The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

David The Good

Year in Review

2024: The Year in Review

Another year has come and gone, with its joys and sorrows. Overall, 2024 was a very productive year, with new…
Announcements

Merry Christmas

And it came to pass, that in those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that the whole…
Terra Preta

Biochar/Terra Preta made from… Sheep!?

From the inbox: Hey David — I saw your video on Terra Preta and wanted to add to it –…
Videos

Adaptation Gardening with Joseph Lofthouse
Jokes

“You’ll never forget me”

bowtie life shared a hilarious comment on air potatoes beneath my recent in-depth presentation on true yams: Your conversation about…
Announcements, Videos, Yams

All You Ever Wanted to Know about True Yams

I have written extensively and posted many videos on true yams, but the presentation I just posted is the video…
Fall gardening

First Frost of Fall and the Big Final Harvest, 2024

We got our first frost overnight, so, of course, I took pictures. Frosted sweet potato leaves: Frosted cucuzza gourd: Frosted…
Sugarcane

It’s Cane-Planting Season

Last week I planted a new section of sugarcane: That wasn’t enough space, though, so we have to do more.…
Yams

I want to be an Ube farmer

This spring, I planted 120′ of Ube yams. Ube yams are prized by the Filipino community. They are very popular…
Announcements

A new short film about making sugarcane syrup

I spent Saturday at a cane boil in the Florida panhandle with friends. We get started at around 7AM, then…