by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 8, 2010 | Green
The kids, as in generations previous, are cheering for the snow. They’ve got a few sleds out. They’re checking the ski reports since they invested in season passes this year. They complain about how hard chores are now. All is normal and well. The...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Nov 23, 2010 | Green
Silly me. I thought that once Pigstock was done we’d have a lull in which to catch our collective breath and prep for deer rifle season. Silly me. The week after our Mangalitsa pig fest was spent cleaning up and catching up. We had a fairly large batch of...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 21, 2010 | Green
What’s new at Baker’s Green Acres now that it’s fall? Not much. We’re taking advantage of the beautiful weather to harvest as much grass as possible. These hogs show the value of that! They are about 19 months old now and ready for harvest...
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 | Oct 9, 2010 | Green
“…the concept that fat is the best of foods has been universal with mankind in all lands and climates. When Christianity spread northward beyond the Mediterranean, the Biblical phrase “to live on the fat of the land” was readily understood in...