Archive for January, 2010
LOCAL FOODIES WANTED!
Attention local foodie writers, bloggers, critics! Interested in trying eats from the Urban Homestead for an upcoming cable TV show, scheduled filming — weather permitting, Sunday Feb 21. Inquire at [email protected] Note: Please refrain from contacting if you have food allergies and or are vegan!
SCENIC DRIVE
Jordanne snapped these gorgeous photos – it’s a wonder we actually made it home. You could drink in these scenes forever! EcoFarm Conference (whose unofficial motto was “Still Dirty at 30″) sadly ended. Inspired, it was time go home and “kick some butt” as a friend put it. The sun came out on the last day [...]
ECOFARM CONFERENCE, ASILOMAR CA
Now to the biggest, best farming conference in the West! Monterey Bay/Asilomar, EcoFarm Conference Jan 20-23 Before the conference started, we needed a place to stay for night or two before we were given our designated rooms on the conference grounds and were blessed with a place to stay beachside. (A big thanks to the [...]
SANTA CRUZ, UCSC FARM & JOHN ROBBINS
We are right in the middle of our travels! Santa Cruz Jan 18 On the road again and the rain started coming down – pouring from the sky in torrents. We aren’t used to rain like this! It was certainly a wet and wild drive! Our next stop before the EcoFarm Conference was Santa Cruz [...]
MEADOW VISTA, FREEDOM GARDENS
Meadow Vista Jan 17-18 Saying our goodbyes to all the wonderful folks at Nevada City Wild & Scenic Festival (read all about it in case you missed it!), it was time to mosey down the mountain to a little one stoplight town nestled amongst the pines, Meadow Vista, where we were to meet up with [...]
NEVADA CITY, WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL
We are home!! OK, I know I said that already… We thank God for a safe trip ( driving in the rain is no fun – an not very safe!) Anyhow, it’s good to be back to the crazy life here on the urban homestead. I know may of you are anxiously waiting for the [...]
THE GOOD LIFE IN PASADENA
Well, I thought I was going to be posting about our travels, but it’s taking longer than I had anticipated – because there is so much to share! Still trying to catch our breaths here…. as the tidal wave of work washes over our return to the urban homestead! I will hopefully get to the [...]
HOME SWEET URBAN HOMESTEAD
We are back after a wet (cold) and wonderful trip to Northern California. Arriving home late last night after a long but gorgeous drive down the coast! Details and photos of our trip coming soon (have to remember everything that happened – certainly crammed in a lot in such a short time) Have tons of [...]
INTERVIEWS WITH THE URBAN HOMESTEADERS
The new Urban Farm Magazine dropped by and did a brief interview with city farmgirl, Jordanne, and city farmer, “D.” The Dervaes Family: Pioneering the Urban Farm Take a tour of the Dervaes family’s urban homestead in Pasadena, Calif. In the bustling city of Pasadena, Calif., lives a family of urban-farm pioneers. Jules Dervaes has [...]
SOWING A REVOLUTION
Thanks to those who wrote and offered us accommodations – appreciate all your offers. Once again, here’s our Northern California itinerary schedule from Jan 15-23. We kick off the year,right back where we started last year at the best environmental film festival in the West Wild & Scenic Film Festival Here’s a blurb from their [...]
