by Mark & Jill Baker | Nov 4, 2009 | Green
It’s a gray, yucky day here on the farm. We’re ready for some liquid sunshine in the form of the cod liver pills we take through the winter. There’s a nasty cold (maybe flu?) going around, closing schools (except for those fortunate children who...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 12, 2009 | Green
It’s safe to say fall is here. We’ve been busy beavers. The boys have been thinning the sparrow population. These nuisance birds flock together in the fall–one sure sign winter is on its way. About this time of year they begin to prefer the barn...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 1, 2009 | Green
I had a great privilage yesterday. I watched a master at his trade. Since we started this business in earnest (as opposed to the hobby farming we did for years), I’ve had to catch and handle my share of chickens. It isn’t always easy. Especially when...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Aug 19, 2009 | Green
Food, glorious food…” That’s one of 3 yr. old Rachel’s favorite little song lines (from Ice Age 2). I thought of it last night as I browsed through the garden and then made dinner from my finds. The potatoes came from a neighbor, but the...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Aug 16, 2009 | Green
It’s fair time in northern Michigan! There are large regional ones and small county ones. I have to brag a bit. Our children did well at our county 4-H show this past week. Keith and Rachel both showed goats in the tiny tots showmanship and got...
