Amanda asks about a persimmon dropping fruit: “I’m visiting my family in PA and my Mom says ‘ask David The Good why my persimmons are dropping’, so here I am. These aren’t tomatoes but green persimmons. There’s not a single one left on the tree and probably 15-20 on the ground. Some are rotting. Some are perfect like these except […]
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Amanda asks about a persimmon dropping fruit: “I’m visiting my family in PA and my Mom says ‘ask David The Good why my persimmons are […]
Today I’ll just post the Psalm shared at my Dad’s memorial service yesterday. I got to watch via Facebook and the service was beautiful. Hundreds […]
I don’t know about you, but I like to juggle many projects at the same time. Many things are mostly “set and forget,” like the […]
Most pumpkins and winter squash have the ability to root at every node on their stems. Why not take advantage of this fact to defeat […]
I drove into town yesterday with the family to pick up some groceries. On the way, I had to stop and take a picture of […]
The local method of planting corn in stations really saves some prep time. Instead of tilling an area, you just take a string trimmer (or […]
D wasn’t happy with the free composting guide I give away to newsletter subscribers: “You say I your compost guide to use cooked food!!! Isn’t […]
LD writes: “I have a question about the yam vines…. I used 7 foot tall tomato cages (I made myself) that were not being used […]
BGS over at Gab.ai shared a post with me last week on the chances of surviving an EMP or other even that destroys the power […]
Grab yourself a big root, a knife and some ashes… it’s time to propagate yams! Also see the CARDICaribbean video on propagating yams here: Though […]
I’m trying again for a LITERAL ton of food: I tried this before back in 2015 and almost hit 1,000lbs. I would have gotten closer […]
Last week I created a video on the top 10 tropical staple crops. It took me way too long to write and edit, so I […]
My family would have to more than double this amount, but I did find this preparedness hack to be quite impressive: “This plan is […]
Hey! Let’s do a list post! How about “8 Reasons Why You Should be Growing Chayote Squash?” Oh shoot. Now I have to come up […]
Bob Hansler shares how to make survival cordage from aluminum cans, plastic bags, soda bottles and even a traffic cone – check this out: I […]
I’ve made quite a few little oil lamps in the past and Rachel and I have lit the house with their smoky flames but the […]
I was recently invited by my friend William to post over at The Permaculture Apprentice. If you’re not familiar with William, he’s a hard-working permaculture-minded […]
Identifying plants easily doesn’t happen by accident, though you can definitely speed the process along immensely. I’ve noticed over the years that the more I’ve […]
My post “Are Chickens Worth it?” has picked up a lot of interest since I posted it a few months back. Liz commented recently: “Hey […]
Most pumpkins and winter squash have the ability to root at every node on their stems. Why not take advantage of this fact to defeat […]
