Neil Shelton

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adze mattock
Rural Reviews

The Adze-Mattock

The adze is among the very oldest of stone-age tools.  It was…

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FoodGardeningVegetables

Super Tuber! Sweet Potatoes: Superheroes in the Garden

Sometimes we Americans can have some pretty lame attitudes toward food. We…

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Guide to Pickup Trucks
Machinery

The Complete Sissy-boy’s Guide to Pickup Trucks

The illustration above is from a 1949 Studebaker advertisement... that Never-never Land…

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Humor

Horse Sense Meets Street Smart

  I guess that, like most people, I enjoy patting myself on…

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homesteading, homestead. homestead.org
Frugality and FinanceHealth and DietHerbs

Fight Back! Save Money on Prescription Drugs

In 2007, Americans spent five times as much on prescription drugs as…

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Humor

Pit Vipers Need Love, Too

The other day I was driving along one of those little two-lane…

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homesteading, homestead. homestead.org
Book ReviewsMachinery

Ford Model 8N Operator’s Manual

  Perhaps you’re wondering what sort of character would write a book…

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using leavers on the homestead for homesteading
Rural Reviews

Portable Persuasion: Using Levers on the Homestead

  It’s certainly no secret that farm work frequently requires some heavy…

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how to pronounce missouri, The Collie Who Tried to End It All, Snakes in the Ozarks, Autumn Olympics Living in an Old Chicken House horse sense Snake snapping turtle story
Humor

Snakes in the Ozarks

I walked outside this morning to find my front-yard filled with purple…

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