We, as humans, would love to have a saviour. It’s comforting to think someone else can help us out of our predicaments, on an emotional level even if not on a logical level.
We vote thinking the guy or gal in the White House will make things right. Or the person in the Governor’s office. Or …. fill in the blank with a name or position.
Politicians are virtually useless, though. Have you noticed that? And no one in the right/left, liberal/conservative paradigm has ever put food on your table or paid your electric bill–not without extracting their pound of flesh somewhere else in your life.
Anyone Can Farm. Everyone should farm. At least a little. It’s up to us to take the helm. The Constitution really puts the power with the People, anyway. This means you have power. You can do things. You can make a positive change as soon as you step out of the political, or whatever other, theater and start taking action, however small that action is, to make a difference in your life and the lives of the people immediately around you.
That’s Mark’s message in this video, though he’ll explain it a whole lot more and better. Enjoy! And go get your farmin’ on. Anyone Can Farm
What does “think outside the box” mean to you?
We at Baker’s Green Acres have been farming for around 25 years now for ourselves and for others. Frankly, we’ve never been good at coloring in the lines, and have a tendency to think outside the box.
We do things differently. Sometimes it work out. Sometimes we’ve learned things the hard way.
Success isn’t a well blazed path in the homestead world. There are certainly things that are tried and true principles. That’s what Mark uses when he does farm consulting with people. Principles hold true. When he consults he brings the principles to life on their specific property to meet their specific goals. That requires a little “thinking outside the box.”
Creative thinking.
Imagination, where science and art meet to grow food.
That’s what we mean by that good old phrase. Listen in as Mark expounds on that in this The Anyone Can Farm Experience live show.
“Do the thing and you will have the power…”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
One of the things we do on The Anyone Can Farm Experience youtube show is interview other people who are really doing the thing. This week Mark talked with Brice Mosher. Brice is a military veteran who, as so many do, was having health issues. He was forced to “take a break” and started reading. He now runs a very successful CSA in our local rural community. Check out the conversation about
Brice Mosher is the full time farmer and homesteader at Infinity Micro Farm in Falmouth, MI. Brice and his wife Nikki started their farm with their 4 daughters in 2016. Infinity Microfarm is primarily a vegetable farm that markets thru an annual CSA, Brice and his wife also raise American Guinea Hogs and poultry. They have a thriving homestead farm business on relatively few acres, which works because Brice has focused on soil health, intensive growing, and high value (to the customer) vegetables.
Mark and Brice had a great conversation about Brice’s experience starting his farm, growing the CSA, and looking toward the future on the homestead farm. Brice takes “do the thing” to heart, and it shows!
If you want to get inspired, check out the whole playlist of homesteader interviews. They all have a level of community that has inspired competence and confidence as they DO THE THING.
Pork Spleen
Butter or Lard
Eggs
Onions
White Bread
Parsley
Salt
Pepper
Nutmeg
Cut the onions and sauté it with butter.
This recipe is brought to you by Baker’s Green Acres’ very own Jill Baker.
50% meat of the head
10% fine meat
20% fatless skin
20% hot broth
Spices per kg compound:
47 gm pepper white
4 gm nutmeg
8 gm pimento
4 gm ginger
optional: 388 gm nitrate salt, onions