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 | 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 | 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...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 5, 2011 | Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Chicken, Pasture Raised Pork
This quote is from Simply In Season, a wonderful and usable cookbook, written by Cathleen Hockman-Wert: “Cows in feedlots eat grains like corn, soybean meal and barley, which mostly are grown on large industrial farms fueled by petroleum. By one estimate, it...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 19, 2009 | Farm to Fork, Mangalitsa, Organic Pork, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
This summer we sent a Mangalitsa pig up to Chef Ted Cizma at the Grand Traverse Resort… but I’ll let him tell you about it. I wish I could have tried some of those interesting dishes. Maybe this winter when we go to Pigstock 2010….