Tag Archive for ‘Urban Homestead’
MODERN HOMESTEADING
21st century homesteading is a interesting combination – a mix of old and new in a eclectic, hybridized life.
HOME & GARDEN
It’s about time for another round and reader favorite — “Pictorial Post!” Bringing to you once again snapshots from the Urban Homestead. Enjoy!
THE LITTLE FILM THAT COULD
After two years of being screened at many film festivals and community viewings throughout the world, we have published (in its entirety) our award winning short film Homegrown Revolution for free viewing on YouTube.
NEW SHOES!
Our mantra “make do, use up and wear it out” on the urban homestead is serious business. Any item we use has to be ratted and tattered before it gets replaced.
CLUTTER
“A place for everything and everything in its place.” As I’ve said many times before, one of the hardest challenges on an urban homestead is storage and organization.
JANUARY 2011 HARVEST TALLY
Here we are again, a new year and a new tally. After last years record breaking harvest of over 3 1/2 tons ( 7,000 pounds ) of produce, will be interesting to see what this year will bring. And as any farmer knows it all depends on the weather and keeping the plants healthy to ward off disease and bag bugs.
STORAGE FOR STORES
When you start living a more simple, self sufficient how is that you actually accumulate MORE stuff? It’s true and a simple fact. Living a simple life, is in fact not simple. If you make food and goods from scratch you need all store all those supplies somewhere.
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!
URBAN HOMESTEAD: I AM LA
Jules and his family are living the farm life. It’s also a most unconventional lifestyle given that their home is in the middle of Pasadena, California. The family struggles to be as self-sustainable as they possibly can
