The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

David The Good

Crops, The Great South Florida Food Forest Project

A Perennial Salad Garden

This brand-new perennial salad garden was in my recent video on The Great South Florida Food Forest Project. Here’s a…
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Gardening in the Tropics: Pt. IV

Imagine visiting an upscale organic market in the US… the fruits… the roots… the vegetables… the wallet-burning prices… You pick…
Tropical gardening

Gardening in the Tropics: Pt. III

Over the last two days I’ve been trying to get the tropics out of my system – but it’s really…
Tropical gardening

Gardening in the Tropics: Pt. II

I’ve posted before on why the tropics are the most amazing place for food growing, and I’ve also shared quite…
Tropical gardening

Gardening in the Tropics: Pt. I

Yankees like to complain about there “not being seasons” in Florida. This is stupid. But what else would you expect…
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The Great South Florida Food Forest Project: October 2013 Update

Two weeks ago I filmed a new tour through The Great South Florida Food Forest Project. My goal is to…
Permaculture

An accidental sugarcane guild

I created a sugarcane guild and didn’t even meant to. I planted sugarcane last fall and have really enjoyed watching…
hugelkultur

Making a hugelkultur bed

I don’t think this fits exactly into the canonical Sepp Holzer method, but it’s still pretty cool. I think I’ll…
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Garden help

There’s nothing like gardening with a baby… Pro-tip: Employing a person less than 3′ tall can be of great use…
Coffee, Fruit trees

Homegrown coffee!

I have homegrown coffee. That’s a coffee plant in a pot. In most of Florida, it’s too cold to grow…