Lately, I've been watching some of the goings-on as a handful of people have been setting themselves up to live in the country, many…
One of my favorite cartoons shows a politician giving a speech at one of those thousand-dollar-a-plate dinners. He's saying, "...And during my administration, we've…
What is the Future of Homesteading? I have to make the confession that I have always been a sucker for a good advice column. …
If you're shopping for a tractor, if you've never owned a tractor before, and if you're reading the pages of Homestead.org, then I'm going…
You know, it's getting where music really ticks me off. Okay, I know what you're thinking already. It's practically blasphemy to speak ill of…
In 2007, Americans spent five times as much on prescription drugs as they did just six years earlier. In 2002, Consumer Reports found that 65…
Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land (second edition) ~~~~~~~~ If you’ve ever borrowed money then you've had occasion…
I guess that, like most people, I enjoy patting myself on the back every now and then, or maybe more often than that. Also…
Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land (second edition) ~~~~~~~~ There is no other single aspect of land ownership…
There was a tradesman here the other day to correct certain abnormalities in our septic apparatus. He was complimenting me on the beautiful woods…
The other day I was driving along one of those little two-lane black-tops that snake through the Ozarks. I take these routes whenever I…
Perhaps you’re wondering what sort of character would write a book review about an owner’s manual. Well, I have to admit that I don’t have…
Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land (second edition) ~~~~~~~~ Since this book is about land, the use and…
I have a perversion. When I go for a walk around my place, it may appear that I’m enjoying my time in nature, but…
It’s certainly no secret that farm work frequently requires some heavy lifting, but what if you’re not too good at muscle-intensive manual labor? Well,…
I'd like to introduce you to an extraordinary life, that of the pleasant-looking young woman in the portrait above. On the one hand, I…
If you live in the woods, then you absolutely, positively gotta have chains. I don’t mean the sort of chain you wear around your…
The collapse of the financial system makes this about as good a time as there’s ever been for you to break loose and live…
I don't know about you, but one of the things I appreciate most in a plant, that is, if I'm going to be expending…
Back in the Bad Old Days, when I was a practicing real estate broker, I used to drive around the country every day showing…
