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 | Aug 1, 2010 | Green
“Your life is an occassion. Rise to it.” So said Mr. Magorium to Mahoney in Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporioum. Mahoney was trying to understand her life, her contribution to the world, and the value of it. Value. It’s an idea that’s...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Nov 4, 2009 | Green
It’s a gray, yucky day here on the farm. We’re ready for some liquid sunshine in the form of the cod liver pills we take through the winter. There’s a nasty cold (maybe flu?) going around, closing schools (except for those fortunate children who...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 14, 2009 | Fun, Green, Lard, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Pork
This week’s been busy. Mangalitsa/Mangalica pigs, warm weather, layer and broiler chicks, shop construction, and business ideas have all been part of it–beside the usual hum of a family of 7/8 in full swing with school and general life on a winter farm....
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 24, 2009 | Education, Green, Home Schooling, Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
Education has been our big thrust lately. This coming week will be pretty intense as we have a couple things coming up. Last week was interesting, too, though. I come from a family that values life long learning, and we have found that sustainable living and...