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June 12, 2009

GROW YOUR OWN GROCERIES

Posted by Anais

You asked for ‘em now you got ‘em – bumper stickers to show your support for FreedomGardens.org not to mention proudly state that “I grow my own.”

FG is offering them for $6.00 (plus $1.00 S&H)   FYI from this offer $3.00 goes towards supporting FreedomGardens.org and our “CHANGE FOR CHANGE” fund raising campaign.


Thank you for supporting our continuing outreach efforts in helping our site grow. (which has reached almost 5,000 members!)

Freedom Gardens in the Spotlight!
Freedom Gardeners: Homegrown Revolution  (ECOMII.com)
By Marie Oser

In March of this year, First Lady Michelle Obama planted the first White House vegetable garden since the ‘Victory Garden’ days of Eleanor Roosevelt.

Edible landscaping is as old as Babylonia and has been cultivated throughout history, often gaining prominence in times of social or economic instability. This type of urban agriculture sprouted up in the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe where the potager or kitchen garden supplied vegetables, herbs and fruit.

In WWI they were called Liberty Gardens and subsequently became the Relief Gardens of the Great Depression era.

Freedom Gardens, a sort of a Facebook meets Farmer’s Almanac, is a social networking site for homegrown food enthusiasts that launched in May of 2008. Here, novice and expert growers from all over the world gather to post success stories, ask questions and share techniques and ideas that support self-sustained living.

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10 Comments: “GROW YOUR OWN GROCERIES”

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I LOVE this bumper sticker! So glad that you guys made it!

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Supermarkets make me angry for many reasons! The least of which is that what fresh fruit and veg they sell is cr*p! Grow your own anything! Just have a go and I guarantee to anyone you won’t look back!

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3

I’ve never bought a bumper sticker before….until now. I can’t wait to proudly stick this to the back of my car!

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4

I bought one already, but wanted to change the purchase number to 2, but there was no way to do that.

So I’ll put it on my car. My wife will be on her own… ;-)

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5

Isn’t edible landscaping as old as Eden?

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Eden, indeed!

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And perhaps there is edible landscaping in heaven?

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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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