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 | Nov 2, 2016 | Free Range Turkey, Grass Fed Turkey, Green, Pasture Raised, Turkey
The farm is a family affair, and so we encourage the kids to try their hands at something entrepreneurial. For the last several years Keith has nurtured his free range turkeys as his project. He is getting pretty good at brooding the not-so-bright birds and keeping...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 2, 2016 | Butchering, Chickens, Free Range Chicken, Green, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Chicken, Organic Chicken, Pasture Raised Chicken
Yeah for Fall! The last chicken butchering of the season As much as we love raising the best pasture chicken in northern Michigan, the last butchering of the season is a happy day. This year we lost the older helpers to school, so we had to call in the young...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jun 27, 2016 | Chickens, Free Range Chicken, Green, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Chicken, Pasture Raised Chicken
How do we do it? Here ya go. And, always, your food is most secure when you can shake your farmer’s...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 26, 2015 | Mangalitsa, Organic Farming
We had the great pleasure of a visit from Renee Martin, who’s Michigansnowpony youtube channel did a great job of bringing the DNR’s most recent foolishness with pigs to the public’s attention. She and her girls picked out a couple of pigs to take...