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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

FACTS N FIGURES
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Archive for May, 2011

HOMEGROWN POTATOES

Time to harvest our Po-ta-Toes!

Here in So Cal, where we have a to be desired growing season, started the potatoes back in December.

THE LITTLE FILM THAT COULD

After two years of being screened at many film festivals and community viewings throughout the world, we have published (in its entirety) our award winning short film Homegrown Revolution for free viewing on YouTube.

KOMBUCHA

Some folks say the benefits of kombucha are a bunch of hooey and most recently this brew was steeped in controversy. But according the “fermenters bible,” Nourishing Traditions, Kombucha has quite a few important health benefits.

THE FIRST FRUITS

Here on the urban homestead, our connection with the land and caretakers of creation we celebrate the blessings of First Fruits.

GARDEN OF EATIN’

I just LOVE this time of year, don’t you? What a joy it is to look about the garden, witness seedlings pushing through the soil and anticipating the first fruits and vegetables of the summer season.

RE-QUEENING

In the apiary, queens rule. The queen bee determines the whole chemistry, demeanor and health of the hive.

ANOTHER HIVE!

Upon her return from a goat walk this weekend, my sister informed me that one of my bait hives was FULL of bees. Sweet!

DOWNSIZING THE HONEY COMB

Natural (smaller) cells are better especially those of us who are choosing chemical and antibiotic free hives.

HOME & FAMILY

I had a bunch of posts and pictures on various subjects just waiting to be shared with ya’ll today but a phone call yesterday changed all that.

APRIL HARVEST TALLY

Wacky weather whiplash pattern continues. Last week it was a scorching 95 degrees then quicker than you can say “summer’s here?” few days later it’s cold, overcast and raining!