Anne Miller

In a simple version what is it they did not like that you were doing?

I can imagine that this involved using human waste?

Road Kill Cactus or Senita Cactus?  Maybe even Tadpole Cactus?

My favorite suggestion is to plant potatoes in a cardboard box.

When the potatoes are ready to harvest just pick up the box and the potatoes fall out of the bottom making it easy to pick them out.

French marigolds do work for some pests.  Maybe even deer.

I had something eat my French Marigolds though I think it was rabbits.

Electric fencing or double fencing is probably the closest with a warranty not a guarantee.

I wanted a current printed copy of campgrounds in Texas though all the books written that I could find were from 2003 and 2009 so very outdated.

I suggested to dear hubby that we write our own book by printing out what we found on the internet.

I don't think he understood what I was taking about.

My concept is similar to what is being discussed on this thread.

Just pick your favorite threads on prepping, print them out and staple down the side and now you have a "book".

Or even better, write a book using the information found here on the forum, and have a publishing company print the book and make some money.

The best way to deal with compacted soil is with organic matter.

Pile on what is available such as leaves, brush, twigs and top with straw or hay.

If the cost of food goes up 10x maybe my income will too.

If not maybe I will go on a starvation diet ...

Looks like a carnivorous plant, similar though probably not a Drosera capensis.

A lot of good things about his approach to stuff.

This one is a favorite:

https://permies.com/t/160/1805/Sepp-Holzer-recipe-animals-trees

https://permies.com/t/71424/Sepp-Holzer-bone-salve-sauce

Have you read his book?

https://permies.com/wiki/21232/Desert-Paradise-Sepp-Holzer#175191

I like Ulla suggestion of building the soil first.  Wood chips is a great start.

I also would suggest more plants that are vegetable related.  Here is a thread on perennial vegetables:

https://permies.com/t/23/perennial-vegetables/Perennial-Plants

https://permies.com/t/146448/perennial-vegetables/love-idea-perennial-vegetables

Are you against vegetables?

I rarely see a suggestion for buffalograss though it is a great option for paths.  wood chips are also good for paths.

https://permies.com/t/93789/Love-Affair-Buffalograss-Buchloe-dactyloides