by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 27, 2012 | Butchering, Chickens, Education, Fun, Learn how to butcher, Mangalitsa, Organic Farming
Any One Can Farm Classes Education is a significant part of what we do, from informal consults over the phone (“how do I know if my chickens are ready to butcher?”), to conversations on the farm, to work study learning. This weekend kicks off a more...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 11, 2012 | Charcuterie, Education, Mangalitsa, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
Charcuterie is the art and science of preserving meat. Pork is especially suited for this purpose. This is your chance to learn how to process a heritage hog from oink to ham with Mark Baker, farmer, and Aaron Butts, Executive Chef of Joseph Decuis restaurant where...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jun 15, 2012 | Butchering, Chickens, Education, Green, Learn how to butcher
Remember the mantra from the movie, Ratatouille? “Anyone can cook!” Around here, we say “Anyone can farm!” That’s the premise for Mark’s Anyone Can Farm videos on hog butchering and raising chickens. One of the best ways to have...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 21, 2010 | Education, Green, Learn how to butcher
Well, it’s a chilly fall day. The sun was out earlier and it looked so nice! Keith lit a fire in the cookstove for me, and there’re two chickens stewing on it. Layer hens who quit laying (see Chicken Run the movie) make the best soup and stew. After...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jun 20, 2010 | Chickens, Education, Green Acres
It’s a little known fact, but, to quote a little boy’s confession to Grandma, “Chickys really do like to swim.” At least, one might think so when they get the opportunity so often. Whether it’s a “pouring buckets” rainstorm,...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Aug 3, 2009 | Butchering, Chickens, Education, Learn how to butcher
Chicken Processing in Northern Michigan Our shop is one of a small handful of MDA approved chicken processing facilities in northern Michigan. MDA certification allows us to process and sell our own birds. However, we can not process your birds for you to sell at...
