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    See Our New Homestead

    by David The Good August 5, 2022August 5, 2022
    written by David The Good

    I am very pleased to announce that at long last, we own our own house and land again.

    The home is large enough for our entire family, plus we have roughly 15 acres of space for cows, chickens, gardens and trees. Now I can do long-term garden experiments without having to leave them!

    The last month has been a whirlwind and I’ve barely posted on my blog or Youtube. Now, however, we are on the other side of our move, safely ensconced in a new home.

    Recently, I have been asked multiple times “why do you move so much???”

    You can read my recent post Five Gardens in Six Years explaining some of our winding journey. I wrote that post before nailing down our current homestead.

    We moved overseas in 2016 and had to rent multiple places as we looked for land, then bought land and lived on it for less than a year, then were forced to move back during the pandemic and had to rent again.

    Whew. I am glad that is over!

    Two days ago I posted a video showing where we’re putting our new gardens.

    And you can see – we now have actual SOIL:

    And yesterday I posted a second video sharing the FIRST (or second) thing you should do on a new homestead.

    In that one I’m joined by my daughter, and we build a compost bin for free in just a few minutes.

    “I’m gonna make the YouTube thumbnail face!” she said.

    She cracks me up.

    That’s my daughter.

    Our new place is beautiful – I really look forward to getting our fall gardens in. That is, once I figure out where all the slabs are. There is a LOT of slab out in the yard. We’ve found a sidewalk and part of a foundation so far.

    We waited on the Lord… and He has more than taken care of us. Thank you, Father. And thank you, to all of you who were praying for us. I love this soil and this house and don’t ever want to move again.

    August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 4 comments
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    NEW BOOK RELEASE: Easy Composting for Organic Gardeners by Steve Solomon

    by David The Good August 4, 2022
    August 4, 2022
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    Whoa – These Potato Plants are HUGE!

    by David The Good July 28, 2022
    July 28, 2022
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    Should Have News Soon

    by David The Good July 25, 2022
    July 25, 2022
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    Plant Mulberries (meme)

    by David The Good July 19, 2022
    July 19, 2022
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    Hymn

    by David The Good July 19, 2022
    July 19, 2022
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    Five Gardens in Six Years

    by David The Good July 18, 2022
    July 18, 2022
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    Fall Into You (New Single)

    by David The Good July 16, 2022
    July 16, 2022
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  • Encouragement

    Just Ask

    by David The Good July 15, 2022
    July 15, 2022
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    Good Works

    by David The Good July 13, 2022
    July 13, 2022
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  • Papaya

    Two Methods for Dwarfing a Papaya

    by David The Good July 11, 2022
    July 11, 2022
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    More About Swamp Water

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    July 8, 2022
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Florida gardening

The South Florida Backyard Garden Plan Legend

by David The Good June 28, 2022June 27, 2022

We discovered an error in the first printing of The South Florida Gardening Survival…

by David The Good June 28, 2022June 27, 2022

12 Years Old! A Tour of the Great South Florida Food Forest Project

June 20, 2022June 18, 2022
by David The Good June 20, 2022June 18, 2022

Growing Food in Tennessee vs. Growing Food in Florida

May 18, 2022
by David The Good May 18, 2022

NEW BOOK RELEASE: The South Florida Gardening Survival Guide

April 27, 2022
by David The Good April 27, 2022

Can You Grow Enough Food To Feed Yourself with Florida Gardening?

February 22, 2022
by David The Good February 22, 2022
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Garden design

A Good Cattle Panel Trellis System Garden Hack

by David The Good June 17, 2022

When I visited the Ocala area earlier this week, I stopped in at some…

by David The Good June 17, 2022

Tropical Tree Pruning in the Grocery Row Garden

June 1, 2022
by David The Good June 1, 2022

Lasagna Gardening to Fix Bad Soil

May 5, 2022
by David The Good May 5, 2022

Garden Tour, April 2022

April 22, 2022
by David The Good April 22, 2022

Landrace Collards

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022
by David The Good April 18, 2022April 18, 2022
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Books

NEW BOOK RELEASE: Easy Composting for Organic Gardeners by Steve Solomon

by David The Good August 4, 2022

Some years ago I wrote Compost Everything: The Good Guide to Extreme Composting. It’s…

by David The Good August 4, 2022

The South Florida Backyard Garden Plan Legend

June 28, 2022June 27, 2022
by David The Good June 28, 2022June 27, 2022

NEW BOOK: Create Your Own Florida Food Forest

May 27, 2022
by David The Good May 27, 2022

Who Needs a TV?

May 6, 2022May 5, 2022
by David The Good May 6, 2022May 5, 2022

If You Could Pick Just 10 Books…

April 29, 2022
by David The Good April 29, 2022
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Crops

Whoa – These Potato Plants are HUGE!

by David The Good July 28, 2022

I got this picture the other day, of some HUGE potato plants: The owner…

by David The Good July 28, 2022

Pickling with Vinegar vs. Traditional Live-Fermented Pickling

June 27, 2022June 25, 2022
by David The Good June 27, 2022June 25, 2022

Pigeon Peas: The Swiss Army Knife of Permaculture Crops

June 21, 2022June 20, 2022
by David The Good June 21, 2022June 20, 2022

Crossing Okra Varieties in the 2022 Garden

April 14, 2022
by David The Good April 14, 2022

Cassava in the Ground

April 13, 2022
by David The Good April 13, 2022
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Encouragement

See Our New Homestead

by David The Good August 5, 2022August 5, 2022

I am very pleased to announce that at long last, we own our own…

by David The Good August 5, 2022August 5, 2022

Just Ask

July 15, 2022
by David The Good July 15, 2022

Good Works

July 13, 2022
by David The Good July 13, 2022

Just What I Needed

July 6, 2022
by David The Good July 6, 2022

Even When Everyone Disagrees… You May Not Be Wrong

June 29, 2022
by David The Good June 29, 2022
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2022 Reading List

Currently Reading


The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Book 5 of 8) by Edward Gibbon
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome
Holistic Management, Third Edition: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment by Allan Savory

Finished Reading


Born Again Dirt by Noah Sanders
An Agricultural Testament by Sir Albert Howard
Landrace Gardening by Joseph Lofthouse
The Contagion Myth by Thomas S. Cowan and Sally Fallon Morrell
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Book 1 of 8) by Edward Gibbon
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Book 2 of 8) by Edward Gibbon
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Book 3 of 8) by Edward Gibbon
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Book 4 of 8) by Edward Gibbon
A Soil Owner's Manual by Jon Stika
Comeback Farms by Greg Judy
Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown
Keeping Bees with a Smile by Fedor Lazutin and Leo Sharashkin
Balanced Beekeeping I: Building a Top Bar Hive by Philip Chandler
Balanced Beekeeping II: Managing the Top Bar Hive by Philip Chandler
Handling Sin by Michael Malone
The Rooted Life by Justin Rhodes
The Complete Guide to Restoring Your Soil by Dale Strickler
Soil Science for Gardeners by Robert Pavlis
The Wheel of Health: The Sources of Long Life and Health Among the Hunza by Dr. G. T. Wrench
For the Love of the Soil by Nicole Masters

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Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
The Barefoot Beekeeper by Philip Chandler

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