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 | Apr 13, 2016 | Cold and Flu, Detoxification, Digestive Health, DIY Herbal, Emotional Health, Garden, Herbal Basics, Herbalism, Homesteading, Materia Medica, Natural Health
Spring is in the air! Although, I type this as I watch a flurry of snow fall from the sky… again. But alas, I know spring is around the corner and it’s time to get planning our gardens. IN a perfect world I would grow every herb in my materia medica, but...
by Spiraea Herbs | Apr 5, 2016 | Garden, Homesteading, Managing Your Homestead
We moved to our little homestead in September and it took every single bone in my body to resist not jumping into a million projects right away. Now I am no permaculture expert (there are plenty out there so I highly encourage you to seek them out if this is something...
by Spiraea Herbs | Mar 10, 2016 | Garden, Homesteading
I got this really wicked list come up in my Facebook feed today by Small FootPrint Family. And while the list does rock, they are all American. And there ain’t nothing wrong with that if you are live there, but I do not and my family strives to support local...
by Spiraea Herbs | Jan 26, 2016 | DIY Projects, Garden, Homesteading
I have a tendency to binge watch homesteading videos on YouTube. My husband and I will sit and watch for a couple of hours with our blankets to keep us warm (the basement is chilly!) and a nice big bowl of popcorn. One channel we binge watched recently...
by Spiraea Herbs | Sep 29, 2015 | Garden, Homesteading
Finally getting around the my first blog in my new home. The move went as smoothly as a move can go. Still stressful and my little guys is definitely feeling out of sorts over this past week. So unpacking took the highest priority, hoping to make the new home feel...
