by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 14, 2016 | Butchering, Chickens, Organic Chicken, Pasture Raised Chicken
The End – Poultry Processing Season has ended for 2016 It happens every year. It makes us happy. The last day of poultry processing. This year we went out with gusto. For starters, we had a full day of about 175 birds. For seconds, that count included...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 14, 2016 | Green, Mangalitsa, Mangalitsa Farrowing, Mangalitsa Sow, Pasture Mangalitsa
Even pigs having babies can be a family affair. Here’s how our mangalitsa sows farrow in the summer on pasture. We do sell weaned pigs from time to time, and pork is always available through our online...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 2, 2016 | Butchering, Chickens, Free Range Chicken, Green, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Chicken, Organic Chicken, Pasture Raised Chicken
Yeah for Fall! The last chicken butchering of the season As much as we love raising the best pasture chicken in northern Michigan, the last butchering of the season is a happy day. This year we lost the older helpers to school, so we had to call in the young...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jun 27, 2016 | Chickens, Free Range Chicken, Green, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Chicken, Pasture Raised Chicken
How do we do it? Here ya go. And, always, your food is most secure when you can shake your farmer’s...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 1, 2015 | Bakers Green Acres VS Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Organic Politics
I’m writing outside today for the first time in a really long time. Like years. It’s been an interesting year, this year since the DNR graciously bestowed our pigs back to us. Many people have asked us, some almost immediately, “You’re OK now, back to business like...
