Though we haven’t posted much in the way of the ongoing impact our little film has had, we are happy to report that our homemade film is still growing strong.
Our short film, Homegrown Revolution (you can buy the DVD here) will be screening at home and abroad.
It came as a shock to us, so much of a shock we wondered if there was some sort of mistake! How could our little short film win BEST Environmental & Ecology Film of North America ? Are you sure it wasn’t “Short Film” or “Student Film?”
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.’
WHEN: February 9, 2010 / 7:30 PM
WHERE: Orange County Garden Club Silo Building at Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, CA
88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626-6598
Jules Dervaes will show his award winning short film “Homegrown Revolution”-(BUY the DVD) and a presentation on the 10 Elements of Urban Homesteading
Thanks to those who wrote and offered us accommodations – appreciate all your offers.
Once again, here’s our Northern California itinerary schedule from Jan 15-23.
We kick off the year,right back where we started last year at the best environmental film festival in the West Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Here’s a blurb from their latest e blast:
Our [...]
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 [...]
(via Cow Girls & India):
When Manish, our main contact at Shikshantar (a local initiative to re-create Udaipur as a zero-waste “learning city”), informed me that our group would have the opportunity to meet with a California-based family of activists called “Path to Freedom”, I was curious but cautious. The prospect of yet another alt-minded, smug [...]
After Greece and Israel, the next stop for us and our short homemade film (HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION) was another environmental film festival in Torino (Turin) Italy (Italy’s first capital city and home of disputed “shroud of turin,”not to mention a chocolate hub and being of French and Belgian decent this was our type of town!
We rarely [...]
Happy Birthday!
This weekend Path to Freedom Urban Homestead celebrates 10 years online! Can you believe it, we are older than BLOGSPOT, YOUTUBE, TWITTER and FACEBOOK. What a milestone marker in our journey!
For over a decade now we’ve been sharing our triumphs, struggles and growth along with you. Over the course of the journey our project [...]
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 [...]
Heading north in mid January so get out those calendars and mark these dates!
Jan 15 – 17 Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Nevada City CA for the screening of Robert McFalls film HOMEGROWN on Saturday and Sunday (Time TBD)
Jan 20-23 Eco Farm Conference, Asilomar CA holding an Urban Homesteading “Big Rewards from Small Spaces” workshop [...]
Our little in homemade short Homegrown Revolution won “Best Sustainability Film” at 2009 Green Screens Film Festival, Venice California over the weekend. Wow! Thanks everyone!
Saturday night the film played to a great audience where our family fielded questions afterwards. And on Sunday evening Farmer D went down to pick up the award at the closing [...]
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 [...]
The highly acclaimed and anticipated HomeGrown – 21st Century Family Farm (by Robert Mcfalls) is now available for community screenings via : http://homegrown-film.com/host.html
Please note: (Since we are constantly asked this) —
Despite popular belief, we have not received any monetary benefits from HOMEGROWN . Zip, zero, nada, zilch, nothing. So, although we greatly appreciate [...]
Check out another So Cal Film Festival screening of the inspiring, short film HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION
Jules Dervaes and family will attend the screening of Homegrown Revolution and be available in person for discussion and Q&A session.
Date: November 21, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Electric Lodge, Venice, CA
Address: 1416 Electric Avenue Venice, CA 90291 Map
Cost: $5.00 Single Screening Block [...]
Well, close enough!
My sister and I are suckers for India films – yeah, I know, you learn more and more about us every time you read this blog! Don’t know if it’s the scenery, old fashion/family values or their dance/singing routines (when boy meets girl) but the movies are certainly enjoyable to watch.
Having just been [...]
Farmer D holds up a tromboncino squash and asks the audience “paper or plastic?”
On a panel for Q & A
Farmer D takes questions of the screening of HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION.
Farmer D looks over his notes while Urban Heidi has some fun with her sis (me) behind the camera
Last Friday night Farmer D was invited to [...]
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
Join the Dervaes family and showing of their in-home production of the inspiring Homegrown Revolution
WHEN: Saturday, October 17
TIME: 7:00 PM (film followed by 20 min Q & A with the Dervaes family)
WHERE: Sunshine Brooks Theatre, 217 North Coast Highway Oceanside, CA 92054
FEE: Ticket information
See you there!
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 at 387 ppm and [...]
Fall brings cooler weather and shorter days and screenings of both the documentary HOMEGROWN by Robert McFalls with music by Jay & Molly and our in-home short film Homegrown Revolution These films are “sowing” at quite a few film festivals across North America and even overseas.
