by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 12, 2016 | Green, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Pork, Pasture Raised Pork
We are restocking our mangalista bratwurst supply, and here’s a video of Mark telling you about them: Our bratwurst start with our own tasty, full of flavor Mangalitsa pigs. Our processor adds salt and spices to the meat, puts them in a casing, and we get them...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 7, 2016 | Chickens, Green, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Chicken, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Chicken, Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Chicken
Wooly pigs are cool, but did you know we do other things, too? Like, PASTURED POULTRY. What’s “pastured poultry?” Our chickens are raised beyond organic standards. They are beyond “cage free.” They are out on grass, moved in small...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 28, 2015 | Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Farming, Organic Pork, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
For those who are wondering about buying a half or whole Mangalitsa hog and what the particulars are, here is some information: This is a typical Mangalitsa breakdown of cuts: jowl bacon (4-6 lb.s) Boston butt roast (bone in or boneless) picnic roast or lots of...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Apr 16, 2011 | Chickens, Green, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Chicken, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Breakfast Sausage, Organic Chicken, Organic Farming, Organic Pork, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Chicken, Pasture Raised Pork
On April 12 we officially had the first chickens out on grass. Well, grass such as it is when the snow has only been off it a week or less. We needed to clean out the clearspan building in preparation for our summer production, so these chickens got kicked out and...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 14, 2009 | Farm to Fork, Green, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
This is a link to a radio interview with Heath Putnam, owner of Wooly Pigs and the entire breeding stock thereof in North America. Mark got to spend some time with him while in Washington and enjoyed him.
by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 14, 2009 | Fun, Green, Lard, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Pork
This week’s been busy. Mangalitsa/Mangalica pigs, warm weather, layer and broiler chicks, shop construction, and business ideas have all been part of it–beside the usual hum of a family of 7/8 in full swing with school and general life on a winter farm....