by Spiraea Herbs | Aug 16, 2016 | Chickens, Homesteading
My summer goal was to write in my blog two or three times a week (one week with two posts and the next with three). I am sticking to the two post minimum (yay me!) but now that the harvest is in full swing I am finding it difficult to keep up. Don’t worry...
by Spiraea Herbs | Jun 30, 2016 | Chickens, Homesteading
So just in case you don’t want to learn by making silly mistakes like we did, I thought I would share our foibles and what we did to correct it. I’m a big believer in learning through experience – whether it is a success or a failure, there is always...
by Spiraea Herbs | Jun 3, 2016 | Chickens, Garden, Homesteading
It’s time for a garden update folks! Things are humming along here at Snail Trails Homestead and I wanted to share what’s going on in our little patch of green. Also thought I’d share our struggles and what’s been working for us. So here we go!...
by Spiraea Herbs | May 3, 2016 | Basics, Chickens, Homesteading
My family had some new additions recently! And no, not babies… well not baby humans that is. We got our very first round of chickens and we couldn’t be more excited. The lady birds arrived a few weeks ago and they are settling in nicely. We are huge...