Neil Shelton

The First Homesteader: Daniel Freeman

Clearly, it was not the best day in Daniel Freeman's life. He'd been on the trail for over three weeks,…

2 years ago

Future Homesteading

What is the Future of Homesteading? I have to make the confession that I have always been a sucker for…

2 years ago

Sticky and in Your Face: Spiderwebs

It’s a common occurrence this time of year. You’re walking through the woods enjoying the cool dry air as the…

3 years ago

Bush-hogging

Like most Americans, I find it very relaxing on occasion to take time away from my regular work to do…

3 years ago

The Autumn Olympics

I've been pretty busy lately doing whatever it is that I do.  Besides all that, I've personally spent the week…

3 years ago

An Innocent’s Tale

This morning, I was thinking about when I was a kid, about the farm across the river from ours, and…

3 years ago

Lost Your Job? Congratulations, You’re Finally Self-employed!

"It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating." ~ Oscar Wilde ~~~~~~~~ So you’re out of…

3 years ago

My Life After the Chickens

Lately, I've been watching some of the goings-on as a handful of people have been setting themselves up to live…

3 years ago

Are You Sure You Really Need a Job?

One of my favorite cartoons shows a politician giving a speech at one of those thousand-dollar-a-plate dinners.  He's saying, "...And…

3 years ago

How to Buy a VERY Used Tractor

If you're shopping for a used tractor, if you've never owned a tractor before, and if you're reading the pages…

3 years ago

Why Don’t Jukeboxes Offer “None of the Above”?

You know, it's getting where music really ticks me off. Okay, I know what you're thinking already.  It's practically blasphemy…

3 years ago

Oxygen Farming for Fun and Profit

There was a tradesman here the other day to correct certain abnormalities in our septic apparatus.  He was complimenting me…

3 years ago