David The Good - Grow or Die - The true capabilities of survival gardening

David got into gardening when he was six years old and he was a hobby gardener. He later combined his passion for gardening with preparedness due to his interest in economics, inflation, and the state of global financial affairs. He was determined to grow enough food in his garden to sustain his family for a few months if required.

The key differences are that survival gardening focuses on calorie density and nutritional density for the space used, and it's aimed at growing crops that require minimal inputs and are easy to grow. A survival gardener also thinks about how to sustain the garden without external resources, such as stores.

David's book "Compost Everything" aims to teach gardeners how to fertilize their gardens organically without relying on products that come from far away. It encourages practices that make a garden more sustainable and less dependent on external resources.

A properly structured food forest or homestead garden can produce much more food than most people think. With techniques like permaculture, which involves stacking functions, a small area can be highly productive. David was able to grow 966 pounds of food in just one year on a single acre.

By creating a food forest with layers including fruit trees, shrubs, herbs, and root crops, and by intercropping and companion planting, you can create a diverse, sustainable system. For example, planting nitrogen-fixing plants can improve soil fertility, while also providing food. Growing perennial food plants along with annuals can yield both short-term and long-term harvests.