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Another GIVEAWAY! CAN YOU?(123)

October 16, 2011

Our readers have been taking shots at captioning this amusing photo from one of our recent canning class, so thought perhaps we should host another GIVEAWAY!

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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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Urban Homestead’s 2010 Year in Review


Posted by Anais Dervaes | January 24, 2011

I know it’s a bit overdue (thanks to busy & rough start to the new year) and, honestly, I was putting it off because I am having a really BAD case of writer’s block…. but here it goes!

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SELF SUFFICIENCY IN THE HEART OF THE CITY


Posted by Anais Dervaes | August 29, 2010

Meet a family who achieved what most people would think impossible in a big city. On less than 4,000 square feet of land in the heart of Pasadena, California, the Dervaes family gets all the food they need from their own backyard

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ROUND UP


Posted by Anais Dervaes | August 13, 2010

With all that’s going on, figure it’s high time I sit and collect all the newbytes and articles that ya’ll may have missed this week. On Fridays I am going to try to make it a weekly habit to post some highlights. Git along little dawgies!

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INTERVIEW WITH ANAIS & JORDANNE


Posted by Anais Dervaes | July 1, 2010

It’s wonderful when our site and lifestyle has such a broad appeal, the range of readership is incredibly diverse and reaches worldwide. As caretakers of creation, we are blessed that our journey has inspired and informed millions over the last decade.

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THE URBAN HOMESTEAD IN ROSE MAGAZINE


Posted by Anais Dervaes | June 16, 2010

The Urban Homesteaders and DIY tips to get you growing on the path to sustainable living … ” Dervaes hopes to encourage others to take up the spade and grow some of their own produce…

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HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION WINS BEST!


Posted by Anais Dervaes | June 15, 2010

It came as a shock to us, so much of a shock we wondered if there was some sort of mistake! How could our little short film win BEST Environmental & Ecology Film of North America ? Are you sure it wasn’t “Short Film” or “Student Film?”

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SMALL ACTIONS, BIG IMPACT


Posted by Anais Dervaes | June 2, 2010

Our family went on a brief jaunt to “Middle Earth” recently. There’s lots to tell about the film festival (you can still catch a second screening of Homegrown Revolution on June 4 there in Palmerston North) that we attended, visiting the old (first) homestead where I was born (yep, I am a bonafide Kiwi – [...]

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FOOD NETWORK: IT AINT EASY BEING GREEN


Posted by Anais Dervaes | May 9, 2010

On a cold, drizzly, gray day in February two chefs were dropped off at the Urban Homestead.

See what happens when they have to whip up a tasty meal with ingredients from the garden and pantry in this “foodie’s” drama.

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