Q. Hey just found your web site and I am very interested in your life style. I grew up with a grandfather who loved working the earth and taught me some of growing a garden, but I have since grown away from working the earth. I wonder what would be required to have a self [...]
Q. Thank you very much for your informative website, I haven’t had a
chance
to look at the new version but I am sure I will learn a lot from it. I
don’t think that collectively there is enough info out there for people
who are trying to change their urban and suburban lifestyle to match
their
beliefs. I think your [...]
Q. Thank you for the website and all the free information.
It is a blessing to those of us who are currently suffering
from under/unemployment.
Also, thank you for being vegetarian!
I have two questions.
1. Why did you leave Florida and do you plan on ever
returning? A north-central location on a high ridge
far inland from either coast would offer [...]
Q. I just want to get to know how your organization works and how you interact with people world wide and on what aspects.
A. Thank you for your inquiry about Path to Freedom. Information about Path to Freedom and our outreach activities may be found on our website at http://pathtofreedom.com/about/
Q. I found your site by chance and got very interested, but are you active also in other places over the world? I am currently living in Israel……
Thinking of maybe moving to Europe.
Thank you in advance for your response,
Johanna
A. We are just a family of four living in a city on the outskirts of Los [...]
My name is Ricardo I am studying Agroecology engineering in Chapingo
University in Mexico. As I was doing a research on alternative building I
found your incredible website, which really inspires anyone who sees it! I
live in Mexico City and I cannot imagine how powerful a place like this
would be!
Next summer I will be doing an [...]
Q. Dear Jules,
I first came across information about your homestead at the Earth Day
festival in Santa Monica and was thoroughly delighted to explore your
website. It seems clear to me that we absolutely must attain a great
degree of self-sufficiency and independence from consumer culture before
we can create an alternative world together. Your diy spirit [...]
A. Hi. I just found your site yesterday and am astounded! I’ve been moving in this same direction of self-sustained living for years now and love your site and success! I’ve been toodling around the site, reading tons, but have yet to see anything addressing my burning question: what about the neighbors? What kind of [...]
Q. What motivated your interest in your particular field?
A. After I got married I began to consider how I could best provide for my family. I wanted to make sure that my children would be healthy and strong and that they would be able to live long and happy lives. I believed the [...]
Q. Hello! I hope you can take a few minutes to answer my question about your website. On the “about us” section of the Path to Freedom website, the following text appears: “We also try to follow agrarian principles outlined in the Bible and tithe ten percent of our increase.
What are the “agrarian principles,” and [...]
Q. Question about Finances
Hope its not too personal! First off we have contacted you before just to say hi and how impressed we are with what you are doing. We live in England and rent 10 acres of land, we are in the process of starting a CSA Vegetable Box Scheme, it should begin next [...]
Q. First of all, I’d like to know where exactly you’re located in relation to the urban center.
A. We are located in Pasadena, California ( a city on the outskirts of Los Angeles – less than 20 minutes away) and our homestead is located less than 1 mile from Old Towne Pasadena and the Rose [...]
Q. By living frugally, is there anything you feel you’ve had to give up that you wish you didn’t have to ?
A. It terms of materially … not really.
We feel it takes more of our time and energy to be frugal and not wasteful. Also, it’s a slow progress – especially for trying to renovate [...]
Q. What was the initial motivation / inspiration for starting your “homesteading” journey ?
A. Well, Jules Dervaes always had a desire to go “back to basics” & “back to the land” In the early seventies, after volunteering for Vista and getting a job teaching at a high school (to avoid the draft–he was a [...]
Top 5 Misconceptions
As we talk with people we find that there are a few things about us and this project that aren’t quite clear. So, I thought it would be a good idea to clear up such misinformation or preconceptions.
1. We are monetarily benefiting from all the publicity that the project is receiving.
Fact: Nope, in [...]
