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NOVEMBER HARVEST TALLY & GIVEAWAY(62)

December 6, 2011

It’s unsettling start to winter but I guess what should we expect as the past couple winter seasons have been pretty mild. Considering many parts of the country are already getting a dusting of the white stuff, we shouldn’t complain!

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL: PRAISE & THANKSGIVING


Posted by Anais Dervaes | December 1, 2011

“Our society has followed the broad way opposed to God’s plan for man; instead of stewards, we have become abusers of God’s creation. As a consequence, we are alienated from ourselves, from each other and from the Creator; and, today, our very existence is threatened.”

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CANNING CAPTION WINNER IS…


Posted by Anais Dervaes | October 21, 2011

Boy howdy, this contest sure was a tough one since there was really NO wrong answer….
We did enjoy reading through all of the comments – thanks to everyone who entered and shared his or her views on captioning the pic! The many comments gave us a good chuckle; however, these were the ones we liked the most

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SEPTEMBER HARVEST TALLY & WINNERS


Posted by Anais Dervaes | October 4, 2011

Did ya’ll have fun? Thanks to all who entered the contest! As to guessing how much the table of squash weighed… some of you, er, one of you was dead on! And two others came purty durn close to the final squash tally.

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RADIO ECOSHOCK INTERVIEW


Posted by Anais Dervaes | September 15, 2011

Can’t move to the country? Grow your own food where you are. On a standard city lot in Pasadena California, Jules Dervaes and his family have grown tons of produce for over 20 years.

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AUGUST HARVEST TALLY


Posted by Anais Dervaes | September 6, 2011

Except for the last few days in August, it was a relatively cool month. It is quite unusual if you ask me to wake up and have to put on a sweater before heading out to chicken/duck house in the morning

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10 Year Anniversary: Blogging Right Along


Posted by Anais Dervaes | July 21, 2011

We can’t believe it’s been a decade since we started blogging about our little homestead here in the city! My, my how time flies!

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PSSST YOUTUBERS


Posted by Jordanne Dervaes | June 7, 2011

Hey everyone! We’re launching a new YouTube channel showcasing clips and videos from the Urban Homestead.

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THE LITTLE FILM THAT COULD


Posted by Jordanne Dervaes | May 25, 2011

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.

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