by Mark & Jill Baker | Jul 24, 2009 | Green
We were enjoying some sun after a rainy day and visited with the pigs. They’ve got a nice, big, “new’ feeder, so we wanted to see how they were doing with it. If burying one’s face in the “plate” is good, these guys are set! ...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 1, 2009 | Green, Green Acres, Organic Farming, Organic Politics, Uncategorized
Yesterday Mark, Kyle, Joe, Sam, and I spent the day in classrooms. The boys decided they liked their home classroom better than the Grayling High School ones, so that was one unexpected bonus. This is the first year they’ve gone. There were sessions designed...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 29, 2008 | Education, Green, Organic Farming
Saturday and Sunday I went treasure hunting. As Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes) once said, “There’s treasure everywhere!” I went treasure hunting in the garden. A fresh carrot just sounded like the best thing in the world to me, and fried potatoes for...
by Bakers | Dec 23, 2008 | Fun, Green Acres, Organic Farming, Uncategorized
“I’ve come to know that our families are a canvas on which we paint our greatest hopes–imperfect and sloppy, for we are all amateurs at life, but if we do not focus too much on our mistakes, a miraculous picture emerges. And we learn that it’s...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Nov 23, 2008 | Chickens, Farm to Fork, Free Range Turkey, Green, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Chicken, Turkey
Welcome to the home of the happy hens. The turkey pasture is snowy and the kids are wearing snowpants and boots, but the fresh chicken, smoked chicken, yummy eggs, and meat processing continue on! What a change this week from last! I wouldn’t have thought...
