by Jill Baker | Sep 2, 2022 | Education
How has your summer been? I hope wonderful. Productive. Your pantry shelves are full or filling. It’s time to take a breath, eh? Do you feel that twin pulling of being ready for winter but without the pressing drive of summer? Go ahead. Breathe. That’s what this...
by Jill Baker | Aug 18, 2022 | Education
Growth takes time. We know this from our kids, right? And the seeds we plant in the garden. But it’s so hard to wait, to do small steps toward the goal. To allow each small step to flourish into the next thing. If you’re reading this it’s because you’re a doer who...
by Jill Baker | Jul 16, 2022 | Courses, Education
Homesteading is about reality, right? Smells and feels. The whole experience. This week we had helpers in the butcher shop. They were newbies, trying on homesteading to see what it’s all about while they enjoy chilling at the on-farm campground. They’d petted the new...
by Tristan | Jun 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
by Jill Baker | May 6, 2022 | Education, Mangalitsa Pig Pork, Uncategorized
Lard. Fat. “Fat makes you fat.” “If I eat fat it might kill me, my heart and all. That’s what my doctor said.” In no other culture in history has fat been vilified. Until our “modern”, “advanced” culture. Throughout history, people understood that you needed a...
by Jill Baker | May 4, 2022 | Education, Uncategorized
Anyone Can Farm. That was the message when we had a visit from the Bard. At least, that’s his handle. Scott Kesterson, of BardsFM, has a storied life experience in many arenas, and just recently that’s come to include homesteading. He’s also a truth...
by Jill Baker | Apr 22, 2022 | Education
Dogs are “man’s best friend.” Right? Well, on the homestead that’s not always the case. We know too many dogs who aren’t so great on the homestead even if they are great companions. But when you’re starting or building a homestead,...
by Jill Baker | Apr 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
What’s your reason for pursuing homesteading? If natural health is one of them, activated charcoal is already a tool for you, or it needs to be. Activated charcoal is one of the safest, cheapest, most effective cleaners nature has to offer you. It is simply...
by Jill Baker | Mar 15, 2022 | Education, Mangalitsa Pig Pork
Fat. It’s gotten a bad rap in the last several decades. At one point in our human history, being fat was beautiful (still is in some cultures). Eating fat was prized. Fat was equated with wealth. And, that’s probably closer to the truth than the...
by Jill Baker | Mar 11, 2022 | Education, Mangalitsa Pig Pork
Last weekend’s Charcuterie and Pork Preservation class was AMAZING. As always. One reason is that we got to hang with a lot of interesting people. Every class is unique and a little different because the special sauce of the class is YOU, the people that come to...
