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MarkBaker-video-adMark Baker of Baker's Green Acres is a heritage hog breeder in Michigan.

Mark Baker filed a complaint in February 2012 against the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) over the impending implementation of an Invasive Species Order (ISO) that prohibited certain swine. The ISO was supposedly issued in 2010 to control the feral pig population in Michigan and went into effect April 1, 2012.
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Swine ISO Lawsuits Boxing Michigan DNR In

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | October 28, 2013

Heritage breed hog farmers Mark Baker and Brenda Turunen will be having their day in court after judges in their respective cases denied motions to dismiss their lawsuits challenging the swine Invasive Species Order (ISO) issued by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). A trial date has

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, Pete Kennedy, Esq., State News This article is related to: Brenda Turunen, Mark Baker, Michigan, Michigan DNR, swine ISO

Farm Family Threatened with $700,000 Fine for Raising Pigs

By admin | July 8, 2013

Farm advocates to gather for a court hearing in support of the Bakers
 
Falls Church, Virginia–(July 8, 2013)–The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), through the Michigan Attorney General, is asking the judge hearing Mark Baker’s case to fine him $700,000. DNR believes Mark has 70 “illegal pigs” being raised in violation of an

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News, Press Room, State News This article is related to: Mark Baker, Michigan, Michigan DNR, swine ISO

FTCLDF Is Leveling the Playing Field for Our Farmers

By Sally Fallon Morell | June 21, 2013

Dear Friend of Real Food,
The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) is now in its 6th year and I couldn’t be prouder of the organization’s many accomplishments–helping protect farmers engaged in direct farm-to-consumer sales and supporting farmers who produce the raw milk and the other nutrient-dense foods that nourish ourselves and our families.

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This article can be found in: Annual Appeal, Events, Food Rights News This article is related to: Bechard, Brenda Turunen, farm raids, fundraiser, Hershberger, Mark Baker, raw milk, Sally Fallon Morell, Schlangen, swine ISO, Weston Price

Episode 7: Internet Barnraisings

By Farm-to-Consumer | March 12, 2013

Episode 7 of the Food Rights Hour podcast is about internet barnraisings. During this two-part episode by host Kimberly Hartke, Paul Wheaton talks about his Kickstarter campaign for a rocket mass heater DVD, and his popular permaculture discussion forum, permies.com. Then, Kimberly and Mark Baker discuss his campaign on Indiegogo for his new project, Anyone Can Farm. Learn how farmers and other permaculture extraordinaires are

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This article can be found in: Food Rights Hour Podcast, Food Rights News, Uncategorized This article is related to: Anyone Can Farm, Bakers Green Acres, barnraising, FRH-Kimberly, Indiegogo, Kickstarter, Mark Baker, Paul Wheaton, permies.com, rocket mass heater

Heritage Pig Farm Embargoed, USDA and DNR Close In

By Heather Callaghan | January 17, 2013

Baker’s Green Acres made the news last spring as the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) went on a mission to eradicate heritage pigs, calling them a feral invasive species. This move would wipe out the entire small-scale farm whose animals pose no threat to

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, State News This article is related to: Mark Baker, Michigan, petitions, swine ISO

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