by Spiraea Herbs | Mar 8, 2017 | Basics, Clinic & Business, Herbalism, Homesteading, Managing Your Homestead
As a homesteader and a herbalist I spend a lot of time in my kitchen. We try our best to eat home-cooked meals almost exclusively so that means I spend a great deal of time meal prepping and cooking. When I’m not cooking/prepping food I’m wearing my...
by Spiraea Herbs | Feb 23, 2017 | Basics, Homesteading, Managing Your Homestead
Eating healthy is not cheap these days. Scrap that… eating in general isn’t cheap these days. Throw supporting local farms and an organic lifestyle into the mix and you have a recipe for financial bankruptcy! Okay perhaps I exaggerate a little, but you...
by Spiraea Herbs | Jan 25, 2017 | Garden, Homesteading, Managing Your Homestead
This year I vowed to sort and organize my seed packets. Being the frugal sort, I actually don’t have a very large collection, but there is enough of those little packets floating around that I definitely needed to explore a sorting system of some kind. I asked...
by Spiraea Herbs | Dec 29, 2016 | Basics, Chickens, Clinic & Business, DIY Projects, Herbalism, Homesteading, Managing Your Homestead
With 2017 fast approaching we’re working hard on setting our goals for the upcoming year. Whenever I’m setting new intentions and goals I always take a few moments to look back at my past goals and dreams. After reviewing my goals for 2016 I quickly...
by Spiraea Herbs | Dec 6, 2016 | Basics, Chickens, Clinic & Business, Crafting & Crocheting, Herbalism, Homesteading, Managing Your Homestead
I’ve had a few folks ask me what my days are like and my answer is usually “busy”! It’s true that I like to keep myself busy and there is no better way to do this than to run both a homestead and herbal clinic/business out of your home. So...
by Spiraea Herbs | Nov 8, 2016 | Homesteading, Managing Your Homestead
I’m going to apologize upfront for spelling or grammatical errors. As I type this tears are streaming down my face and I can’t see the screen so well. Writing helps my soul so I write this now as apart of the grieving process. We have experienced our first...
