Tag Archive for ‘micro farm’
A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: URBAN HOMESTEADING
an interview by Ronny Bagdadi of HEALING OUR WORLD magazine (volume 29 issue 4) Path to Freedom is a grassroots family-operated urban homestead located in the heart of Pasadena CA. Surrounded by urban sprawl and just a short distance from a major freeway, the Dervaes family has steadily transformed an ordinary 66′ x 132′ city [...]
GROWING POWER
“Growing your own food is recession proof. You don’t have to worry about the prices. When you depend on other people you become powerless.” – Jules Dervaes Proof It Can Be Done: A Micro Farm in the Suburbs ( read full article)
ALL ABOUT HOMEGROWN
Here’s a little webby byte about Robert McFalls (52 min) documentary about our family’s urban micro farm. All About HomeGrown By C.J. Adams (CoolPeopleCare.org) Check out what Robert McFalls, Producer/Director of the film HomeGrown had to say about food, farming, family and film Read full interview HOMEGROWN Coming to a City Near You! Don’t forget [...]
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 [...]
PTF on GREEN LIVING IDEAS
Urban Homesteading with Jules Dervaes Since the mid–1980s, members of the Dervaes family have steadily worked at transforming their ordinary city lot in Pasadena into a thriving organic micro farm that supplies them with food all year round. These eco-pioneers also run a successful home business providing their surplus produce to local restaurants. Through their [...]
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL AND PRODUCTIVE
Back in the early days of this site, Farmer D had time to write and here’s one of his reflective musings recently featured on BuisnessMatters.net So, after having goose stepped for so long in this maddening cultural parade, I chose this instant, this cause, to exchange my marching boots for some gardening ones. Read full [...]
RELOCALIZING THE FUTURE
The thing that so impresses me about Jules is that he has not allowed himself to be limited in his thinking. Who would have thought that an individual could do what he’s doing in the amount of land that he has? If you read the textbooks about urban farming, they’ll all prescribe the amount of [...]
