Tag Archive for ‘Composting’

JOLTIN’ JOE!

With hard economic times, here are a few ways to pinch those pennies.

There are some advantages to living in the city. Goods and services are more readily available and nearby as compared to living in the country.

FROM FARM TO FORK

Good little article but there are some slight misstatements. 1.) We grow 99 percent of our PRODUCE not diet 2) We do buy supplement animal feed (grains pellets) oh, and our goal is “ZERO” food miles! Path to Freedom conserves water while cutting ‘food miles’ from Dervaes family’s carbon footprint By Carolyn Neuhausen PASADENA WEEKLY [...]

COMPOST HAPPENS

Organic matter is known as the “soul of a healthy soil.” Adding compost to your yard or garden soil will help your plants grow bigger and healthier. The organic matter in compost helps soil hold on to nutrients and water. Composting saves you money Using compost as a soil conditioner or mulch reduces your need [...]

CHANGE FOR CHANGE

We interrupt our regular posting schedule for some important news….. Path to Freedom Urban Homestead needs your support.  As the year comes to an end, please consider donating to help sustain our ever-expanding outreach and help us grow to the next level. Our nonprofit is looking to raise some “grass roots” funds to help keep [...]

SAYONARA SUMMER

{note: this entry was written over ONE week ago, and delayed in publishing by the injured duck } There’s some interesting goings on around the urban homestead  The guys have been filling up the driveway with piles of sand, lumber is being brought in, coils of huge black hoses and more! Yep, there’s some serious [...]

HOMEGROWN FILM REVIEW

Via THE FILM YAP.com “HomeGrown” is a documentary about a family running an urban organic farm that holds a twofold fascination: The amazing process by which the Dervaes clan reaps such a bountiful harvest from a miniscule piece of land, and the way living in tune with nature binds them together as a family. Jules [...]

GOATS IN THE CITY

It’s been three years since we brought Lady Fairlight and Blackberry home with us on the bus  (read New Kids on the Block).  Yeah, you read right – baby goats on a bus! They’ve certainly earned their stay here on the urban homestead offering us countless hours of entertainment, loyal companionship and are the best [...]

GYO! EVENT TONIGHT IN SANTA MONICA

Growing Your Own Food Benefits, Techniques and Resources Monday, May 11, 6:30PM Santa Monica Main Library, 2nd Floor 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401 Money is tight and putting your yard  to productive use by growing fruit and vegetables seems like a great idea, but how realistic is this goal? This event will [...]

ANIMAL INSPECTION

Never a day goes by without some case of crazy animal antics. The animals are an integral part of the urban homestead; not only do they provide a great composting service (most of them) but also hours of delightful entertainment (we don’t have cable TV). Here are some of our animals, sticking their noses and paws [...]

OUT & ABOUT

At the Pasadena Smith & Hawkens store on Saturday April 18th over 40 plus people turned out to hear Jules Dervaes talk about composting methods he uses around the urban homestead.   He covered about a dozen different types and composting methods that he’s used over the past twenty five years. From simple methods like:  [...]