by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 30, 2010 | Green
Natalie Davis wrote a really nice article about us for the Edible Grand Traverse in the Fall edition. Our article is on pages 10-13, and there’s a great picture that looks familiar on page 48 (last page). Happy reading!
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 29, 2010 | Green
Harvesting sunlight: that’s what we do. At a “grazing school” we recently attended, one of the presenters said, “There are very few free lunches in this world….The sun is one of them.” One of the things we knew and had reinforced...
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 | Sep 12, 2010 | Green
I’m reading a book written by an immigrant from Germany post WWII (she doesn’t give an exact year, but early 50’s seems to fit). Her perspectives on American food were interesting. Here’s a few exerpts: “Salt on fruit? Yes, I learned...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 12, 2010 | Green
Our garden this year has been an exercise in letting go. We got it planted (barely), finishing the corn and beans around the 20th of June (plant early corn late and you’ll get something!). Mark planted his pumpkins and squashes after that, but they were...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Aug 1, 2010 | Green
Check it out! One of our summer helpers, Jake MacLean, made a great comment on the July 15 entry. Just click on the comments link on the bottom of that entry. Thanks Jake!
