Archive for February, 2009
URBAN HOMESTEADING
Courtesy of ONE RADIO NETWORK (February 27, 2009) This is a powerful story. Jules Dervaes and his family have 1/5 of an acre in Pasadena, California and half of their homestead is filled with fruits, vegetables and animals. The Dervaes manage to produce nearly 6,000 pounds of vegetables last year – fed themselves and earned [...]
FREEDOM GROWS HERE
Besides what’s happening day to day here at urban homestead operations there’s lots happening on the Freedom Gardens homefront. Here are some highlights to get you caught up Freedom Harvest Challenge – Collective growing effort to harvest 1 million pounds is growing forward. Participants are sowing, growing and weighing in! We are working on a [...]
ANOTHER REASON TO GROW CLOSER TO HOME
Eating Your Veggies: Not As Good For You? If the economy isn’t grim enough for you, just check out the February issue of the Journal of HortScience, which contains a report on the sorry state of American fruits and veggies. Apparently, produce in the U.S. not only tastes worse than it did in your grandparents’ [...]
SURVEY SAYS
With nearly 400 request for the 2009 Freedom Seed list and just a couple handfuls of orders, we figured this dilemma called for a seed survey. Yes I am on the seed bend again and will till all the seeds are sold – that’s my mission and I am sticking to it. Thanks to those [...]
WEEKLY MEAL WRAP UP
The rains have stopped for the time being. The rainy season is slowly coming to a close here in SoCal but we are hoping to get a few more storms before we go into the long hot summer. The peas are ready for pickin’ and we have been enjoying another seasonal vegetable to grace our [...]
BEE EVENT
Tableful of delicious food Homegrown goodies People line up to fill up their plates Freedom Garden Swap n Trade table was hopping Pop quiz time! Out comes the ice cream Looking through the seeds Hi Wanted to say how much I enjoyed the Film Night & Potluck last night! I learned so much. It seems [...]
RESPITE FROM THE RAINS
(please note post was written yesterday – Wednesday ) Amen and pass the pitchfork. It’s a clear and sunny day! Honestly, the rain was getting a little much – too wet all at once. No more soggy clothes and mucking boots for awhile at least. It’s been so dreary and wet that we had to [...]
GOAT WALK
Most weekends we take our goaties for a walk. We normally walk the lower Arroyo Seco but, with the chance of showers on Sunday, we took them to the Rose Bowl Park, which is less than 5 minutes from our home. We like to walk the trails on the hillside behind the Rose Bowl Aquatics [...]
SATURDAY SOCIAL
Saturday was our monthly social night here on the urban homestead with nearly 30 of our friends and supporters. We have been hosting these shindigs for nearly 5 years now! With Saturday being V-Day, the table spread was a little heavy on the chocolates and wine but, nonetheless, filled with incredible food. There was even [...]
WEEKLY MEAL WRAP UP
It’s broccoli time here on the urban homestead and our meals reflect what’s growing in the garden and what home preserves are stashed in the pantry. While our home canned goods are getting lower and lower the days are growing longer and hopefully warmer. With only a few short weeks of winter left another canning [...]
