The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Food Forest

Edible Landscaping, Food Forest, Fruit trees

The Edible Hedge

Over the last few months, David the Good has talked about the possibility of having an Edible Hedge on his…
Food Forest, Garden design, Natives, Nitrogen-fixers, Permaculture, Rainwater harvesting

Establishing a High Desert Food Forest

Gina wrote to ask about planting a high desert food forest: “I would like to know however how to create…
Food Forest

Food Forest Destroyed.

Can you believe that this seven-year-old food forest was destroyed, all over a permit! “Imagine working for seven years to…
Food Forest, Fruit trees, Garden design

Speaking of Food Forest Hedges

Check out this post from Suburban Permaculture: “These next images show the transformation from ornamental hedge to infant food forest.…
Blackberries, Crops, Edible Landscaping, Food Forest, Fruit trees

Creating A Food Forest Style Edible Hedge

If you have land to fence, why not consider planting an edible hedge? Instead of just having a boundary, you…
Food Forest

Resources for Starting Your own Food Forest!

Starting your own food forest sounds like a great idea, but the amount of work you think has to go…
Citrus, Citrus, Food Forest

The North Florida Citrus Tour!

Check out this video of David the Good’s “One gazillion citrus!” Okay, there are not that many. However, there are…
Encouragement, Experiments, Food Forest, Guest Posts

One Year of Gardening

The following story of gardening success and failure was sent to me by Peter Birch. For those of you just…
Food Forest, Videos

Touring My Old Food Forest in North Florida
Florida gardening, Food Forest, The Great South Florida Food Forest Project

The Great South Florida Food Forest Project: March 2019

I just posted a tour of the Great South Florida Food Forest Project: After I do some work this next…