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Lisa McBride
The Good Life
Goat Milk?
Goats are a wonderful addition to the household that can provide a family with milk, cheese, ice cream and other delicious treats.
Lisa McBride
July 16, 2016
The Good Life
Babies on the homestead
The first day of spring brought the arrival of three baby goats to the McBride homestead. This is Maple’s story of her journey through pregnancy…
Lisa McBride
April 30, 2016
The Good Life
Murder most fowl
Homesteading life isn’t always as easy as collecting eggs and milking the goat. Sometimes the unexpected can occur, and tragedy can strike in an instant.
Lisa McBride
March 18, 2016
The Good Life
Duck-inspired lessons in leadership
While they certainly aren't trying to train me, my ducks have inspired me to be more cognizant of teamwork, flexibility and leadership.
Lisa McBride
December 5, 2015
The Good Life
Animals can love too
Love is not just a human characteristic; all animals are capable of it. Here are a few examples from our homestead of the relationships and…
Lisa McBride
October 24, 2015
The Good Life
How to become self-sufficient
Gradual steps you can follow on your way to reducing your dependency on others while developing a sustainable and healthy life.
Lisa McBride
September 18, 2015
The Good Life
Blueberries: the best of nature’s candy
Whether it be by taste, smell, touch or memory, the blueberry holds a special place in local Island cultures past and present and is at…
Lisa McBride
August 21, 2015
The Good Life
Mustard: The greatest among herbs
It grows well in Newfoundland, has a variety of uses, and experimenting with it can make you feel like Alice tumbling down a rabbit hole…
Lisa McBride
July 25, 2015
The Good Life
Rhubarb: more than meets the pie
Used for making medicine, wines and liqueurs, insecticide and art, there’s much more to this vegetable that many of us ever knew.
Lisa McBride
June 27, 2015
The Good Life
Vermicomposting: Letting worms work for you
"All the fertile areas of this planet have at least once passed through the bodies of earthworms." -- Charles Darwin
Lisa McBride
May 29, 2015
The Good Life
The Dandelion: Nature’s most useful “weed”
Dandelion is not the kind of plant that needs an introduction --- it grows all around and is considered by many to be a nuisance…
Lisa McBride
May 2, 2015
The Good Life
Where the Wild things are
Come and let me take you on a journey into nature’s grocery store. You don’t have to be in the woods to forage for artisanal…
Lisa McBride
April 4, 2015
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