Archive for March, 2009
APRIL HAPPENINGS
I said before April is shaping up to be an incredibly busy month. Although I promised to get back to musing from the urban homestead (have some really neat posting in the queue!) we have a few important happenings that we’d like to highlight. I will be sending out a newsletter later today (hopefully) but [...]
SPRING CELEBRATION
The volunteers Kelly and Sergio hang out with urban Heidi and her goats Freedom Gardens Swap n Trade table featuring Dan’s lovely chard The local chow line Full of delicious food Freedom Gardens Swap n Trade table filled with homegrown goodies Getting ready to watch the film Nearly 90 people gathered on a grey, slightly [...]
LIGHTS OUT
Earth Hour came and went like just another evening here on the urban homestead – in the dark. Here’s an entry from last year talking about how we power down How many of you powered down and unplugged last night and how many of you will continue to incorporate these new habits on a daily/weekly/monthly [...]
HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION, OAKLAND CA
• Homegrown Revolution • Urban Farming Documentary – 15 minutes • Directed by Jules Dervaes, USA HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION (15 min) is a short informational introduction to a homegrown project that has been called a new revolution in urban sustainability. In the midst of a densely urban setting in downtown Pasadena, radical change is taking root. [...]
HOMESTEAD AT A GLANCE
Well we are almost back to our regular scheduled posting here at LHITC after a brief bout with a mutant flu virus and flurry of extracurricular activity (highlighted in the entries below). Have to mention one more thing before we continue that we did mosey on down to San Diego Thursday night to attend a [...]
ATLANTA!
Now that we are back, we are digesting all that happened in less than six days’ time: a 4500 mile road trip, 2 day organic farming conference and the first ever Georgia Freedom Gardens Gathering. Today, finally had a chance to look over all of the photos, send out thanks you’s and “nice to meet [...]
THURSDAY RADIO INTERVIEW
Farmer D will be one of three featured guest on THE MORNING REVIEW (KPFK 90.7 FM) at 7:40 AM tomorrow morning talking about the backyard food revolution. Listen in! Posting Update Well, a whole day has gone by and still haven’t got the happenings on our road trip to Atlanta; however, I did get you [...]
HIGHLIGHTS
A few online stories highlighting our urban homestead/farming efforts that you might find interesting reads. Who’s Who in Green: The Dervaes Family {EarthFirst.com} In response to genetically engineered food, grown thousands of miles away from where it will be consumed and doused in chemicals, a rallying cry spread across the country – a homegrown revolution. [...]
TWO WEEKS WORTH
… in a day or two. As my brain and body gets adjusted to pacific time, figuring out how to cure a bad case of fanny fatigue, catching up on chores and (enjoy) eating three meals trying to make sense of the flurry of these last two weeks. Not to mention still wading through the [...]
POSTING BLITZ
It’s good to be home. The garden is growing, happy animals, busy bees, seeds to plant, warm earth to dig, loads of peas to pick and more. We’ve done the cross country trip many a times before either by car or train so we knew what to expect; however, this trip was a little different [...]
