by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 16, 2010 | Green
From Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac, “There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery store, and the other that heat comes from the furnace. “To avoid the first danger, one...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 16, 2010 | Green
Came across this on the net. We’ve said it, but it’s good to hear it from someone else: acorn fed Mangalitsa is the premium pork for your palette and is premium pork or your health. Pastured animals have more nutrient dense meat (and fat) and lower...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 1, 2010 | Green
Mangalitsa pigs harvesting turnips for their dinner.January has been all about Mangalitza pigs. The month started off with the processing of 10 of the last 14 from the original group for a customer. It turned out to be more complicated than anticipated and turned...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 10, 2010 | Green
What does “family farm” mean? I suppose to some it means, “the farm that’s been in the family for so many years.” To others it’s a farm worked by a family–Dad, Mom, and kids. Sometimes it’s both at the same time. The...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 22, 2009 | Green
Have you ever had a “real” turkey? If you’ve only had the Thanksgiving special sale turkey, you haven’t had a “real” turkey. This year we provided turkeys from like-minded growers on request. One of those growers is the...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 7, 2009 | Green
We watched Food Inc. this weekend. A lot of what we saw was not new to us, but reminded us of why we do what we do. It’s a very good movie to view if you haven’t yet. One of the words used to describe many of the animals in the CAFO (concentrated animal...
