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Urban Homestead Facts
LOCATION
Pasadena, CA
(Northwest Pasadena, one mile from downtown Pasadena)
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
Over 350 different vegetables, herbs, fruits, berries
FOOD PRODUCED
6,000 lbs annually
challenging for 10,000 lbs in 2008 (read more)
URBAN HOMESTEAD SUPPORTS
4 full-time adults, volunteers, and many clients
ENERGY USAGE
6.5 kwh day (and going down!)
SOLAR POWER PRODUCED
9000 kwh ( as of 10/20/08)
GALLONS OF BIODIESEL MADE (since 2003)
1,500 gallons (as of 2/12/08)
"EARTH IMPACT FOOTPRINT" 5.2 acres per person
Tally Ho 2008
PRODUCE
4,340 lbs (9/31/08)
EGGS
Chicken 921 & Duck 1028 (10/22/08)
HONEY
25 lbs (10/20/08)
Steps Taken
Everyday Steps
Growing 99 % of produce
- 6,000lbs on 1/10 acre
Food Preservation/Storage:
- canning
- drying
- freezing
In the Kitchen:
- baking/cooking from
scratch
- yogurtmaking
- breadmaking
- cheesemaking
- sprouting
- cast iron cookware
- no dishwasher or
microwave
Food Choices:
- buying in bulk
- organic
- local
- eating seasonaly
- reducing "food miles"
- fair trade
- vegetarian(over 17 years)
Raising Small Farmstock:
- chickens (eggs/manure)
- ducks (eggs/manure)
- dwarf rabbits (manure)
- dwarf/pygmy goats
(milk/manure)
Composting Methods:
- making/using EM Bokashi
- vermicomposting
- composting food, garden
and green waste
Fuel:
- homebrewing biodiesel
- running diesel car on
biodiesel(~4,000 miles a yr)
Energy Conservation:
- "powering down"
- cut daily energy use in 1/2
12 kwh to 6 kwh a day
- 12 solar panels
- "green" power
- rechargeable batteries
- line drying clothes
Energy Efficient Appliances:
- washing machine
- refridgerator
- water heater(gas)
Energy Efficient Electronics:
- computer/printer/copier
- TV(no cable)/VCR/ DVD
Energy Efficient Lighting:
- compact fluorescent bulbs
- olive oil lamps
- oil lamps filled with
biodiesel
- homemade soy & beeswax
candles
- daylighting
- solar tube
Non-electrical Appliances /
Hand-powered
- blender
- toaster
- grinder(s)
- popcorn popper
- solar oven(s)
- hand washer/wringer
- pedal powered grain mill
- straight razor
- handcranked radio
- mortar & pestle
Natural beauty/no makeup
Homemade Non-toxic
Beauty Care Products
- toothpaste
- deoderant
Biodegrable/Non-toxic
Cleaning Products:
- vinegar
- baking soda
- lemon juice
Natural Health Practices:
- homeopathy
- herbal remedies
- prevention
Water Conservation Efforts:
- low flush toilets
- toilet lid sink
- reusing laundry water
- limit toilet flushings
- limit baths/showers
- mulching
- handwatering
- clay pot irrigation
- solar outdoor shower
- front load washer
- food not lawns
Hand powered garden tools:
- push mower
- broom, rake
- trowel, shovel
- hand clippers
Self-employed
Working at home:
- honey business
- produce/flower business
- craft business
Crafts & Skills:
- winemaking
- survival skills
- edible landscaping
- sewing
- leatherwork
- fiber arts
- animal husbandry
- holistic care
- tinctures
- carpentry
- plumbing
- building
- haircutting
- bicycle repairs
- soapmaking
- candlemaking
- herbs
- urban farming
- website design
- photography
- self publishing
- video & graphics
Living Simply:
- making use or do without
- bartering
- monthly shopping trips
- reduce, reuse & recycle
- second hand clothes
- salvage/thrift store
- consume less
Passive Cooling:
- no AC
- wood floors
- blinds
- windows
- screen doors
- edible forest
- "living" screens
- solar attic fan
Heating:
- no central heat
- woodstove that uses
scrap wood
- dress in layers
Walking the old paths:
- tithing
- day of rest
- stewardship
Saving seeds
Unschooling
Beekeeping
DIY Projects:
- solar oven
- cob oven
- solar outdoor shower
- depaved driveway/patio
- installed solar panels
- roofing
- sheds, etc
- animal enclosure, etc
- this website
- urban homesteading
Using canvas bags on
shopping trips / no plastic
Transportation:
- biodiesel "veggie" vehicle
- 4 "car free" days a week
- walk
- bike
- carpool
- mass transit
- cross country train trips
- 2 airplane trips in 25 years
"Green" Home Upgrades:
- metal roof
Outreach/helping others
along the path
CURRENT TRAILS
Growing 10k on 1/10
Rainwater
Waste water recovery
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December 31, 2008


Wow, it’s mid week already and 2009 is just hours away. Not that I care about all the hoopla that goes over a flip in the calendar or a tick of the clock. What is important that we have the urban homestead in order for another year of growth and learning.
Finally getting around to posting what we ate last week. We are still enjoying tomatoes and our larder filled with homegrown canned goods.
After a brief cold snap, we are experiencing a winter heat wave. The sunshine is welcome respite after the so many cold and rainy days.
SATURDAY
Breakfast - homemade acorn pancakes with homeraised duck eggs and homegrown honey
Dinner - potluck
SUNDAY
Breakfast - homemade stove top granola made with homegrown honey
Lunch - homemade tortillas with homemade spanish rice (homegrown tomatoes, cilantro, and peppers) with organic black beans
Dinner - homegrown tomatoes, canned homegrown peppers with cheese and pasta and homegrown salad
MONDAY
Breakfast - homemade stove top granola made with homegrown honey
Lunch - creamed homegrown greens soup
Dinner - homemade, homegrown fig jam and melted raw cheese on local, organic bread (thanks CK for the bread!)
TUESDAY
Breakfast - homemade stove top granola made with homegrown honey
Dinner - homemade, homegrown pumpkin soup
Lunch - homemade, homegrown pumpkin soup
WEDNESDAY
Breakfast - homemade stove top granola made with homegrown honey
Lunch - homemade chili with homegrown tomatoes, cilantro, green onions and homegrown frozen peppers with homemade acorn corn bread
Dinner - homemade chili with homegrown tomatoes, cilantro, green onions and homegrown frozen peppers with homemade acorn corn bread
THURSDAY
Breakfast - homemade stove top granola made with homegrown honey
Lunch - homemade chili with homegrown tomatoes, cilantro, green onions and homegrown frozen peppers with homegrown salad
Dinner - homemade herb pizza crust topped with homegrown tomatoes, canned homegrown peppers, green onions and homegrown salad
FRIDAY
Breakfast - homemade stove top granola made with homegrown honey
Lunch - homemade chili with homegrown tomatoes, cilantro, green onions and homegrown frozen peppers with homegrown salad
Dinner - HG salad greens, homemade acorn biscuits, homemade tomato sauce (HG tomatoes, peppers, green onions, herbs) with organic whole wheat pasta topped with organic Parmesan cheese
Tags:
100 Foot Diet,
weekly meal wrap up
Topics: 100 Foot Diet, Homegrown Diet, In the Kitchen, Posts by Anais | Tags: 100 Foot Diet, weekly meal wrap up
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