The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Health

Announcements, Health

Is Alcohol Toxic?

Is alcohol toxic – even in small amounts? I find alcohol to be pleasant to drink, but it rapidly makes…
Diet, Foraging, Health

Easy Ways to Incorporate Wild Greens into Your Diet

On Wednesday I wrote about a few of the wild greens you can forage in the South at this time of…
Health

Getting Stronger and Leaner

When I lived in the Caribbean, I could barely keep weight on my bones. It melted away, and I often…
Health

The hobby that helps you live to 100

Most of the gardeners I know are some of the happiest and healthiest of people. They take care of themselves…
Aminopyralid, Health

A Grazon Health Nightmare: Aminopyralid Poisoning

Gary left a comment on this post about Grazon sharing the horrific tale of how he was poisoned: “David, Thirteen…
Health

Go Ahead and Enjoy That Saturated Fat (and skip the seed oils)

P.D. Mangan has the lowdown: “Dietary guidelines called for using seed (vegetable) oils in cooking and dressing food. They…
Health

Growing Nutrient-Dense Vegetables on the Cheap

I come from the old “add compost and manure and it’ll fly!” school of gardening. In the past when I…
Health, Videos

Brushing your teeth with a twig, Kenyan style

I was reading an email Marjory Wildcraft sent promoting The Grow Network’s “Alternatives to Dentists” DVD and it got me…
Cooking, Health, Herbs, News

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…
Cooking, Health, Noni

How to Make Fresh Noni Juice

Today we’ll cover how to make fresh noni juice from ripe fruit. Noni juice has been credited with a vast…