Tag Archive for ‘freedom garden’

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!

GROWING COMMUNITY

I know it’s not really “homesteady” news but one of the most important aspects of urban homesteading is to share with our neighbors.

Requests are pouring in – folks want us here, there. Unfortunately we can’t be everywhere.

SUMMER TIME!

Can’t believe we are weeks away from saying “adios” to summer. And just when we thought Ms Summer wouldn’t show, she finally turned up after a pretty cool start.

ROUND UP

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!

REAL FOOD, REAL SIMPLE: URBAN HOMESTEAD MEALS

The summer harvest is now just started to pour in and what a blessings. We are so thankful for the bounty that the earth provides. This week we revisited and revived our 100 Foot Diet Challenge

ECOFARM CONFERENCE, ASILOMAR CA

Now to the biggest, best farming conference in the West! Monterey Bay/Asilomar, EcoFarm Conference Jan 20-23 Before the conference started, we needed a place to stay for night or two before we were given our designated rooms on the conference grounds and were blessed with a place to stay beachside. (A big thanks to the [...]

MEADOW VISTA, FREEDOM GARDENS

Meadow Vista Jan 17-18 Saying our goodbyes to all the wonderful folks at Nevada City Wild & Scenic Festival (read all about it in case you missed it!), it was time to mosey down the mountain to a little one stoplight town nestled amongst the pines, Meadow Vista, where we were to meet up with [...]

ISRAEL

As I said in my last travelin’ post, I am taking a holiday (not to mention celebrating 10 years of our being online!!!!!) A holiday, from the normal musings here at LHITC to share with you a few blessings that we experienced this past year as our outreach continues to grow worldwide! I’ll try to keep [...]

OUT & ABOUT

Meeting local Freedom Gardeners Chatting with Farmer D Talking about farming, bug and critter woes, duckie saga, etc., with Farmer S Saturday, we spent an afternoon down in Riverside.  Despite the sweltering heat, the local Freedom Gardeners came out and we enjoyed meeting ya’ll!  Actually, our booth was the busiest there – which was great! [...]

OUT & ABOUT

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2009 10:30 A.M. TO 3:30 P.M. WHITE PARK, 3901 MARKET  STREET, RIVERSIDE, CA. 92501 THE GREATER RIVERSIDE CONFERENCE OF SENIORS GIVING THE GIFT OF GREEN TO OUR GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN THE CRISIS: Scientists have determined that civilization is not sustainable if carbon dioxide remains above 350 parts per million. It’s now [...]