Weathering the hardships of July
The heat and hardships of deep summer weigh on homesteader and columnist Eric Keller.
Should have been a cowboy
Eric Keller tries his hand at roping sheep.
Sheep shearing mayhem
Eric Keller tried his hand at shearing sheep. It’s clear in poor Rami’s trim, it’s harder than it looks on TV.
Lessons learned from failure
Eric Keller reflects on the lessons he learned from trying to change a tractor tire recently.
Modifying tractor implements
Eric Keller details some work he managed around his homestead with an unusually worn carry-all, and some work that will have to wait for another day.
Old books are wiser than new technology
Computers make our lives easier, at least in some ways, but lately, some of the information Eric Keller been getting has been wrong. So he's gone back to the books.
The 20-minute projects that take much longer
Eric Keller offers insight into his project-planning process.
Fighting the good fight for vegetable plants
Learning to grow tomatoes in the garden and on the homestead isn’t about doing one thing right. It’s more like a boxing match for Eric Keller.
Building a dirt road on a budget
Eric Keller explains his process for drying out an area of his property to construct a road.
Making headway on a work in progress takes time, ingenuity
Eric Keller ponders all that goes into making a property exactly that way you want it to be.
