Neil Shelton

Buying Land at a Tax Auction: Not So Fast…

Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land (second edition) ~~~~~~~~ I’ll bet that, if you’re…

4 years ago

Chains I Love — Using Log Chains on the Homestead

If you live in the woods, then you absolutely, positively gotta have chains. I don’t mean the sort of chain…

4 years ago

The Collie Who Tried to End It All

Back in the Bad Old Days, when I was a practicing real estate broker, I used to drive around the…

4 years ago

There is Only One Way, DAMMIT, to Pronounce Missouri!

Alright, enough is enough! I've got to get something off my chest that's really been testing my patience for the…

4 years ago

Nothing Simplifies Rural Life Like Fencing

Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land (second edition) ~~~~~~~~ Some people swear by meditation;…

4 years ago

Homestead.org in the Former Soviet Union

I don’t suppose anyone likes to consider themselves average, but I am NOT the average tourist. Sure, I love to…

4 years ago

Horror Among the Hickories

It’s hard to turn on the tube or pick up a paper without hearing or reading about what a dangerous…

4 years ago

Generous Fruits – A Survey of American Homesteading: A Book Review

Have you ever wondered why, when so much of the homesteading lifestyle deals with the practices and philosophies of the…

4 years ago

49 Ways to Save Money on Groceries

I don’t know about you and the folks at your house, but I used to be pretty stupid. When I…

4 years ago

We’re Being Mugged by Mother Nature

One of the biggest reasons I enjoy living out in the woods is the wildlife. Not that wild life.  That…

4 years ago

The Turkey-manure Manifesto

Lately, I’ve had the satisfaction of launching into a new project that I’ve been planning for quite some time and…

4 years ago

The Self-Reliant Homestead by Charles A. Sanders (Book Review)

Charles A. Sanders, author of The Self-Reliant Homestead: A Book of Country Skills, has made a career as a Conservation…

5 years ago