Fear of missing out
Eric Keller reflects on the careful planning it took to enjoy the solar eclipse with his family on April 8, 2024.
Lessons in refurbishing old patio furniture
Eric Keller finds it's much harder than he thought to refinish patio furniture and even harder to read the instructions on the back of a can of primer.
Tips for growing the best tomatoes
Eric Keller offers some tips for growing better tomatoes and increasing production in a vegetable garden.
Spring marks the start of seed season
Most people wouldn’t think much of Eric Keller’s Germinator 3000, but for him, it’s a marvel.
Making maple syrup on a budget
Eric Keller details his trials and successes making maple syrup this year.
If a watched pot doesn’t boil, will it still make syrup?
Eric Keller tries his hand at making maple syrup on his homestead.
Not for the faint of heart
Homesteading isn’t for everyone. It’s not a walk in the park. It’s real and sometimes, it feels like it's more than Eric Keller bargained for.
The calf that wasn’t
Eric Keller lives up the name of his column as he waits for his cow Baby to give birth.
Mud won’t stop Baby from giving birth to a new calf
Eric Keller prepares for his cow, Baby, to give birth during the muddiest and wettest time of the year.
The perfect gift part 2
Eric Keller writes about a present gone wrong after he has trouble working with an angle grinder.
