Homegrown community! Come join us at Cottonwood Creek Park in lovely Encinitas CA on June 6
Growing community, check out the updated list of upcoming events and film screenings of our little, homemade film ‘Homegrown Revolution.’
Jumping jimmy! We reckon the move just might happen this week so the blog will be down for some time (not sure how long – depends on if Jordanne can pull an all nighter or not) as the upgrades and move takes place.
Keep your fingers crossed that the move goes “easy peasey” and without a [...]
Yesterday we celebrated taking care of the creation and being good stewards. Not to mention a lovely day with wonderful people.
I would say over 50 “familiar” looking folks came by to swap howdies, of course ask about Amy and inquire about our new projects that are happening on the urban homestead like grey water, fish [...]
“Earth is crammed with heaven
And every bush aflame with God
But only those who see take off their shoes.”
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poet
April just on whooshed by and brrr is it ccccold.
Spring just up and left, it feels like December – we got over 5/8 of inch or rain and can you believe there’s snow on [...]
Eating out Thursday night. Yep, this is a rarity, a rarity I tell you, for us farm folks! A friend of ours who knows we like to leave early suggested we stop by his favorite restaurant right across the street from the Santa Monica Library for a bite to eat before the presentation. [...]
WHAT: Screening of FOOD INC Local Food Potluck, Produce & Seed Swap
WHEN: Sunday April 18 (6 PM – 10 PM)
WHERE: 626 Cypress Ave, Pasadena CA 91103
COST: $10.00
RSVP – click here (note we went back to our simple rsvp format)
You asked for an event; however, if we do not get enough folks attending this event we [...]
My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there. ~Indira Gandhi
Deselected Because of Principles
Unfortunately, we won’t be traveling to Sonoma Film Festival due the fact that the [...]
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 our webmistresses [...]
Check out these two events in which the urban homesteaders will be a part of
One on Thursday Nov 19 FOOD FORUM-Eat Drink & Be Wary (Guest speaker Jules Dervaes who will talk about seed sovereignty
And the other on Saturday Nov 21 GREEN SCREENS FILM FESTIVAL screens HomeGrown Revolution with a Q &A session afterwards.
See [...]
Remember back when I said that there was still more to come to the new improved Urban Homestead website. We have news!
Jordanne is still plugging away (even thru an uncomfortable ear infection –gotta love her perseverance) to bring new improvements to the site.
Though there’s a still a bit of tweaking to do but we finally have a [...]
The Oceanside Film Festival has informed us of a time change and an additional screening slot for Homegrown Revolution this Saturday October 17 (there will be a screening at 5:30 PM & 8:00 PM followed by a 20 min Q & A session with the Dervaes family)
Check out the event details here
Check out this month’s (October) issue of WHOLE PERSON MAGAZINE (you can get copies at Pasadena’s Main Public Library) for an intimate interview with Jules Dervaes in which he talks about his first homestead back in the 70’s, growing food in the city, climate change & stewardship and even religion.
Pasadena Homestead Part 1
For the Children: [...]
View more photos of the day’s festivities here
On Sunday we packed up early and headed to “the beach” for the Blue Planet Film Festival. Sunday was day three of a four day film fest over the Labor Day holiday.
On tap for “Land Day” were gardening films (that included the inspiring Homegrown Revolution), clay pot irrigation [...]
BLUE PLANET FILM FEST, INVITES YOU TO ATTEND A V.I.P. PRE GALA RECEPTION WITH ACTOR, MUSICIAN, COMEDIAN, HAL SPARKS AND OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS
TONIGHT, SEPTEMBER 3 @ 6:00 P.M.
Tickets $12.00
SANTA MONICA BAY WOMEN’S CLUB
1210 4th Street
(to protect the floor, no stiletto heels permitted by the club)
Note changes to schedule on Sunday
Jules Dervaes’ urban homesteading presentation [...]
Like I mentioned in the last post we are reviving our mother, scoby that is and she’s ready to roll. Thing is with these live cultures – they are live and if you neglect them well, then, their toast. So that’s what happened with my previous batch. I had about 25 “mothers” was fermenting up [...]
Chatting after Farmer D’s “10 Elements of an Urban Homestead” presentation
Homegrown music from a local musician
So Cal Freedom Gardeners swap howdies & contact info
Here’s some photos from Sunday’s event at the library.
