The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Biochar, Soil

Improving Soil Fertility via Burning

Slash and burn may not be the devil it’s been portrayed to be. Like many gardening/farming practices, there are upsides…
Fall gardening, Photography

The Brassicas of Fall

These beds need a little weeding, but despite their visual imperfection, the crops are looking good thus far. The left…
Announcements

Back from Scrubfest

Here are a few pictures: It was a blast. The nursery was well-stocked, the people were wonderful, the food was…
Announcements

Last Call for SCRUBFEST II

This is it! Saturday is SCRUBFEST II in Orange Springs, Florida, at the amazing Scrubland Farmz Nursery. Hope to see…
Announcements

Rain at Last!

We have been under drought conditions for the last three months, right through the hottest time of the year. Yesterday,…
Garden design

Huw Richards is Quite Reasonable

How many times have I said the main point is to grow food? Huw says it more pleasantly that I…
Foraging, Pindo palm

Foraging Pindo Palm Fruit

Today I went to get my hair cut so I look spiffy for Scrubfest II. Afterwards, I was walking to…
Uncategorized

This is good

I laughed. He nails the vocals and the style.
Weeds

5 Ways to Kill Weeds (or Grass) and Start a New Garden

Recently I posted on four ways you can start a new garden by removing your lawn organically. Then I thought,…
Biochar

A Backyard Biochar Success Story and Further Ideas

My friend Rick shares his story of accidental backyard biochar success: Back in 2008, the year I first moved to…
Garden design, Grocery Row Garden

Annual Yields Thus Far and Notes on the Harvests

Since the beginning of the year, we have harvested 1816lbs of food. We also gathered 2,125 eggs and butchered 5…
Terra Preta

Terra Preta: Getting Closer

Yesterday I posted a video on our new terra preta burn pit: As an addendum to that video, this article…