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August 21, 2008

CALIFORNIA HEARTLAND

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Posted by Anais

Episode 908

Reporter Jennifer Quinonez introduces you to one city farmer who turned his suburban lawn into an organic oasis. Meet the Los Angeles farmer who produced four tons of food right out of his own backyard. Food and Lifestyle Expert Laura McIntosh and chef Michael Fagnoni of Hawks Restaurant in Granite Bay, CA prepare a delicious cornish game hen. Meet the journalist who traded in her magazine job to produce cheese. Ag Traveler Melanie Kim takes a tour of hidden roof-top gardens in San Francisco. Plus, Master Gardener Fred Hoffman shows how planting one tree can save you hundreds of dollars.

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{Correction: NOT 4 tons of food but 3 tons}

Episode 908 of California Heartland airs Monday evening on KVIE, which features:

- Path to Freedom Urban Homestead
- Journalist turned cheese maker
- San Francisco Ag Tourism w/ Melanie Kim

Tune in at the following times:

KVIE:
Monday, August 25th @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 30th @ 6:30 p.m. (repeat)
Please spread the word to anyone you know involved in the production of this episode.

For the L.A. area, California Heartland is to air in September.  Exact date is TBA; please check your local listings.

For air schedule, program information and clips, visit www.californiaheartland.org.



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http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/sto.....id=6339365

Don’t know if anyone has seen this yet. Mayor shutting down a 3 and 11 year old girls’ produce stand in their driveway selling excess produce beacuse it creates a ‘traffic hazard’.

They just don’t get it do they.

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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

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