The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Videos

Announcements, Garden design, Videos

This Agrarian Life

Herrick Kimball’s new video series on YouTube is packed so full of inspiration and good ideas, it’s hard to sit…
Announcements, Videos

Skillcult Remembers!

I’ve been plugging Steven’s work ever since we met a while back. He and I both have that INTJ insanity…
Chickens, Composting, Cows, Plant propagation, Soil, Videos

How to Make Homemade Potting Soil With Three Simple Ingredients

Today you’ll learn how to make homemade potting soil using only three simple ingredients. I’ll also give you alternate recipes…
Nitrogen-fixers, Trees, Tropical gardening, Videos

Deliciously Illegal Tonka Beans

I never heard of tonka beans until last week when a farmer shared some with me. Now I’m amazed by…
Clay, Composting, Soil, Videos

Why You Should Put Clay in Compost Piles

Steve Solomon recommends you add clay to compost piles, especially if you have sandy soils. Putting Clay in Compost Since…
Biochar, Composting, Videos

Experiments in Creating Terra Preta

Thanks to Permie Flix, I recently saw another interesting experiment in creating terra preta: I love this kind of experimentation.…
Composting, Cows, Fertilizing, Garden design, Grass, Intercropping, Manure, Nitrogen-fixers, No-till, Soil, Videos, Weeds

The Five Keys to Building Healthy Soil

This is an excellent talk: Worth sitting down and watching. Fascinating stuff, and it’s on a large scale. He reminds…
Creatures, Food Forest, Insects, Videos

An Inspiring 23-year-old Food Forest

Why have a lawn when you can have this? This is what I shoot for in my own food forest…
Cooking, Noni, Videos

How to Eat Noni Fruit

I have been learning how to eat noni fruit over the past month or so and I think I have…
Cucumbers, Florida gardening, Garden design, Sweet potatoes, Videos

A Short Garden Tour

Today, in celebration of hitting 15,000 subscribers, I posted an entertaining tour through the little vegetable gardens out back: The…