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June 12, 2009

MINI POSTING BLITZ

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Posted by Anais

Sorry, word has it that Seattle is hot, they musta sent their weather our way!

Finally, the grey gloom gave way to some actual wet stuff.  Yep, it “rained” a bit yesterday and later on in the day the sun peeked through for a bit.  Of course with some sun rays (first we’ve seen in a few days) the bees went absolutely bonkers like bumper to bumper traffic. Not to mention us people felt slightly human again.

But no sun again today – just grey.  On the bright side, it’s great weather for conserving water!

Entered a few posts in the journal yesterday– 4 to be exact.  There’s two “off the cuff” video interviews for you to enjoy – one with Biodiesel Man and one with Farmer D.

Also a few positive Freedom Seeds reviews and photos of our “Freedom Harvest.”


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flerbarge
06/25/2009

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Hi Folks!

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Hope I’ve helped someone here,

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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

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12,410 kwh as of 5/12/10

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