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    Come Meet us at The Keepers of the Old Ways

    by David The Good March 30, 2023
    written by David The Good

    We’ll be in Dothan, Alabama at the Keepers of the Old Ways homesteading conference on Friday and Saturday.

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    I’ll be giving two talks. On Friday we’ll talk Survival Gardening, then on Saturday I’ll cover the Grocery Row Gardening system in depth.

    Here’s the complete schedule.

    At our table we’ll have books and t-shirts for sale and I’ll happily answer questions and sign whatever you like!

    Have a great weekend – hope to see you there.

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  • Lousy No Good Soil-Fixin' Experiment

    Till vs. No-Till Demonstration

    by David The Good March 30, 2023March 29, 2023
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  • Trellises

    Making a Cattle Panel Garden Trellis: 3 Methods

    by David The Good March 29, 2023
    March 29, 2023
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  • bees

    All My Bees are Dead (Again)

    by David The Good March 28, 2023March 27, 2023
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  • Fertilizing

    Composting Sargassum

    by David The Good March 27, 2023March 27, 2023
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  • Encouragement

    It’s okay if it’s “just” beautiful

    by David The Good March 24, 2023March 23, 2023
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  • Videos

    The Worst Thing about Gardening in the South

    by David The Good March 23, 2023
    March 23, 2023
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  • Frost protection

    Beautiful blooms and a final frost

    by David The Good March 22, 2023March 22, 2023
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  • Food ForestTrees

    Spotted and Identified: A Blast from the Past

    by David The Good March 21, 2023March 20, 2023
    March 21, 2023March 20, 2023
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  • Potatoes

    Potatoes as a Survival Crop

    by David The Good March 20, 2023
    March 20, 2023
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  • ChickensCowsLivestockPigsRabbits

    Don’t forget the animals…

    by David The Good March 17, 2023
    March 17, 2023
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    Mid-March Garden Tour

    by David The Good March 16, 2023
    March 16, 2023
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Florida gardening

South Florida Gardening Hacks to Help You Grow LOTS Of Food!

by David The Good January 11, 2023January 10, 2023

South Florida gardening doesn’t have to be a chore. In fast, you can produce…

by David The Good January 11, 2023January 10, 2023

Tourist Trapped at The Florida Citrus Center

January 9, 2023January 7, 2023
by David The Good January 9, 2023January 7, 2023

If You Live in South Florida, Don’t Waste The Climate!

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023
by David The Good January 2, 2023January 2, 2023

What is the trinity of veggies for Florida?

October 19, 2022
by David The Good October 19, 2022

The South Florida Backyard Garden Plan Legend

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

Joseph Lofthouse Explains Landrace Gardening

by David The Good February 10, 2023February 6, 2023

What you need to know to start your own landrace: If you don’t have…

by David The Good February 10, 2023February 6, 2023

The Insane Seed Mix isn’t THAT Insane

February 8, 2023February 6, 2023
by David The Good February 8, 2023February 6, 2023

Seed Hoarding Curtailed Through Landrace Gardening

February 3, 2023
by David The Good February 3, 2023

The Original Kitchen Garden Was Too Much Trouble

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023
by David The Good January 31, 2023January 31, 2023

Garden Tip: Don’t Go Too Big

January 30, 2023
by David The Good January 30, 2023
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Books

Book Review Friday: Keeping Bees with a Smile, Balanced Beekeeping, Handling Sin and The Rooted Life

by David The Good March 3, 2023March 2, 2023

As it’s gardening season, I’m not going to post tomorrow; however, I want to…

by David The Good March 3, 2023March 2, 2023

Saturday Book Reviews: A Soil Owner’s Manual, Comeback Farms and Dirt to Soil

January 28, 2023January 29, 2023
by David The Good January 28, 2023January 29, 2023

Book Review Saturday: Born Again Dirt, An Agricultural Testament, Landrace Gardening, The Contagion Myth and The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

January 21, 2023January 16, 2023
by David The Good January 21, 2023January 16, 2023

Visiting the Old Florida Book Shop

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023
by David The Good January 10, 2023January 10, 2023

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

August 4, 2022
by David The Good August 4, 2022
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Crops

Potatoes as a Survival Crop

by David The Good March 20, 2023

On St. Patrick’s Day, we headed to the garden to talk about one of…

by David The Good March 20, 2023

Growing Potatoes from True Seed

February 24, 2023
by David The Good February 24, 2023

Gunnera scabra: a fascinating plant!

February 14, 2023
by David The Good February 14, 2023

Potato Planting Time in Lower Alabama!

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023
by David The Good February 1, 2023February 1, 2023

60″ Corn Row Spacing

January 27, 2023
by David The Good January 27, 2023
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Encouragement

It’s okay if it’s “just” beautiful

by David The Good March 24, 2023March 23, 2023

Modernism rejects the great beauty of the past. In fact, it often destroys or…

by David The Good March 24, 2023March 23, 2023

DEJUNK WEEKEND!

January 14, 2023
by David The Good January 14, 2023

This is My New Favorite Homesteading Video

December 21, 2022
by David The Good December 21, 2022

This is true

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022
by David The Good December 20, 2022December 20, 2022

On the Joy of Working Hard

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022
by David The Good December 6, 2022December 6, 2022
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2023 Reading List

Currently Reading


The Apostasy that Wasn't by Rod Bennett
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol VI by Edward Gibbon
Practical Religion by J.C. Ryle
The Holy Bible (Douay-Rheims translation) by God

Finished Reading


The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to Eastern Christianity by Timothy Ware
Lysistrata by Aristophanes
Catholicism and Fundamentalism: The Attack on "Romanism" by "Bible Christians" by Karl Keating
The Mini-Forest Revolution by Hannah Lewis
Weekend Makeover by Don Aslett
Suprised by Truth by Patrick Madrid (editor)
Rome Sweet Home by Scott and Kimberly Hahn
The Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne
The Youtube Formula by Derral Eves
An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Blessed John Henry Newman
The Case for Catholicism by Trent Horn
Evangelical is not Enough by Thomas Howard
Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton
Edible Cities: Urban Permaculture for Gardens, Balconies, Rooftops, and Beyond by Judith Anger, Dr. Immo Fiebrig and Martin Schnyder
Triumph: The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church by H.W. Crocker III
The Lost Art of Potato Breeding by Rebsie Fairholm
Infiltration by Taylor Marshall
Pasture Perfect by Jo Robinson
The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin

2022 Reading List

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
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
Metabolical by Dr. Robert Lustig
Satyricon by Gaius Petronius
Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb
The History of Early Rome by Livy
Dissolving Illustions by Suzanne Humphries and Roman Bystrianyk
Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism by Fumio Sasaki
Less: A Visual Guide to Minimalism by Rachel Aust
Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life by Joshua Fields Milburn and Ryan Nicodemus
De Agricultura by Cato
Don't Stop the Carnival by Herman Wouk
The Art of Fermentation by Sandor Katz
Tom Jones by Henry Fielding
Coppice Agrofrestry by Mark Krawczyk
Eating on the Wild Side by Jo Robinson
The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own by Joshua Becker
Aeneid by Virgil
Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines by Tim Staples
Becoming Orthodox by Peter Gilquist
The Holy Bible (NKJV) by God

Started then Ditched

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
The Barefoot Beekeeper by Philip Chandler
Holistic Management, Third Edition: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment by Allan Savory

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