The Survival Gardener
by David The Good
David The Good
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Rescue Bunny
“Dad!” “Yes?” I answered. “We found a bunny! He’s hurt!” I came out of my office to find my Daughter…
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Joel Karsten Unleashed!
Joel Karsten of straw bale gardening fame just stopped by to leave me a few choice words on this post:…
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Recording for the Home Grown Food Summit 2018
We spent the last week putting together a presentation for the Home Grown Food Summit 2018 on how to establish…
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A Hilarious Gardening Song
Marjory Wildcraft just sent this to me – I laughed out loud: At this time of year when most of…
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Planting Potatoes in Fall… in Ontario!
Diane on Steve Solomon’s Soil and Health Group recently reported on planting potatoes in fall and graciously allowed me to…
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More Dangerous than Raw Meat
Grow your own herbs and you may avoid serious food poisoning: “While most Americans are convinced that handling raw meat…
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Should you plant on mounds in a dry area?
Calen asks about planting on mounds in fast-draining soil: “I’m a native Cracker from [coastal Florida]. I’ve been homesteading on…
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Mulching with Shredded Paper
El Borak at Men of the West has posted a good article on using shredded paper as mulch: Most…
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Hey CNN!
Thanks for the gun hysteria. It’s not going to turn out the way you’re hoping. I just signed up for…
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David The Good
I’m David The Good, gardening author, homesteading, survival gardener, nursery owner and plant geek. Let’s grow some food!
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