by Mark & Jill Baker | May 26, 2015 | Mangalitsa, Organic Farming
We had the great pleasure of a visit from Renee Martin, who’s Michigansnowpony youtube channel did a great job of bringing the DNR’s most recent foolishness with pigs to the public’s attention. She and her girls picked out a couple of pigs to take...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Mar 6, 2015 | Mangalitsa
At last, the weather man is suggesting warmer temperatures! We are reveling in the idea. And eagerly anticipating the pleasure of the practice of sunshine. Meantime, our house is full of puppies and the pig houses are full of straw to keep the baby pigs warm....
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 2, 2013 | Mangalitsa, Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa
We’ve had folks wondering about acquiring pigs. These are fantastic homestead hogs. They can handle winter without extraordinary help. They will grow well on forage and scraps. They get fat. Very fat. If you are a paleo eater or Weston A. Price adherent,...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 27, 2012 | Butchering, Chickens, Education, Fun, Learn how to butcher, Mangalitsa, Organic Farming
Any One Can Farm Classes Education is a significant part of what we do, from informal consults over the phone (“how do I know if my chickens are ready to butcher?”), to conversations on the farm, to work study learning. This weekend kicks off a more...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 11, 2012 | Charcuterie, Education, Mangalitsa, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
Charcuterie is the art and science of preserving meat. Pork is especially suited for this purpose. This is your chance to learn how to process a heritage hog from oink to ham with Mark Baker, farmer, and Aaron Butts, Executive Chef of Joseph Decuis restaurant where...
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...
