Tag Archive for ‘EM’
A TISKET, A TASKET …
What did you first think when seeing this photo? Has Blackberry been a bad girlie-goat and is in a “time out” or is this her preferred view of the world?
KITCHEN COSMETICS: APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
Did you know that, if you use conventional cosmetics on a daily basis, you can absorb almost 5 pounds of chemicals and toxins into your body each year? We kicked off the ‘Kitchen Cosmetics’ series with Coconut Oil Another staple we use on the homestead is apple cider vinegar. We feel that the best brand [...]
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.
WHO OWNS THESE TRADEMARKS?
Search TESS and see ORGANIC GARDENING SQUARE FOOT GARDENING EDIBLE LANDSCAPING VICTORY GARDEN SEEDS OF CHANGE THE PIONEER WOMAN SIMPLE LIVING LOCAVORE HOMESTEAD GARDENS BACKYARD FARMS GAIA VEGE HONEYBEES HOMEGROWN BIODIESEL BICYCLING GARDENER URBAN HOME & GARDEN COMPOST MASTER HOMEGROWN HARVEST LIVING HOMEGROWN HOMEGROWN HIPPIE PLANT THE SEED GARDEN GIRL URBAN FARMING HOBBY FARM URBAN [...]
Urban Homestead’s 2010 Year in Review
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!
NAMASTE AMERICA
I can’t believe it’s already a year since our family visited India as urban homestead ambassadors. It was truly an amazing trip, made even more special by the fact that we got to stay with wonderful families. (read our India adventures)
FUTURE FEAR SBS DATELINE
Others are approaching the future differently, believing the biggest threats we’re facing are problems that we’ve caused ourselves. Meet the Dervaes family of so-called ‘urban homesteaders’. They’ve already adapted and are living self-sufficiently and almost entirely off-grid.But are they all being over cautious, or will the rest of us be under prepared?
Urban Homestead: Local, Organic and in the City
[the] Dervaes Gardens sits practically on top of a Pasadena, California, freeway and is only blocks away from the famous Rose Bowl. Outside are all the trappings of twenty-first-century life: automobiles, satellite dishes, supermarkets, car washes, and stores…
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 [...]
BUCKET BRIGADE: COMPOST TEA
Before the onslaught of summer – heat and heavy harvest season that tax the plants and soil. It’s that time of year to give the garden a spring booster shot! Here on the urban homestead not only is our primary effort to grow our own food – but soil. Number one thing to remember when [...]
