by Mark & Jill Baker | Aug 2, 2023 | Dairy, Education, Green, Homesteading, Organic Farming
Bulls. Looking across the rickety “Michigan gate” into the eyes of Endeavor the Guernsey bull, I started asking myself a few questions. “How serious is he about his bully threats? Do I dare bluff him?” “Why the heck do we still have a...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jul 9, 2020 | Education, Green, Homesteading, Organic Farming, Team Work
The bottom line of your homestead farm’s economics. Are you all about a good environment for the kids? Making some money? Having good food to eat? Helping your local community? All of the above are possible and important. The economics of a homestead is about...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jun 4, 2020 | Green, Home Schooling, Homesteading, Organic Farming, Team Work
Farming on a small farm is a family affair, which makes a homestead a great homeschool tool. Everybody participates to the best of their ability. It’s surprising, too, how much ability kids can have! One of the things that has kept us going all these years has...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 20, 2020 | Education, Farm to Fork, Hog Harvest, Homesteading, Homesteading Classes, Learn how to butcher, Mangalitsa, Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa, Team Work
This is our project this weekend: teaching a valuable homesteading skill. Appreciating your food and knowing that it was raised, harvested, and prepared with care from field to plate is part of a healthy lifestyle. Your food is your nourishment and an investment you...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 9, 2017 | Chickens, Education, Farm to Fork, Free Range Chicken, Homesteading, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Chicken, Organic Chicken, Organic Farming, Pasture Raised Chicken
Let Us Raise Your Chickens 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 10, 2010 | Homesteading, Mangalitsa, Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa
Meant to be pigs – Raising Mangalitsa Hogs There’s nothing like watching a pig do what it’s meant to do. These Mangalitsa pigs are fun to watch, too, because they are so different from the standard hogs we’ve raised before. They are like the...
