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 20, 2016 | Chickens, Homesteading
Winter is coming. Okay scratch that, winter is here! While the calendar may say that it’s still autumn, we are most definitely experiencing winter weather in our neck of the woods. In fact when we filmed the companion video for this post it was -23°C out! ...
by Spiraea Herbs | Dec 13, 2016 | Canning & Preserving, Homesteading
Freezer space is at a premium on our little homestead and so is time! So when I make my homemade bone broth I tend to make it in huge batches. Prior to getting my pressure canner I was freezing my broth, but now that I have canner I’m never looking back! Not...
by Spiraea Herbs | Dec 9, 2016 | Herbalism, Homesteading, Recipes, Wild Food Recipes
Remember back in the early days of June when I told you to harvest spruce tips? Well today’s recipe is my number one reason why you need spruce tip love in your life! We are very blessed to have a wild field behind our property and that is where Monkey Man and I...
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...
