Neil Shelton

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Buying Land at a Tax Auction: Not So Fast…

Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land…

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Chains I Love — Using Log Chains on the Homestead

If you live in the woods, then you absolutely, positively gotta have…

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The Collie Who Tried to End It All

Back in the Bad Old Days, when I was a practicing real…

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

Alright, enough is enough! I've got to get something off my chest…

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Nothing Simplifies Rural Life Like Fencing

Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land…

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Homestead.org in the Former Soviet Union

I don’t suppose anyone likes to consider themselves average, but I am…

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Horror Among the Hickories

It’s hard to turn on the tube or pick up a paper…

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

Have you ever wondered why, when so much of the homesteading lifestyle…

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49 Ways to Save Money on Groceries

I don’t know about you and the folks at your house, but…

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We’re Being Mugged by Mother Nature

One of the biggest reasons I enjoy living out in the woods…

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The Turkey-manure Manifesto

Lately, I’ve had the satisfaction of launching into a new project that…

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

Charles A. Sanders, author of The Self-Reliant Homestead: A Book of Country…

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