Tag Archive for ‘solar oven’

HOMESTEAD FINANCES

You know that old saying “Self sufficient is as self sufficient does.” Ok, not really old but a new take on Gumpisms. How can we be “self sufficient” on only 1/10 of an acre (if an acre is $1.00 we are growing our groceries on 10 cents)?

REAL FOOD, REAL SIMPLE: Weekly Meal Wrap Up

Whew doggie! It’s been a busy week here at the urban homestead. Busy with bees (getting ready to harvest some honey!), battling bad bugs, moving the tender greens to cooler spot in the yard and getting things ready for a major can-a-thon.

SUN OVEN COOK OFF!

Yesterday, we spent a wonderful afternoon across the street from the urban homestead with some very energetic 3rd graders who, for their science & social studies project, had to build a pizza box solar ovens. Not only did they do a great job of making the pizza box ovens, tbut hey also decorated the ovens [...]

AROUND THE URBAN HOMESTEAD

Lots has happen this week – we lost Amy, upgraded the blog and more. So we are taking a bit of break of sorts since it was a week of considerable stress and little sleep.

We do have some great post formulating that we are working as we hope to bring you more “homestead happenings”

FRIENDS, FAMILY, GOATS & AWARD

Along the stream bed Justin and Sergio play with rocks Going for a stroll Sunday morning was spent as usual here on the urban homestead – planting, cleaning, chores, etc. Sunday afternoon, we spent a good part of the afternoon reconnecting with friends who dropped by. One friend needed an “eco project” for school so [...]

AN APPLE A DAY

Keeps us busy here at the urban homestead kitchen.  This low chill variety (Anna) does well here in the heat of Southern California and we have been pleased with its productivity. Apple butter is one of the ways we preserve the apples.   Also drying a few on the solar food pantrie – and with the [...]

ANOTHER SHINY SOLAR OVEN

FACT: every day the sun shines, an equivalent of 4.25 TRILLION barrels of oil falls on the US alone in the form of solar energy I have a confession, I been addicted to solar ovens ever since we built our first cardboard, aluminum oven back in the days — 1990 to be exact.   Yep, we [...]

THE URBAN HOMESTEAD

Left to right: Jordanne, Blackberry (goat) & Jules, solar oven, backyard garden with earthen oven, outdoor solar shower PROMISING RETURN TO THE PAST A farm based in the middle of urban LA August 9, 2008 La Opinion Lourdes López View Original Article [English Translation] The ordinary Dervaes house shines like any other  one in  the [...]