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...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 2, 2017 | Charcuterie, Education, Learn how to butcher, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
Learn to take your hog from field to freezer -Harvest time! We are busy making plans for the two hog harvest classes, possibly three, we have on the schedule so far this year. October 20-22: Come help us harvest Shady Grove Farm’s hogs in Michigan’s...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 13, 2017 | Charcuterie, Chickens, Education, Farm to Fork, Free Range Chicken, Hog Harvest, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Chicken, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Chicken, Organic Farming, Organic Pork, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Chicken, Pasture Raised Pork
“Trust is the combination of intelligence and integrity.” “Husbandry, which is not replaceable by science, nevertheless uses science, and corrects it too. It is the more comprehensive discipline. To reduce husbandry to science, in practice, is to...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Aug 23, 2017 | Lard, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Farming
Lard FAQ: Everything you wanted to know about pork fat/lard. “What is lard?” “Where does lard come from?” “Are lard and tallow the same thing?” You ask great questions! Here’s the quick answers: What is Lard? Lard comes from...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jul 24, 2017 | Education, Mangalitsa, Organic Farming, Pasture Raised Pork
GMO free Mangalitsa pork on the BBQ grill spare ribs bbq Building a BBQ – Turning a Lemon Into a Hog Roaster Building a BBQ -Great ideas don’t always work as planned on the homestead. Mark’s biochar building learning curve produced a failed burner,...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 31, 2017 | Chickens, Free Range Chicken, Free Range Turkey, Grass Fed Turkey, Green, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Chicken, Organic Chicken, Organic Pork, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised, Pasture Raised Chicken, Pasture Raised Pork, Turkey
Everyone keeps talking about “bone broth!” So, we’ve been asked “What is bone broth?” Bone broth is the product of animal bones simmered in water for a length of time. The simmering over time pulls the nutrients out of the bones and...
