by Bakers | Dec 14, 2012 | Fun
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 | May 25, 2010 | Fun
FUN ON THE FARM – “It’s nothing but a mud puddle!” says Dad. “Yeah, but it’s a FUN mud puddle!” exclaims Sam. Last week we sent many loads of fill dirt over to a neighbor to fill in a small pond. In the process, the excavator...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Mar 30, 2009 | Fun, Organic Farming
Lots of new things this week at Baker’s Green Acres farm. We have new projects, new animals, and new housing for the animals we have. New projects first. The guys worked on erecting the clear span house we have for the chickens. Last fall the building parts...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 14, 2009 | Fun, Green, Lard, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Pork
This week’s been busy. Mangalitsa/Mangalica pigs, warm weather, layer and broiler chicks, shop construction, and business ideas have all been part of it–beside the usual hum of a family of 7/8 in full swing with school and general life on a winter farm....
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 18, 2009 | Fun, Green Acres, Organic Farming
Oh it’s been a dark winter, eh? The greatest advantage of the cold we’ve “enjoyed” is the sunshine it’s brought. Our cod liver pills help stave off the effects of little sun, but the best cure at our house is to get OUT! Winter is a...
