by Mark & Jill Baker | May 25, 2010 | Fun
FUN ON THE FARM – “It’s nothing but a mud puddle!” says Dad. “Yeah, but it’s a FUN mud puddle!” exclaims Sam. Last week we sent many loads of fill dirt over to a neighbor to fill in a small pond. In the process, the excavator...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 19, 2010 | Green
THEY’RE OUT!! We have a clearspan full of baby birds, but the tractors are filling up. The rainy, windy weather was a challenge, but Mark shifted wind blocks around as the wind changed and the birds did OK. We’ve actually been able to harvest some from...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 3, 2010 | Green
“Many hand make light work.” So said my wise and very experienced Grandmother. We’ve found that not only do many hand make light work–it’s a lot more fun, too. Here’s some of our projects: This weekend we trekked north of...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Apr 3, 2010 | Green
Meet the new additions: We now have Mangalitsa breeding stock. These are blond Mangalitsas. The feeder pigs are swallow-bellied Mangalitsas. The little pigs are about 4 months old, so they have some growing to do. The front one is so classically wooly that...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Mar 13, 2010 | Green
Spring must be here! We have babies everywhere: chicks, piglets, kid goats, calves–even Jim has discovered the great out-of-doors. He heads out of doors if those doors are left open in his bid to keep up with his favorite playmates. One of the surest signs of...
