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Reviving the old-fashioned "can-do" spirit of self-reliance and resourcefulness, they have faced many challenges. With faith and determination, these once-ordinary city dwellers are boldly reclaiming their lives and land. continue

July 16, 2008

VICTORY GARDENS FOR THE 21st CENTURY

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Posted by Anais

This ain’t your grandma’s victory garden!
Growing for freedom and food security in the 21st century.

The success and future of FreedomGardens.org is up to you! Here’s how you can help…

Today we passed 510 members and it’s growing by the day!  However, we are still hard at work installing some rss plugins which will be really cool.  Then there’s content  — compiling growing guidelines, resources, etc (anyone interested in lending a hand – we need you to make this site into something that you find useful)

Help this network grow and build community in your neighborhood.  Imagine hundreds (thousands!) of Freedom Gardeners in your city who are digging their way toward food security – and freedom!

:: Homefront Efforts ::

Hey Freedom Garden recruits, we need you to spread this homegrown revolution message.

Download our new FREEDOM GARDEN poster Hand out or post this flyer all over your town (please ask permission first)

Supermarkets
Health Food Store
Libraries
Coffee Shops
Book Stores
Churches
Community Centers
Garden Clubs, etc
Schools & Colleges
Farmers Market
Nurseries

More than ever before, people are fed up with rising prices,  food contamination and ever increasing environmental threats – OUR EARTH CAN YOU DIG IT?

:: Field Hand Appreciation ::

LV $10 donation. Your support helps us continue to grow the future!  We need your support more than ever, with such new ventures every donation counts and makes this growth possible.



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3 Comments: “VICTORY GARDENS FOR THE 21st CENTURY”


07/16/2008



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Just posted the information online at Carolinamomma.com a social network for moms in North Carolina and South Carolina which does playdates, and link moms around the 2 states.

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07/17/2008



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Are you sure you wanted 508 (c) (1) (a) on that poster?

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07/17/2008



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I apologize. That comment from this morning looks snippy. I thought PTF was 501 (C) 3. I just suspected (maybe incorrectly) that it was a typo.

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LOCATION
Pasadena, CA
(Northwest Pasadena, one mile from downtown Pasadena 100 yards from 11 lane freeway)

PROPERTY SIZE
1/5 acre (66' x 132' / 8,712 sq.ft.)

GARDEN SIZE
~ 1/10 acre (3,900 sq.ft. / ~ 66' x 66')

GARDEN DIVERSITY
~ 400 different vegetables, herbs, fruits, berries

FOOD PRODUCTION
~ 6,000 lbs annually / 99% of our produce $75,000 savings

URBAN HOMESTEAD SUPPORTS
4 full-time resident adults, a menagerie of animals, volunteers, and many clients

ENERGY USAGE
$12 a month / 6.0 kwh day

WATER USAGE
$600 / 175,000 gallons a year

SOLAR POWER PRODUCED
12,410 kwh as of 5/12/10

GALLONS OF BIODIESEL MADE
2,500 gallons as of 5/12/08

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