by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 30, 2012 | Green
Today marks the last of our fresh bird processing for a couple of months. Like busy ants, we managed to stash enough pastured chickens to, according to “plan,” take a break. We will be starting new broilers soon, but won’t have overlapping groups....
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 14, 2012 | Green
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by Mark & Jill Baker | Nov 14, 2011 | Green
Almost the middle of November already. The fall has gone by as quickly as the summer did! Keith is looking forward to next week. He’s been working on raising his turkeys since the beginning of July. It’s quite a project for a 7/8 year old boy to...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 24, 2011 | Green
As we wrap up our pastured season and head into our winter production, we want to take time to let you know all the places besides the farm where you can purchase or dine on the north’s best poultry. Most of these establishments try to source local fare, so...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 23, 2011 | Green
Yesterday we worked at emptying the garden. The cold mornings that make the cookstove feel so good in the mornings have also meant the end of most of what was left in the garden. We left some of the cold hardy plants: brussell sprouts, swiss chard, turnips, and...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 13, 2011 | Green
Fall – Baker’s Green Acres – Northern Michigan Farm Last week there was one rather chilly night. I thought we’d been missed by Jack Frost, but over the weekend I was watering squash and picking raspberries and noticed signs of a light frost. ...
