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Steve McBride
The Good Life
DIY maple syrup: building a local tradition
Eight years into our do-it-yourself adventures in maple syrup, things are getting serious.
Steve McBride
March 3, 2017
The Good Life
Bringing home the bees
Honey bees need our help, and Newfoundland is one of the last places on Earth where they can still be raised organically.
Steve McBride
August 19, 2016
The Good Life
Hate the budget? Time to get some chickens
The recent provincial budget reaches deep into the pockets of every citizen of our province. One way to combat ‘the age of austerity’ is to…
Steve McBride
May 14, 2016
The Good Life
Protecting our Traditions: the case for backyard animals
When cops come for your backyard chickens, it’s time to rise up and speak out about the importance of sustainable, respectful food-producing practices.
Steve McBride
March 5, 2016
The Good Life
The Cost of Convenience
We spent a year going without the dishwasher, microwave, electric heating, and laundry machines to find out what our power consumption habits were costing us.…
Steve McBride
January 15, 2016
The Good Life
Food security for urban homesteaders
Self-sufficiency can seem daunting at first. Here are some tips on foraging, community gardening and guerilla gardening to get you started on the path to…
Steve McBride
December 19, 2015
The Good Life
“Time is not money”: Homestead Economics (Pt. 1)
Are you caught up in the rat race? The principles of homestead economics might just be your way out.
Steve McBride
November 13, 2015
The Good Life
The apples of my eye
Fall is a forager’s delight, with apples ripe for the picking throughout the province — scattered near trails, alongside rivers, in schoolyards and parking lots.…
Steve McBride
October 2, 2015
The Good Life
Why local?
‘Eat local’ has become a bit of a buzzword over the past few years here in Newfoundland, yet we still import over 90 per cent…
Steve McBride
September 5, 2015
The Good Life
The bats in my attic
Living with bats was not something I ever expected in life, but after finding a colony in my cabin attic and learning about them, I…
Steve McBride
August 8, 2015
The Good Life
Lovin’ the lovage
Lovage, sometimes known as sea parsley, is so obscure nowadays that it can’t be bought at your typical grocery store --- but it once enjoyed…
Steve McBride
July 11, 2015
The Good Life
The secret world of gourmet mushrooms
There’s a little known secret about expensive gourmet mushrooms like shiitake, blue oyster, white oyster, lion’s mane and others --- they grow on sawdust! With…
Steve McBride
June 13, 2015
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