education, Farm to Fork, Home Schooling, Learn how to butcher, Organic Farming, Turkey
“Do you like butchering chickens?” We get asked this question fairly often through the summer. The answer, in a nutshell, is “NO.” So, why do we do it? I made a quick video recently asking the kids that question: The simple answer is that...