by Spiraea Herbs | Apr 27, 2016 | Basics, Emotional Health, Garden, Homesteading, Natural Health, Spirituality
My family has been growing food, on a small scale, for four years now. This year’s growing season will be our fifth and it’s on a scale that we have never experienced before. We have 1200 delicious square feet to grow all the food our family will need...
by Spiraea Herbs | Dec 17, 2015 | Crafting & Crocheting, DIY Projects, Herbalism, Homesteading, Natural Health, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Spirituality
I don’t know what it is about this year, but it is HARD already. Perhaps it’s all the rain and grey we’re having here in southern Ontario. Don’t know about you folks, but I swear I haven’t seen the sun in weeks. We usually have snow by...
by Spiraea Herbs | Oct 28, 2015 | Basics, Herbal Basics, Herbalism, Homesteading, Spirituality
As many of you know, my focus in life has changed a little over the last three years. I was just discussing my schooling with my mother in law and it dawned on me that I started school seven years ago! What? How did that happen!? I am always baffled by the passage of...
by Spiraea Herbs | Dec 9, 2014 | Herbalism, Photos, Spirituality
While out for a hike with my family this afternoon a realization hit. It wasn’t sudden, more like a wave that crested about two kilometers in. I’ve lost my way. I’m no longer connected to my herb teachers. The sounds of my plant allies has become...
