by Mark & Jill Baker | Jun 28, 2011 | Green
Jim is two. He lives to do what his siblings do, from eating what they eat, to saying whatever they say (sometimes they regret that!), to… Helping with the biochar retort… **** **** **** **** *** Playing with the cow… *** *** *** *** *** and baby...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jun 15, 2011 | Green
Sunday night is gear-up night. We’ve found that picking up chickens at night makes the job a lot easier. Chickens (and other fowl) don’t move at night. That makes them easy prey for nocturnal hunters, including chicken farmers. The guys go out after dark,...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Mar 21, 2011 | Green
Last week I had to make a choice. I needed some veggies and had the choice of a small local retailer, Willow Mercantile, or Meijer’s. I had to go to Meijer’s anyway for other things Willow doesn’t have, and I did have several children along. But...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 7, 2011 | Green
Winter on the farm: A rare sunny day brought us outside and made for some great photos. The barn and clearspan with the pigs in the snow make a classic picture. The clearspan currently houses about 1400 chickens in three different groups. The barn houses the goats,...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 21, 2010 | Green
What’s new at Baker’s Green Acres now that it’s fall? Not much. We’re taking advantage of the beautiful weather to harvest as much grass as possible. These hogs show the value of that! They are about 19 months old now and ready for harvest...
