by Mark & Jill Baker | Aug 2, 2018 | Green
You’ve raised a group of chickens, 2 or 3 or 30. They were so cute at Tractor Supply this spring! But, NOW WHAT?? They are small pterodactyls eating you out of house or home and ready to be harvested to feed you. Chicken processing isn’t hard and you...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Apr 29, 2018 | Green
The more things change, the more things stay the same. So the saying goes. Did 2017 bring change for you? Maybe 2018 is the year those changes are really felt. This year is our year of change. Our business model is changing. But our passion is still the same. You...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Mar 3, 2018 | Chickens, Farm to Fork, Green, Organic Farming, Virtual Farmer
Reserve Your Chickens Today! CSA: Whole Cornish Chicken Package, 2.75-3.5 lb – Bulk Buy $68.25 – $185.25 Whole Chicken Broilers Bundle, 4-5 lb chickens – Bulk Buy $96.75 – $342.00 Whole Fryer Chicken Package, 3.5-4.0 lb chickens...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 30, 2018 | Farm to Fork, Green, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Farming, Organic Pork, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
It’s been a while since we’ve posted, but the farm continues to be busy. The winter is quieter, more of a maintenance time, a reflective time. So, is farming worth it? Is it for fun, or for profit? Hopefully the answer is “both.” Mark talks...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 21, 2017 | Education, Green, Mangalitsa, Organic Farming
Farming is a very seasonal operation. While that seems like an obvious statement, I wonder if that’s so. Are fresh tomatoes or strawberries ever not available at the grocery store? Does the milk change flavors or creaminess as winter melts to summer? Is the...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 10, 2017 | Charcuterie, Green, Hog Harvest, Lard, Mangalitsa, Mangalitsa Farrowing, Mangalitsa Sow, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Pork, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
Way back when, long ago, in the mists of time, the folks who homesteaded the land had hogs. Fat hogs. Hardy hogs. Hogs that didn’t need a lot of pampering and could live off the land. Even in the fall, going into winter, there were no worries about taking...
