by Mark & Jill Baker | May 8, 2019 | Green
Wealth can be measured by money in the bank. But a better measure may be abundance of life. By that accounting, homestead farmers are the richest folks on earth! We were at a lunch with a group of friends not too long ago, and the younger lady across from me with...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 21, 2016 | Education, Mangalitsa
Pasture Raised Pig Breed Comparison Recently we did a Hog Harvest class at someone else’s farm. They had 4 pigs for the class to butcher: a Mangalitsa, a Red Wattle, and two white “farm pigs.” It was an interesting comparison as all 4 had been...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 28, 2015 | Education
It’s that season: Hog harvest time. We’ve been harvesting half pigs that folks have purchased and we’ve put several in the freezer if you just want some pork chops or bacon. We are also gearing up to teach folks how to process their own hog. It...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 26, 2015 | Mangalitsa, Organic Farming
We had the great pleasure of a visit from Renee Martin, who’s Michigansnowpony youtube channel did a great job of bringing the DNR’s most recent foolishness with pigs to the public’s attention. She and her girls picked out a couple of pigs to take...
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...
