The Good Life

Honey bees need our help, and Newfoundland is one of the last places on Earth where they can still be raised organically.

Goats are a wonderful addition to the household that can provide a family with milk, cheese, ice cream and other delicious treats.

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…

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…

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.

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.

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.…

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…

While they certainly aren't trying to train me, my ducks have inspired me to be more cognizant of teamwork, flexibility and leadership.

Are you caught up in the rat race? The principles of homestead economics might just be your way out.

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…

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.…