Butchered My Meat Birds November 30, 2014Meg DiMercurio I raised 20 Cornish x and butchered 10 of them today by hand. That means, hot water bathed them over a fire and hand plucked them. We mainly butchered the...
CranBerry Orange Water Kefir November 24, 2014Meg DiMercurio Tart cranberries and sweet orange blend for an AWESOME fizzy Thanksgiving/holiday drink, fun for the kiddos too. Never made water kefir? Follow my instructions here (scroll to the water kefir recipe) and...
Fermenting Classes for November 2014 October 27, 2014Meg DiMercurio Lots of folk chomping at the bit to get in on the next set of fermenting classes- here they are :)Location: ModernRoots Store (4 1st avenue Ne, Buffalo, MN)Nov 11 ...
Fermenting Class Pics! October 15, 2014Meg DiMercurio Combined, I have taught fermented drinks to over 2300 people and counting! I've taught over 60 in-home instructions ( which I 'invented' to be a party with my products- but...
Fermenting Vegetables: Carrots October 08, 2014Meg DiMercurio I have quite a few extra carrots from the garden this year and decided to do a little experiment on types of fermentation for you all. Plus I love...
Fermenting Classes - water kefir & kombucha October 01, 2014Meg DiMercurio Where: My store! 4 1st avenue NE Buffalo, MNCost: $ 15 per classWater Kefir: Tuesday October 7th 6:30-8pmKombucha: Tuesday October 14th 6:30-8pmThe store will be open for purchases that evening...
My Store Is Open!! September 12, 2014Meg DiMercurio Finally. My store is up and running for the public! Online buyers, I am updating my website with my new products! Can't wait to share them with you - hopefully...
I'm Opening A Store! July 24, 2014Meg DiMercurio Yes, I am opening a store, downtown Buffalo, MN. Super duper excited to share my natural soaps, body care and eventually fermented drinks with more people. It will also be...
Building A Multi-Purpose Pasture July 09, 2014Meg DiMercurio Last year, if you remember, we built a pig pasture of just three strands of electrical tape. You can catch it here if not. This year, we are expanding the pasture and...
I Love My Herb Garden! July 09, 2014Meg DiMercurio Not only do I love them fresh, but really enjoy drying them for use in the winter months. This year, I made a separate garden in the front of my...
Hugelkulture Strawberry Bed June 12, 2014Meg DiMercurio Hugelkulture, a German practice of making raised beds easily constructed of rotten wood and dirt. In turn, this makes raised beds full of organic matter. Perfect for draining and great...
My Heritage Breed Pigs: Tamworth, Berkshire & Mangalitsa May 30, 2014Meg DiMercurio Finally, all my pigs/sows are here on the ModernRoots Homestead. Getting the fencing ready, the huts for farrowing, and the specific breeds I wanted all took quite a bit of...