by Mark & Jill Baker | Mar 1, 2009 | Chickens, Green Acres
Well, as of this week the brooder is in operation again. This week we started 100 layer hen Auracana, barred rock, and assorted heritage cock chicks in the brooder tank. replacements and 25 heritage breed cocks. Baker’s Green Acres is always looking for...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 19, 2009 | Farm to Fork, Green, Green Acres, Organic Farming, Organic Politics
We have a bit of a running joke here: Mark is either networking or farming, depending on who he’s spent the last hour talking to. Last night we got to do both at the same time. The USDA and Michigan Land Use Institute put on the last in a series of meetings...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 1, 2009 | Green, Green Acres, Organic Farming, Organic Politics, Uncategorized
Yesterday Mark, Kyle, Joe, Sam, and I spent the day in classrooms. The boys decided they liked their home classroom better than the Grayling High School ones, so that was one unexpected bonus. This is the first year they’ve gone. There were sessions designed...
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...
by Bakers | Dec 23, 2008 | Fun, Green Acres, Organic Farming, Uncategorized
“I’ve come to know that our families are a canvas on which we paint our greatest hopes–imperfect and sloppy, for we are all amateurs at life, but if we do not focus too much on our mistakes, a miraculous picture emerges. And we learn that it’s...
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...
