The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Cooking, Yams

Lavender Mashed Yams

Rachel made mashed yams for Christmas dinner and the color was amazing: To the left is homemade breakfast sausage (from…
Encouragement, Goals, Homesteading

Would it be possible to produce all our own food?

Complete food self-sufficiency is the homesteading dream. Generally, we’ve been satisfied with producing enough green vegetables for the table with…
Announcements

And it came to pass, that in those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that the whole…
Music

Veni, Veni, Emmanuel
Encouragement

Magnificat

And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Because he…
Announcements, Creatures

Black Panther Sighting with Photo Evidence

This report from Texas has the wildlife “experts” freaking out: “Jerel Hall, who lives in the city about 70 miles…
Cassava

Getting Cassava to Produce in Just Four Months?

According to this farmer in Ghana, the time to harvest cassava can be greatly reduced: He is planting single nodes.…
Cassava

Keeping Cassava Canes Through Winter in Zones 8 and 9

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Encouragement, Florida gardening, freedom, Uncategorized

We Have Enough Land – We Just Lack the Right Mindset!

In 2023 we grew more than 2500 lbs of food in about 5265 square feet. This is less space then…
Cassava, Crops

Keeping Cassava Cuttings Through Winter: Multiple Methods!

We’ve been growing cassava in USDA zones 8 and 9 for years now. One of the biggest issues with growing…
Greenhouses

Using barrels of water to heat a greenhouse

It’s amazing how well this works: It’s not enough to get you through a Northern winter, but it would extend…
Livestock, Pigs

The Yield from Our Pigs

Yesterday I finally tallied up our pork yields from the two pigs we butchered on Monday of last week. Our…