• Urban Homestead Radio Podcast: Sustainable Money with Aaron Nosler

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on April 3, 2018

    In this episode, the Dervaes Family interview financial consultant, Aaron Nosler.  Aaron discusses holistic money management and how it plays a vital role in sustainable living.  Thrivent Financial is a Fortune 500 not-for-profit financial services that connects faith and finances for good We’d love to hear your feedback. Please leave ratings/reviews and

  • Urban Homestead Radio Podcast: March Madness

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on March 27, 2018

    In this episode, the Dervaes Family share the latest updates for the Madness that is March 2018 on the homestead. The family had a lot happen since the last update including rain, trade show stories, garden crops, and the loss of one of the homestead’s pet. Tune in to get

  • Vote for Us! Help Us Grow!

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on March 18, 2018

    Hi everyone, we’ve entered the FedEx Small Business Grant Contest! Please vote ! (You can vote every 24 hours!) Our farm box program and community outreach is growing.  With the help of this grant, we would be able to upgrade our current business operation to be more energy efficient like

  • Urban Homestead Radio Podcast: Homestead Happenings 2.26.18 Part 2

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on March 14, 2018

    In this episode, the Dervaes Family shares the continued second part of the most recent exciting developments, challenges, and victories on the farm for everyone to enjoy and learn from. Hear about the drastic weather shifts, lack of rain, and harvest challenges, all while sharing the lessons learned and preparations

  • Urban Homestead Radio Podcast: Interview with Jared Criscuolo of Upcycle Native Soil Fertilizer

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on March 9, 2018

    In this episode, the Dervaes Family interview Jared Criscuolo of Upcycle Native Soil Fertilizer and learn about the revolutionary ways that Jared and Upcycle are changing the fertilizer industry. Locally sourced and completely organic, even better than Certified Organic, Native Soil Fertilizer is changing the way the world can grow.

  • Urban Homestead Radio Podcast: Homestead Happenings 2.26.18

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on February 28, 2018

    In this episode, the Dervaes Family shares to most recent exciting developments, challenges, and victories on the farm for everyone to enjoy and learn from. Hear about the drastic weather shifts, lack of rain, and harvest challenges, all while sharing the lessons learned and preparations for overcoming each challenge.  

  • Urban Homestead Radio Podcast: Eco Farm Conference 2018 – Part Two

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on February 20, 2018

    In this episode, the Dervaes Family recount the second and final part of their adventures and lessons learned at the 2018 EcoFarm Conference! The Ecological Farming Association (EcoFarm) is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to nurture safe, healthy, just, and ecologically sustainable farms, food systems, and communities by bringing

  • Urban Homestead Radio Podcast: Interview with Lisa Finkelstein

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on February 19, 2018

    In this episode, the Dervaes Family interviews fashion designer extraordinaire Lisa Finkelstein of Maison Rouge (leeza888.com.) Hear about Lisa’s amazing journey to India and how she became inspired to design and create comfortable, durable, and unique one-of-a-kind apparel for women of all shapes and sizes. We’d love to hear your

  • Urban Homestead Radio Podcast: Chef Loreal Gavin Interview

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on February 9, 2018

    In this episode, the Dervaes Family interviews the extremely talented and creative Chef Loreal Gavin, host of Country Music Television’s exciting new series, The Downtown Farmer! Hear how Chef Gavin acquired her unique approach and inspiration for fine dinning and passionate foods. You’ll hear lots of great tips for cooking

  • Coming to CMT! The Downtown Farmer

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on January 31, 2018

    Get ready for something un-fork-gettable! CMT’s new series The Downtown Farmer premieres this February, featuring Urban Homestead’s farm in Pasadena. CMT THE DOWNTOWN FARMER is a weekly show that takes you behind the scenes of the farm to table movement. Meet the chef and the farmers who create organic, healthy