by Mark & Jill Baker | Jul 9, 2020 | Education, Green, Homesteading, Organic Farming, Team Work
The bottom line of your homestead farm’s economics. Are you all about a good environment for the kids? Making some money? Having good food to eat? Helping your local community? All of the above are possible and important. The economics of a homestead is about...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 3, 2017 | Chickens, Education, Free Range Turkey, Fun, Mangalitsa, Mangalitsa Farrowing, Mangalitsa Sow, Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork, Turkey
Yesterday was a sunny day. In wintry northern Michigan, this is a thing to be noted and enjoyed. Here’s what I found on my walkabout. The calves’ names are Calvin and Hobbes after the summer’s favorite cartoon characters. This one sticking his...
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 | Dec 2, 2014 | Green
We are proud to host Dan Kitteredge and the High Bionutrient Crop Production course through our Anyone Can Farm program. The two day intensive course is on February 21 & 22. There is an introductory lecture and potluck on Sunday, December 7, from 5:30 to 8:30...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 6, 2013 | Green
Welcome to this class on how to process a hog from oink to ham. This class is designed as an intense introduction for those who want to learn the old time arts of butchering and preserving pork in a low-tech method for home or restaurant use. Charcuterie is the art...
