Megan V. Carrier, RD, LLC

06/02/2025

First harvest of the season- Sage, chamomile flowers, and snap peas!

Sage not only seasons your food, it’s great for bloating and indigestion. Add to hot water as a smoothing tea.

Chamomile is a sleep aide and muscle relaxant. Enjoy a cup of chamomile tea 30 minutes before bed for more restful sleep.

05/30/2025

Foundational Nutrition: The basics

Have you ever been scrolling and just had the feeling of overwhelm when it comes to your nutrition?

One day you should eat tons of protein then another person says eat a lot of fruit then someone else says fruit has too much sugar?!

Join us on Mon, June 16th at 7PM for Nutrition 101!

Presented by Coach Claire and RD Megan, they’ll provide us with an insightful workshop on the fundamentals of nutrition and help answer some of those burning questions.

Let us know in the comments if you’re coming!

05/21/2025

To know your farmer is to appreciate the food they provide — but just as important is to know their farm. The type of farm determines the food produced and is as unique as the people who run it. Here are some popular types of farming operations.

05/19/2025

Living on a farm is never boring, and every neighbor I’ve met has pretty much revolved around an animal that got loose- typically my sheep getting through the electric fence. But, today a beautiful peacock showed up on my property, and I met another neighbor.

05/18/2025

Sheep shearing and hoof trimming day on the farm. I have a before and after of Mama for reference. They look so funny right after their haircut.

05/17/2025

Went to the Wicked Gluten Free Festival today as a dietitian and someone who lives with Celiac Disease. So many yummy treats and new vendors! I was also very impressed with all the other food allergies they catered to.

04/16/2025

Spring has sprung on the farm. We have 25 meat birds chicks, 10 laying hen chicks, 3 ducklings, 2 turkeys, 6 lambs, in addition to our 17 hens and 3 roosters (long story), 4 ewes, and 1 ram. Can’t forget about farm dog, Jack, and our rodent control, Steve and Petunia. It’s busy around here.

04/12/2025

04/10/2025

Dolly’s lamb has a heart shaped spot! ❤️😍

03/30/2025

Spotlighting walnuts for the Exeter Food Pantry. This nut is high in omega-3 fatty acids, contains fiber, and is considered a healthy fat. They are good for your brain and heart. Below are some great ideas on how to use them:

1. As a snack. A serving size is 14 halves
2. Add as a topper to oatmeal, salads, apple sauce, or ice cream.
3. Include with chicken or tuna salad
4. As a dessert. Place walnuts inside dates, close, drizzle with chocolate, and freeze for 5 minutes. Enjoy!
5. Place in a food processor and blend until a paste. Use as the base for gravy
6. Make tacos using walnuts and black beans as a meat replacement
7. Roast in the oven with maple syrup to make candied walnuts
8. Add to baked goods- bread, cookies, muffins, tarts, and cakes
9. Protein balls- Blends oats, dates, walnuts, coconut flakes, ground flaxseed, and maple syrup. Rolls into balls and refrigerate.

03/23/2025

We served 311 families at the Exeter Food Pantry on Friday! The pantry is looking for boxed potatoes and small hams for April’s give. Stayed tuned for the spot lights I am doing on jack fruit and walnuts.

Here is what was given on Friday:

1, 2 lbs ounce yogurt
1 pound butter
1, 24 ounce French dip
2 lbs cream cheese
1 dairy (cheese, popsicle, baby squeeze)
3 small yogurts
5 pounds Chicken nuggets
Chicken thighs
1 ring of kielbasa or veggie ravioli
1 frozen cheese burgers
1 pack breakfast sausage
2 cooler picks
1 pack limes
1 bag of potatoes
1 fruit (lemon, banana, strawberries, guava, oranges, or apples)
1 veggies (onions, eggplant, garlic, or mushrooms)
1 jackfruit pod bag
1, 6 pound can of apple sauce
5 cans of fruit
1 pack of ramen
3 cans of soup
1 can meat
2 bags of nuts
1 can black beans
3 cans of veggies
1, 1 lb bag of pasta
1 can of diced tomatoes
1 pack of tuna helper
1 pack of cheeseburger helper
1 pound of rice
1 box of Mac and cheese
3 baby food items
1 of cracker bag/dip packet/1 can pumpkin
1 box of cereal
1 box of oatmeal
1 box of coffee
1 drink (milk, apple juice)
1 small drink (Boost, kid drink)
2 salty snacks (cheese puffs, turkey stuffing flavored chips)
1 sweet snack (cinnamon cracker, cookies)
1 small snack bag (pretzels, corn snack mix, crackers)
1 white bread
1 other bread
1 dessert

03/16/2025

Meet the newest edition to the farm, Jack. He was a senior foster that we just couldn’t part with.