Besides thanking Nancy for putting this event on also like to thank Freedom Gardener D for bringing us some more of his wonderful lemons. [...]
I just wrote about not being able to work the AC at the last event saying it was good practice for the future.
I picked up that quite a few people were uncomfortable with the room being warm but if only they knew it has hip and trendy now! With this latest article in the NY Times, [...]
Hanging and chatting around the Freedom Gardens Swap N Trade table
One of the Freedom Gardeners checks out her new FOOD PANTRIE DRYER as she prepares to preserve her garden harvest.
Feeding Blackberry
Enjoying good food and conversation
Movie is about to begin!
I scream time, er, ice cream time! Dig in ya’ll
In the cool, almost quiet, of the [...]
A Homegrown Revolution Roots In Pasadena (PASADENA NOW)
By TRICIA AREND
Published: Monday, July 13, 2009 | 5:36 PM
Gardener and urban homesteader Jules Dervaes is growing a revolution in his Pasadena home. Dervaes’ little urban garden plot that could has led him to found the Path To Freedom and Little Homestead in the City, a sustainable resource [...]
What: Film Screening of CONSUME THIS MOVIE! & Local, Vegetarian Potluck
When: Sunday, July 19 (5:30 PM – 9:00 PM)
Where: 626 Cypress Ave, Pasadena CA (see map)
Cost: $10 (children under 12 are free) A small entrance fee is required to help pay for facility rental, dvd screening fee, sound system, and purchase of eco friendly compostable dinnerware
Space [...]
This Saturday at Cottonwood Creek Park in Encinitas CA on Saturday from 9 am – 1 pm a homegrown get-together!
Also at 2 pm the short film HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION will be screened at the Encinitas Public Library.
Full event details
Well, I did it. Hell and high water didn’t come but a flurry of journal postings instead. Pull up a chair and cuppa….
Hope you enjoy the last five entries as I share with you our memorial day outing (complete with a cockatoo and goats!), upcoming events down San Diego way, our presentation at the OC [...]
Homegrown Revolution Screening in Encinitas with Dervaes family as special guests
(and if you read further on we are trying to wrangle a OC/San Diego FG Gathering while we are at it!)
Event Details
VIP PARTY
WHEN: Friday June 5 7:30-9:30pm
WHERE: Lemongrass Salon 910 2nd Street
Come celebrate the Second Annual Cottonwood Creek Environmental Film Festival with filmmakers, the [...]
Another busy weekend!
Later on going on a picnic with friends and our goats – yep another local “home holiday”!
I have a bit of catching up to do, not only here (like with the weekly meal wrap up post) but around the urban homestead. One friend commented to me yesterday when I was running around organizing [...]
I greet some of our young LHITC fans.
May’s shaping up to be another busy month we’ll be in Ojai one week and OC (Orange County the next) Hope to see some of you there
Here’s our out & about schedule
MAY 16-17 New World Fair, Pasadena Convention Center (Homegrown Revolution film showing on Saturday at 5:30 PM) [...]
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 explore the just how easy it is for one [...]
What: Film Screening of ARE WE RUNNING DRY & Local, Vegetarian Potluck
When: Sunday, May 24 (5:30 PM – 9:00 PM)
Where: 626 Cypress Ave, Pasadena CA (see map)
Cost: $10 (children under 12 are free) A small entrance fee is require as it helps pay for facility rental, dvd screening fee, sound system, and purchase of eco [...]
What: Film Screening of FOOD MATTERS & Local, Vegetarian Potluck
When: Sunday, April 26 (5:30 PM – 9:00 PM)
Where: 626 Cypress Ave, Pasadena CA (see map)
Cost: $10 (children under 12 are free) A small entrance fee is require as it helps pay for facility rental, sound system, and purchase of eco friendly, compostable dinnerware
Space [...]
I said before April is shaping up to be an incredibly busy month. Although I promised to get back to musing from the urban homestead (have some really neat posting in the queue!) we have a few important happenings that we’d like to highlight.
I will be sending out a newsletter later today (hopefully) but in [...]
