State of Michigan vs “Bakers Green Acres” Host: Renee “The Homestead Honey Hour” Back in March, I interviewed Mark Baker of Baker’s Green Acres here on the Homestead Honey Hour. Mark is a retired air force veteran, now sustainably farming in northern Michigan State along with his wife and 8 children. If you missed that…
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When the Michigan DNR all but shut down farmer Mark Baker’s successful, pasture-raised, pork operation in Marion Michigan, he became the embodiment of that old adage: When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. Mark, his wife Jill, and their eight children re-grouped and decided to go in a new direction. If they wouldn’t be allowed…
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The Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources declared almost all heritage breed of pigs that are not favored by the big corporations for factory farming to be an invasive species. Mark is fighting to save his small farm, and small hog raising operation. The DNR has declared (No state law, just declared), that they will kill all…
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