by Mark & Jill Baker | May 26, 2010 | Green
A Facebook friend brought up an article recently that sparked some thoughts. “Is Free-Range Meat Making Us Sick?” is the title. The gist of the article is that free-range animals can have higher parasite counts than containment animals and therefore be...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 26, 2010 | Green
As I’ve said before, we’re not afraid to share what we know. Education is a part of what we do. Case in point is the Stuart Kunkle family. They’ve had gardens and animals before, but are starting over. They purchased a few Russian Boer weaner...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 25, 2010 | Green
Farm humor: we have a rambunctious calf named Sammy. We also have a chicken named Joe. Can you see the resemblance?
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 19, 2010 | Green
THEY’RE OUT!! We have a clearspan full of baby birds, but the tractors are filling up. The rainy, windy weather was a challenge, but Mark shifted wind blocks around as the wind changed and the birds did OK. We’ve actually been able to harvest some from...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 3, 2010 | Green
“Many hand make light work.” So said my wise and very experienced Grandmother. We’ve found that not only do many hand make light work–it’s a lot more fun, too. Here’s some of our projects: This weekend we trekked north of...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Apr 19, 2010 | Green
What a sight. The first batch of chickens out on pasture. These guys are almost grown, but they’ll spend the last week or two weeks on the fresh, green grass. Jim loved standing outside to watch them, though he wasn’t too sure about the grass on his...
