Tag Archive for ‘conservation’
RAIN, RADIATION, RESTRICTIONS
Appreciate everyone’s emails and letters of concern over the possible arrival of a radiation cloud that is “reportedly” coming our way. For what it’s worth, here’s what the UN Weather Forecast has to say.
HOMESTEAD FINANCES
You know that old saying “Self sufficient is as self sufficient does.” Ok, not really old but a new take on Gumpisms. How can we be “self sufficient” on only 1/10 of an acre (if an acre is $1.00 we are growing our groceries on 10 cents)?
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 [...]
HGR SCREENS AT GREEN LIFESTYLE FILM FESTIVAL
Like I wrote have a few news bytes to report. First The “old” YouTube version has topped 150,000 views and the “newer, long and revamped” version is making its way to nearly 90 different cities. Also HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION will be screening at the Green Lifestyle Film Festival here in LA (Mar 13-15) Here’s the list of cities [...]
HGR GOES ON TOUR
Our film’s website! To a City Near You The Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival in Nevada City is a kick-off for the nationwide tour. The tour started in 2004 with two venues and will reach close to 90 venues in 2009. By taking our home festival on tour, we empower it to become larger [...]
PATH TO LIVING A SUSTAINBLE LIFE IN THE CITY
Sustainable Sundays @ the Natural History Museum Different Shades of Green When: Sunday, November 9 (10:00 am – 4:00 pm) Where: Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles Cost: Tickets are $9.00 for adults and $2.00 for children (5-12) and can be purchased at the door. In this new series, the Museum becomes a [...]
OLLAS
We received another shipment of ollas today. For those of you who have ollas on backorder – the wait is over! Thanks for your patience. We’ve been increasing this effective clay pot irrigation method here on the urban homestead. To conserve even more water this season, we are adding ollas many of our raised beds [...]
POWER TOOLS
Justin measuring out the plywood to install a new (sustainable metal) roof (2007) with foregoat Lady Fairlight looking on QUESTION Love the new blog! I am curious about tools for the various building projects around the urban homestead. Do you use mostly hand tools, or a combination of hand and power tools, and — if [...]
RED ALERT – LOCAL WATER WOES
City of Pasadena issues Water Shortage Plan 1 — Now in effect! On December 17, 2007, the City Council proclaimed that a projected water shortage exists in Pasadena and implemented Water Shortage Plan I, in accordance with Pasadena Municipal Code (PMC) 13.10.040. Water Shortage Plan I directs all persons in Pasadena and all customers of [...]
GOODS FOR THE URBAN HOMESTEADER
Peddler’s Wagon Re Launch While I’ve been categorizing seven years worth of journal postings…. WHAT’S NEW IN THE NEW YEAR PROJECT #4 While Project #3 (100footdiet.org – still waiting to hear back from a reader who offered to help with coding) and Project #5, #6, #7 and #8 are still in the works (thanks M [...]
