Shortly after we bought our home/land I was eyeing the neighbors land that bumped up next to mine. I really wanted to add 5 acres of fully farmable, black dirt...

Registered Tamworths: Selectively artificial inseminated for great genes. I have 2 females and 1 male for sale. Male is currently intact. He is a gorgeous, stocky and already muscular.  Females...

It has come to my attention that I do not blog about my products or the ingredients I use. What a tragedy! So here we go...First, the name ModernRoots is...

To a larger, new facility 1/2 mile away from the current store. Actual address is 4 205th street NW, Buffalo MN. Close to Second Hand Rose, the railroad tracks, behind...

I did it! I successfully artificially inseminated two of my heritage sows. Big Mama, my mangalitsa, and Tammy, my Tamworth. I ordered my boar semen from Internation Boar Semen in...

FERMENTED CLASSES!!!All classes are Tuesday evenings from 630-8pm and $15 each class per person @The ModernRoots Store - 4 1st avenue NE Buffalo, MNApril 28st: Kombucha -culture available at classMay...

Is it luck or fate? I got to the store at about 9 am yesterday and many times I leave the door unlocked. It doesn't bother me if my customers or...

Besides Valentine's day, on the homestead, love is in the air. February is breeding time for many animals in order to have spring babies. It is a great month for...

One of my favorite parts of homesteading is canning. I love to see my garden in jars during the winter months. Preserving the bounty of summer is great fun, but...

Fermenting in February 2015 classes are posted!!! I know many of you have been patiently waiting... All classes are held at the ModernRoots Store 4 1st avenue NE, Buffalo MN...

As Christmas nears, the days get shorter and the house gets cozier. The animals on the homestead are much slower and often found hunkered down in their shelters or berms....

ModernRoots Store4 1st avenue NE Buffalo MN 55313Christmas hours! Tuesday 23rd: 10-6Thursday 25th ClosedFriday 26th ClosedREOPEN Saturday 27th 10-5**bring your family! They will want out of the house;)