by Mark & Jill Baker | Nov 10, 2016 | Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
Whether you spell it Mangalitsa, Mangalica, Mangalitza, or (as this article does) Mangalista, this pig is cool. This weekend we’re going to have a lot of porky fun teaching folks how to process a Mangalitsa hog at home. More info on this at Anyone Can Farm. ...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 24, 2015 | Green
With the advent of school season we have had to redraft our milk run. Every week we travel from Marion to Standish to pick up milk for the dairy herd share members. Our dairy farmers, Joe and Brenda Golimbieski are experts at keeping their organically certified dairy...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 1, 2015 | Bakers Green Acres VS Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Organic Politics
I’m writing outside today for the first time in a really long time. Like years. It’s been an interesting year, this year since the DNR graciously bestowed our pigs back to us. Many people have asked us, some almost immediately, “You’re OK now, back to business like...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 8, 2014 | Green
In response to recent rumblings we’ve heard, Mark says with Mark Twain: “The reports of my (compliance) are greatly exaggerated.” The DNR has decided Mark is now “in compliance.” They base that opinion off a statement and one picture. Once...
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 4, 2013 | Green
I know I need to catch the blog up on the hog case, but the weather’s finally nice and there is a lot to do on the farm in the spring: This is Coco. He’s a bull calf (male) born about a week ago. He’s a Jersey/Wagyu cross. Penny is in milk now! ...