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...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 5, 2011 | Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Chicken, Pasture Raised Pork
This quote is from Simply In Season, a wonderful and usable cookbook, written by Cathleen Hockman-Wert: “Cows in feedlots eat grains like corn, soybean meal and barley, which mostly are grown on large industrial farms fueled by petroleum. By one estimate, it...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 12, 2010 | Green Acres
This snowstorm has us all excited about skiing, snowmobiling, and sledding. The animals just hunker down, though. The sheep are cruising the garden for leftover goodies. I had to rescue the remaining brussel sprouts from them–they preferred those to the...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Nov 8, 2010 | Green
It’s over for this year. I think we’re finally hitting our stride again. We couldn’t have had better weather: 50 degrees and sunny. There wasn’t even a breeze. The food was all superb, from the breakfast served by Brian Williams and A.J....
by Mark & Jill Baker | Oct 21, 2010 | Mangalitsa
Mangalitsa – Old Fashioned Pig We recently joined a Facebook group focused on salt curing pork. A book was brought up that has been added to my “books to buy” list. It’s called Home Pork Making: a complete guide. , by A.W. Fulton. If you...
