Pioneer vegetable breeder Joseph Lofthouse interviews David the Good about gardening on Florida sand, subtropical food forests, survival gardening, and learning to grow food to build community.
Check out David the Good’s writing at https://www.thesurvivalgardener.com/ and his videos at https://www.youtube.com/@davidthegood
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Much love and blessings of shalom !!!!
Thanks to David I’ve learned from Joseph. Now my tribe will be blissed with this extraordinary information. Many thanks fellas.
So excited when I saw this interview! I’ve been following David the Good for years, he’s how I found out about your breeding work! I met and talked to you about beans at the Baker Creek Spring Planting Festival. Now I’m starting landraces of a lot of vegetables here in 6a in our frost pocket hollow. I’m especially excited about the huge mix of runner beans I’ve planted. Lots of already mixed varieties from experimental farm network plus other regular ones. I wasn’t able to get any of your runner beans, they were all sold out. I’m excited to add the GIANT Shinshu runner beans into the mix. I’m going to select for perenniality and production in the heat.
Absolutely wonderful video. This video is very much appreciated.
While interesting, I feel the discussion around permaculture is off a bit. Permaculture is 12 design principles, not techniques or general organic gardening. Permaculture is not "not-tilling", or mulching, it depends on the situation what is the best technique. So I agree with everything said, I just want to point out that it wasn't actually about application of permaculture or not.
This was a lot of fun – I was honored to have the chance to join you. Thank you!
We live in central Florida. Our property is 100% sugar sand or sand dune sand. Horrible to grow in. Just got 8 inches of rain in one storm and half hour after it stopped raining the sun came out, the water was completely filtered through the sand and the temp and humidity shot up in the high 90s and the plants started wilting. Just learned about landracing and were excited to see what will grow here.
I have struggled for years with keeping heirloom lines separate and did a video on it last year using mixed corn kernels as a visual example. When I discovered Landrace, through David the Good, my whole view has changed. I knew genetic diversity is incredibly important, but had a mental block when it came to my heirloom plants. This year I am starting my second year for landrace corn as well as have intermixed many other varieties of beans, tomatoes, and peppers. I have bought both of your books, thank you both for passing on all this information!
David is how I found Landrace Gardening
Excellent info.!! I'm a northerner n tried gardening like that 25 yrs ago.failed n started looking at what food grows here central Florida on beach. Guava.prickly pear.avacado.papaya.growing wild.ive acclimated alot of plants over the years.. Thx to both of you
Great interview! David the Good, although I've never met him, is s dear friend. I have your book Joseph, and it's so interesting. Thanks for all of this!
This is an excellent mashup!!!
Awesome, 2 of my big influentual gardeners having a chat, love what you guys are doing 🙏
Grear podcast! Thank you David and Joe 🙂
I could listen to you talk about gardening all day, the way you speak is so engaging ❤
I love this! I found you both independently, and love what you both are doing. Hearing you together! 🎉
Hey Joseph. I didn't know you had a podcast or utube channel. Subscribed.
Great interview! Thanks for all of You ❤