by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 3, 2009 | Green
“Hey, Honey, wanna do something fun tonight?” “Sure, what’ve you got in mind?” “Well, the fellas who’re duck hunting out back went goose hunting this morning and left 12 geese in bags by the shop’s back door. Wanna skin...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 29, 2009 | Green
Out with the old, in with the new… First the new: Last week we had some new arrivals. 30 new Mangalitsa weaner pigs arrived. They have been active and playful–the damp weather lately hasn’t discouraged them at all. Their pasture was rather...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 17, 2009 | Green
This week the three oldest have a unique opportunity. They are helping a largw local farm with its “farm days” tours. There are a number of informational stops set up around the farm. Schools then bring students for a tour, They learn about how a dairy...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 10, 2009 | Green
I was out the other day and caught the Mangalitsas during siesta time.
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 1, 2009 | Green
“There are two ways to live your life: one is as though there is no miracle; the other is as though everything is a miracle.” Albert Einstein
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 1, 2009 | Green
I had a great privilage yesterday. I watched a master at his trade. Since we started this business in earnest (as opposed to the hobby farming we did for years), I’ve had to catch and handle my share of chickens. It isn’t always easy. Especially when...