by Mark & Jill Baker | Aug 9, 2011 | Green
“To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to harvest….” I noticed this week that there is a bit of fog in the mornings. And that the nights are...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Aug 2, 2011 | Green
Sharing the farm is one of our favorite activities. This can take many forms, from a simple tour to a meal of farm food to helping with farm jobs. In the past couple of weeks we’ve done it all. Sam grilled chicken halves for a MIFFS board tour and dinner. ...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 27, 2011 | Green
Our yard was very aromatic this week. The apple trees are blossoming. The lilacs were open. Mark moved the compost pile. It rained. The neighbors are spreading liquid manure thickly. I didn’t say all the aromas were good. Babies are part of nature’s...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 16, 2011 | Green
The rain is wonderful. The sun is great. We especially love it when it rains hard like it did yesterday and then is sunny and warm like today. The grass seemed to grow two inches! We spent the day outside as much as possible, with various degrees of sunburn to...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 28, 2011 | Green
Sometimes this time in the winter feels like the “dog days” of the season. The sun yesterday was inspirational, though. We all got outside, worked on various projects, enjoyed the warmth and UV rays. The pigs are lazy fellows. Their house flooded in...
