by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 23, 2020 | Charcuterie, Education, Green, Hog Harvest, Learn how to butcher, Mangalitsa
Homestead Hog Harvest isn’t just a class. It’s an experience. “Never underestimate the power of a bloody handshake.” –a former class member The class always starts with people wearing name tags standing in a circle around Mark, looking...
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 | Jan 19, 2017 | Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Pork, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
Would you like to not worry about the meat for dinner? Just go get it out of the freezer instead of wonder if you remembered to pick it up at the store? Would you like to have a freezer full of the best pork in the U.S.? Now is the time! We have a few hogs available...
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...
