The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Videos

Crops, Survival Plants, Tobacco, Videos

How to Make Chewing Tobacco

Finding information on how to make chewing tobacco is really tough. When I wrote my little booklet The Survival Gardener’s…
Announcements, Videos

New Videos and News

Today’s post got a little delayed, obviously, but there have been a lot of cool things going on off-site. A…
Videos

Lots of new videos on my YouTube Channel!

I’ve been getting more serious (hehehhehheh… serious is perhaps the wrong word) about posting videos on my YouTube channel lately.…
Homesteading, Rocket Stoves, Videos

Cinderblock Rocket Stove – Cost: $8

I’ve seen cinderblock rocket stove ideas before but never built one. My brother Brian the Firefighter sent me an e-mail…
Foraging, Mushrooms, Videos

Five Easy To ID Florida Edible Wild Mushrooms

Wrapping up my mushroom kick, I put together a final video on mushroom foraging, this time on five easy to…
Videos

My First, Full-Length Gardening Instruction Video!

Earlier this year, Marjory Wildcraft invited me to be a part of her Home Grown Food Summit. I agreed and…
bees, Videos

A free beekeeping lesson

Yesterday Allen the Beekeeper invited my friend Donna and I to his place to help do a hive check and…
Crops, Pumpkins and squash, Videos

Seminole Pumpkins Compared

I’m fascinated with the genetic variation in what I’ve seen advertised as “Seminole Pumpkins.” The one on the left above…
Crops, Sweet potatoes, Videos

New Video: Planting and Growing Sweet Potatoes The Easy Way

I’m a big fan of sweet potatoes. I grow them in beds, in the food forest, on a train, in…
Berries, Foraging, Poisonous plants, Videos

Deadly water hemlock identification vs. elderberries

In my new video, I compare water hemlock with elderberry: Though water hemlock looks similar to elderberry, it’s pretty easy…