Here’s a list of upcoming screenings for these two “homegrown” [...]
The urban homesteaders/farmers will be on hand at these two upcoming events on Sept 3 & Sept 6
“Urban Homesteading is a process of being able to provide for oneself despite living in an urban community. Simply put, urban homesteading means self-sufficiency. A lot of people in first world countries are now getting into this new [...]
For more cute animal photos! Well, not really but we have a few news flashes instead…
First off, for those of you who happen to have cable (we don’t, but have critters instead) Sundance Channel will be running an episode about our urban homestead on BIG IDEAS FOR A SMALL PLANET tomorrow – Tues Aug 18 [...]
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 [...]
Finally coming up for some air as we catch up on things here around the urban homestead.
You know, it’s been the gloomiest June on record since 1983. The grey gloom is not only stunting the summer growth of the garden but also it’s making us a bit gloomy as well! However, the gloom didn’t follow [...]
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
This just in!
The jury finally made their selections from awards and Homegrown Revolution will be receiving the Robert T. Nanninga Award for Excellence (which is basically like best in fest…Robert Nanninga was a beloved environmental activist and supporter of all things local who passed away in February of this year. ) We will be presenting [...]
Thanks to the folks at OC Rare Fruit Growers who invited us to one of their monthly meetings to give an hour presentation about our journey to live a more self reliant life here in the city (and we are still plugging away at it!)
Over 100 people showed up to hear Farmer D speak and [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
We topped a few milestones this week.
Freedom Gardeners grows to over 4,500 aggies. Jordanne is still wrangling with the upgrades and glitches but it’s getting there. She’s sitting next to me now about ready to do bodily harm to the computer so wish her (and her computer) well!
Homegrown Revolution (version I) reaches 200,000 views on [...]
Greece!
Talk about “mamma mia”
Our little homemade film short HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION will be shown at the 7th annual ECO FILM FESTIVAL in Rodos Greece in late June.
Farmer D said he would only go if he could drive there but of course that’s impossible – yeah, he’s got a good sense of humor! Well, he could [...]
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 [...]
Don’t forget to check out the schedule of our little 15 min homemade production HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION (clips seen on OPRAH) screenings. Perhaps there’s one in your neck of the woods.
If not, well then what are you waiting for! Host your own. Purchase the DVD and be inspired to be the change by living the solution.
Not [...]
SATURDAY: Waste not, want not (BOSTON.com)
To reduce waste, guests are asked to bring their own coffee mug to tonight’s fund-raiser. It makes sense since “The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival” is all about getting involved in environmental issues. Hosted by “e” inc., an environmental science and community action program for kids, the festival [...]
Glad everyone enjoyed the Oprah piece especially since all the footage she used was from our homemade production HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION.
Hey, did any of you catch that fake rooster crowing background noise?
After three recording breaking days of heat. Not only did we top the century mark we shattered century records. In just a [...]
We don’t know for sure (no guarantees they say), but all indications up to this minute (and barring any unforeseen circumstances) say that clips from HomeGrown Revolution will be shown on Earth Day tomorrow (Wednesday, April 22) on the OPRAH show on ABC.
Now, I just need to find a paper bag to breathe in.
Don’t forget [...]
WHAT: The South Central Los Angeles farmers who starred in the 2008 Academy Award nominated documentary “The Garden” will be will host an organic cooking demonstration; sell and share local organic produce from their new farm in Shafter, CA; and host a roundtable discussion about Locavore community food initiatives
WHO:
The film’s featured farmers: Tezozomoc,
Sarah Nolan [...]
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 [...]
• Homegrown Revolution
• Urban Farming Documentary – 15 minutes
• Directed by Jules Dervaes, USA
HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION (15 min) is a short informational introduction to a homegrown project that has been called a new revolution in urban sustainability. In the midst of a densely urban setting in downtown Pasadena, radical change is taking root. For over twenty [...]
Well we are almost back to our regular scheduled posting here at LHITC after a brief bout with a mutant flu virus and flurry of extracurricular activity (highlighted in the entries below).
Have to mention one more thing before we continue that we did mosey on down to San Diego Thursday night to attend a screening [...]
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 [...]
Homegrown Revolution screening in BIG SKY COUNTRY!
FEAST YOUR EYES ~FEED YOUR MIND ~ NOURISH YOUR SOUL
Announcing the second annual Reel to Real Food Film Festival on March 13-15, 2009 at the Roxy Theater Missoula Montana. The film festival will feature six films. Come to learn more about our local food and agriculture system, see [...]
