by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 17, 2009 | Green
This week the three oldest have a unique opportunity. They are helping a largw local farm with its “farm days” tours. There are a number of informational stops set up around the farm. Schools then bring students for a tour, They learn about how a dairy...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jul 26, 2009 | Butchering, Green, Home Schooling
Home School Lessons from the Butcher Shop Education is part of daily life here. For example, Monday we were processing chickens. Sam got bored and curious at his station and started to dissect a chicken head. He brought it in to show me what he thought was the...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jun 9, 2009 | Green
If you’ve known us for even a short time, you know that information disemination is a strong value here. This winter we met Ilene Satchell of Willow Tree Way at the Small Farms Conference. She has a program for training farmers to be para-educators and to...