More questions and answers!
(0:02) Faraday cage
(0:05) Rotational grazing your homestead pigs
(0:08) Guinea fowl: good for the homestead?
(0:09) How to recapture pigs when they get out
(0:13) thoughts on how to raise rabbits
(0:24) Homestead/farm accounting
(0:29) Breeds of pigs for the homestead
(0:32) How to feed forage feeds, spent grains, or hay to homestead hogs
(0:34) What's great about the Mangalitsa pig! What other breeds does Mark like?
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Recommended reading for the homesteader:
** Joel Salatin's Pastured Poultry Profits: https://amzn.to/2HOnR4g
** Joel's Salad Bar Beef: https://amzn.to/2WvV6fO
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk09QIzoRGk
A variety of topics tonight!
*Day in the life
*Integrity
*Mark's single biggest homestead disaster and lessons learned
*Type of solar charger and gauge of wire used to electric fence pigs.
*Watering animals in the winter
*Farrowing heritage pigs in the winter
*Thoughts on how to butcher/dispatch a pig
Anyone Can Farm!
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Recommended reading for the homesteader:
** Joel Salatin's Pastured Poultry Profits: https://amzn.to/2HOnR4g
** Joel's Salad Bar Beef: https://amzn.to/2WvV6fO
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOr_ZW9Cbeo
Is a bucket really all you need for milking your homestead dairy cow? As a bare bones minimum, yes. Here is a discussion of other equipment that will make raw milk handling easier and more efficient. Anyone Can Farm!
Check out a surge milker here: https://amzn.to/2BxIqfy
Butter churn (small-the one Mark shows is a large one): https://amzn.to/2Gv68yK
Glass Jars:https://amzn.to/2V1DwjT
Cream separator: https://amzn.to/2EIrFCw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdhvKyq4x2M
Why is Mark Baker building a green house in Northern Michigan? In this short video he explaines his thoughts behind the project.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwIvlZqIlb8
Have you considered a dairy cow for your homestead? Or cows in general? Tune in to hear the things to consider, pros and cons of homestead cows.
Anyone Can Farm
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** https://www.facebook.com/bakersgreenacres/
** https://www.instagram.com/baker_green_acres_/
** www.bakersgreenacres.com
Recommended reading for the homesteader:
** Joel Salatin's Pastured Poultry Profits: https://amzn.to/2HOnR4g
** Joel's Salad Bar Beef: https://amzn.to/2WvV6fO
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xki0_cxvWrw
Tonight's conversation: thoughts on a reset, course correction. Simplify, simplify, simplify. Sustainable: what is sustainable farming?
Plus your Q&A
(0:23) how to provide a cover for plants against pests
(0:34) Lard type Mangalitsa pigs and 4-H
(0:45) thoughts on Michigan's governor Gretchen Whitmer and the COVID quarantine 2020
(0:52) how to build soil, especially sandy clay soil. Using wood mulch
(1:09) how to talk to a butcher about your Mangalitsa pig
(1:11) Gelatin and joint health mobility
(1:15) Using a lawn rake or vacuum on the homestead: free food!
Anyone Can Farm
Follow Us on all our social media platforms.
** https://www.facebook.com/bakersgreenacres/
** https://www.instagram.com/baker_green_acres_/
** www.bakersgreenacres.com
Recommended reading for the homesteader:
** Joel Salatin's Pastured Poultry Profits: https://amzn.to/2HOnR4g
** Joel's Salad Bar Beef: https://amzn.to/2WvV6fO
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3TUcgGERMg
Biochar (Agri-char or activated charcoal) is extremely useful on the homestead farm. Here's how we do it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UaYAdOf9QY