Archive for November, 2009
NOR CAL VISIT SCHEDULE
Heading north in mid January so get out those calendars and mark these dates! Jan 15 – 17 Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Nevada City CA for the screening of Robert McFalls film HOMEGROWN on Saturday and Sunday (Time TBD) Jan 20-23 Eco Farm Conference, Asilomar CA holding an Urban Homesteading “Big Rewards from Small [...]
WEEKLY MEAL WRAP UP x2
Since I am like a week behind in posting meals that we’ve enjoyed on the urban homestead, am going to combine the week before and last week’s meals. aka “two weeks’ worth” Enjoy! Summer vegetable medley SATURDAY Breakfast – homemade pancakes Dinner – homemade flour tortillas, homemade rice (homegrown peppers, tomatoes) with homegrown red peppers [...]
WORKING HOLIDAY
Tradition here on the urban homestead if for our family to get together on holidays and work on new projects. Thursday was a gorgeous day – sunny and warm. Perfect for working outside. We look forward to such holidays. It’s like the regular routine around the urban homestead takes a new turn. One year we [...]
AROUND THE URBAN HOMESTEAD
There’s certainly a lot to be thankful for here on our little urban homestead. Another pictureful post for you to enjoy. Have a wonderful and blessed holiday. Best friends. Lucie and Estella are like two peas in a pod. They hang out together and these Belgian banties, though small have such big attitudes are such [...]
FRIENDS, FAMILY, GOATS & AWARD
Along the stream bed Justin and Sergio play with rocks Going for a stroll Sunday morning was spent as usual here on the urban homestead – planting, cleaning, chores, etc. Sunday afternoon, we spent a good part of the afternoon reconnecting with friends who dropped by. One friend needed an “eco project” for school so [...]
A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: URBAN HOMESTEADING
an interview by Ronny Bagdadi of HEALING OUR WORLD magazine (volume 29 issue 4) Path to Freedom is a grassroots family-operated urban homestead located in the heart of Pasadena CA. Surrounded by urban sprawl and just a short distance from a major freeway, the Dervaes family has steadily transformed an ordinary 66′ x 132′ city [...]
URBAN HOMESTEADERS ARE GOOD NEIGHBORS
U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry – Yahoo! News … the growing number of people across America fighting for the right to dry their laundry outside against a rising tide of housing associations who oppose the practice despite its energy-saving green appeal. Read full article I like the quote from this recent [...]
AWARD WINNING HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION
Our little in homemade short Homegrown Revolution won “Best Sustainability Film” at 2009 Green Screens Film Festival, Venice California over the weekend. Wow! Thanks everyone! Saturday night the film played to a great audience where our family fielded questions afterwards. And on Sunday evening Farmer D went down to pick up the award at the [...]
GROWING POWER
“Growing your own food is recession proof. You don’t have to worry about the prices. When you depend on other people you become powerless.” – Jules Dervaes Proof It Can Be Done: A Micro Farm in the Suburbs ( read full article)
WEEKLY MEAL WRAP UP
The cooler temps (just had our coldest temps last night – 30 degrees) shorter days have got the guys digging in fall crop and me digging through my stack of favorite recipes to deal with the (coming) onslaught of fall veggies and trickle of summer veggies that are still holding on. Living Like Little House [...]
