by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 15, 2010 | Chickens, Organic Chicken, Organic Farming
“USDA Certified Organic” is, perhaps, a somewhat better choice than standard food stuff. However, unless it is also local (ie: Shetler’s dairy), where there is local accountability and farmers really mean organic to be the best,...
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...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 13, 2009 | Dairy, Education, Farm to Fork, Green, Non-GMO Milk
On New Year’s Eve we found ourselves making a run to Traverse City. As we only had the two littlest children with us, we decided to splurge and eat in a good restaurant. For various reasons we bypassed other places downtown that we knew were worthy...