March and April are shaping up to be jammed packed. Filled with events, public appearances and whatnot. Of course in between all this we find time to homestead, garden and hang out with friends at our monthly Saturday Social Shindigs. It’s a full life!
Before I list rundown the list, like to mention that our [...]
What: Film Screening of EATING ALASKA & Local, Vegetarian Potluck
When: Sunday, March 29 (5:30 PM – 9:00 PM)
Where: 626 Cypress Ave, Pasadena CA (see map)
Cost: $10 (children under 12 are free) A small entrance fee is require as it helps pay for facility rental, screening licensing fees, sound system, and purchase of eco friendly, compostable [...]
Tableful of delicious food
Homegrown goodies
People line up to fill up their plates
Freedom Garden Swap n Trade table was hopping
Pop quiz time!
Out comes the ice cream
Looking through the seeds
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Wanted to say how much I enjoyed the Film Night & Potluck last night! I learned so much. It seems the more I learn, the more I want [...]
Wintr, that is. Yesterday, we were baking under a hot sun with temperatures in the 80’s and slightly dry Sana Anna wind. Towards evening, you could feel the shift in the wind (funny how you sense the smallest change). Waking up this morning, I found it cool and cloudy! By afternoon it was raining – pouring, [...]
Well, sadly, our laptop died so I am behind in bringing you all the latest happenings from the ’stead.
We did get some rain and temperatures are back to normal – cold. After the rain clouds left last night up went the row covers. Good thing because this morning there’s ice. Though the warm weather [...]
On Saturday, January 31st, 2009 from 10 am to 4 pm Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, will be hosting the first annual Neighborhood Green Fair in Pasadena California.
Path to Freedom’s innovative urban homesteaders will be on hand tabling and there to answer questions during this community event.
Free Guest Admission!
Showcasing Green Products, Services and Non-Profit Organizations
Connecting People [...]
Since Homegrown Revolution is now an “official short film” Jordanne finished whipping up a website for our little 15 minute homegrown production (still a few things that need to be fixed on the site but it’s usable)
When Wild & Scenic Film Festival came calling they had us down for 12 minutes. While editing Jordanne was [...]
I didn’t have a chance to post what we urban homesteaders ate last week before hauled off to Nevada City.
Last week we feasted on green tomatoes and I couldn’t resist and went to the “dark side” and made some absolutely delicious apple fritters with the leftover apple pomace from the cider pressing event. By the [...]
Thanks to last Sunday’s event we have loads of sweet apple pulp.
So what to do with a fridge overflowing with dozens of ziplocks.
Since our freezer is packed with frozen homegrown goodies, I dolled out some of the ziplocks to a friends freezer (thanks!).
As for the rest, thanks to my southern roots I have got a [...]
She’s a beauty. The apple press
Volunteers come early to get started on washing and halving the apples
Local, organic apples being washed
In go the apples
Time to press the pulp
Freedom Gardeners arrive and start filling up the tables with homegrown goodies
Cider pressing – everyone wants to lend a hand
Pouring the juice into the jars
One of the two [...]
Though this post title sounds like something from a show on network TV chances are that at tonight’s event Farmer D will spill “the beans” on what (one) of our latest project is.
A project that has been keeping us up nights and working long hours. A project that we are passionate about and will, we [...]
Thanks to a generous donation (thank you DT!) we have been able to purchase 2 boxes of LOCAL and ORGANIC apples for the upcoming screening (award winning documentary BROKEN LIMBS) and potluck on December 28th (spaces are still available so RSVP)
Due to the weather the ENTIRE event (potluck & screening) will be held INDOORS. So no need [...]
Farmer D chats with Pasadena City Planner, Alice Sterling and the president of PCC
Still catching up on old news that happened last week.
On Tuesday, Dec 9th, Jules Dervaes was invited as an honored guest to witness the signing of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment at Pasadena City College.
Path to Freedom has been [...]
We’ve been asked whether we are going to be hosting another event this month. With the holidays we weren’t really sure, but given that a there a so many folks wanting us to host another event we thought we could squeeze in another between Xmas and New Years. Why not? These events are such fun!
Unlike [...]
Since we can no longer host any public events here on the urban homestead because our community events now draw upwards of 120 people ( only have space for no more the 50, well, maybe not even that) we are making use of our very large garage. Which for awhile there, it started to become [...]
