Old Red has seen better days, but there’s still a place for her
Eric Keller finds ways to keep his aging pickup truck useful around his homestead.
Sparking a memory or a new adventure
Eric Keller attempts home repairs, automotive repairs and homestead repairs with his typical carefree, as safe-as-he-can-be attitude.
Formulating a better, cheaper soap
Eric Keller and his family make their own soap. In his latest column he shares the benefits of and tips for making your own soap.
Planning for the future by learning from the past
Becoming independent from the industrial food system takes a lot of work and requires an enormous number of calculations.
How to keep a happy flock
Following the completion of their dry run, Eric Keller's chicken flock seems happy, with clean dry feet and shiny clean feathers.
The greenhouse is close enough
Eric Keller puts the finishing touches on his greenhouse — close enough to being close enough.
A chicken run that’s now a greenhouse
Eric Keller arrived home with his lumber, but instead of a chicken run, he managed to build a greenhouse.
Building a dry chicken run
Eric Keller attempts to squeeze himself and 20 boards into his van to build a dry run for his chickens.
Counting your blessings among your problems
Eric Keller ponders the trials and tribulations of homesteading.
The case of the mysterious morning noise
Eric Keller and his family work together to determine the source of a mysterious morning noise.
