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    NEW BOOK: Create Your Own Florida Food Forest

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

    Seven years ago I wrote a little booklet titled Create Your Own Florida Food Forest and announced it here on my blog.

    It is a brief manifesto, sharing the joy of creating two different Florida food forests, one in North Florida, and one in tropical South Florida and urging other gardeners to do the same.

    This little book took off and became quite popular, inspiring many food forest projects across the state as well as in the Caribbean.

    Two years ago, armed with a large increase in experience and knowledge of plant species, I decided to re-write and expand that little booklet into a much larger – and heavily illustrated – book that included a big list of species and growing tips, as well as more practical hands-on information about planning, building soil, and how a food forest grows over time.

    I also sent out a call for artists, inviting anyone and everyone to submit drawings to illustrate this ambitious new edition. Over fifty artists responded, submitting a total of two hundred beautiful pen and ink illustrations.

    Here is a sample interior page:

    The project became so complicated that I had to enlist my sister Christi to help me organize the project, as well as get my typesetter and graphic designer Matthew to help me put together what had become a highly illustrated interior.

    As illustrations came in, I wrote… and wrote… and wrote! The new book is almost seven times the size of the original booklet and the art is full of joy.

    The second edition of Create Your Own Florida Food Forest contains 330 pages, over 150 plant profiles, 200 illustrations and all you need to know to turn your Florida yard into a beautiful forest of wonderful food. Species are recommended by cold hardiness as well, so this book is great for both North and South Floridians.

    Get Create Your Own Florida Food Forest direct from the printer here.

    And on Amazon here.

    Thank you for your patience – it’s been a long time coming, but the time was well spent. This book is bound to inspire many more food forest projects and should be a valuable reference for decades to come.

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  • Food Forest

    Almost here…

    by David The Good May 24, 2022May 24, 2022
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  • Cows

    The Dexter Cow Milking Routine

    by David The Good May 23, 2022
    May 23, 2022
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  • Composting

    Fetid Swamp Water Questions

    by David The Good May 20, 2022
    May 20, 2022
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  • Composting

    How To Make Free Liquid Fertilizer from Almost Anything

    by David The Good May 19, 2022
    May 19, 2022
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    Growing Food in Tennessee vs. Growing Food in Florida

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

    Yes, Mushroom Compost CAN Kill Your Garden

    by David The Good May 17, 2022
    May 17, 2022
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  • Cows

    Fresh Milk!

    by David The Good May 16, 2022
    May 16, 2022
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  • CompostingCows

    What a Week! Fixing Soil and Milking Cows

    by David The Good May 13, 2022May 13, 2022
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  • Woodworking

    Free Door Made from Pallets

    by David The Good May 9, 2022May 9, 2022
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  • Books

    Who Needs a TV?

    by David The Good May 6, 2022May 5, 2022
    May 6, 2022May 5, 2022
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    Lasagna Gardening to Fix Bad Soil

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

Growing Food in Tennessee vs. Growing Food in Florida

by David The Good May 18, 2022

I have lived in North Florida, South Florida, Tennessee, and the West Indies and…

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

Keepers of the Old Ways Survival Expo in Blountstown, Florida

February 3, 2022
by David The Good February 3, 2022

My Friend Connie Bonbrest Shows off Her Florida Garden

February 1, 2022
by David The Good February 1, 2022
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Garden design

Lasagna Gardening to Fix Bad Soil

by David The Good May 5, 2022

Yesterday I posted a new video on Lasagna Gardening: I’ve done a few videos…

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

Growing Food in the Mountains

April 12, 2022
by David The Good April 12, 2022

Grocery Row Gardening Ground Covers and Other Questions

March 24, 2022
by David The Good March 24, 2022
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Books

NEW BOOK: Create Your Own Florida Food Forest

by David The Good May 27, 2022

Seven years ago I wrote a little booklet titled Create Your Own Florida Food Forest and…

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

NEW BOOK RELEASE: The South Florida Gardening Survival Guide

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

The Next Book Project

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022
by David The Good March 2, 2022March 2, 2022
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Crops

Crossing Okra Varieties in the 2022 Garden

by David The Good April 14, 2022

Last year we grew three varieties of okra: Cowhorn, Clemson Spineless and Burgundy. Of…

by David The Good April 14, 2022

Cassava in the Ground

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

Continuing the Seminole Pumpkin and Walmart Pumpkin Landraces

April 1, 2022March 31, 2022
by David The Good April 1, 2022March 31, 2022

Low-Tech Cornstalk Silage Production

March 28, 2022
by David The Good March 28, 2022

How Joseph Lofthouse is Helping Me Grow Watermelons

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022
by David The Good March 21, 2022March 21, 2022
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Encouragement

Resurrection Sunday

by David The Good April 17, 2022April 16, 2022

Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they,…

by David The Good April 17, 2022April 16, 2022

Build Community and Compost Your Enemies

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022
by David The Good March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

Success Tip: Primary Skills vs. Secondary Skills

March 16, 2022
by David The Good March 16, 2022

A Response to My Article on Starting Your Own Business

September 28, 2021
by David The Good September 28, 2021

Quick Advice on Starting Your Own Business

September 20, 2021
by David The Good September 20, 2021
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2022 Reading List

Currently Reading


Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Book 4 of 8) by Edward Gibbon
The Barefoot Beekeeper by Philip Chandler
The Complete Guide to Restoring Your Soil by Dale Strickler
The Rooted Life by Justin Rhodes

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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
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

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