Tag Archive for ‘urban sustainability’

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!

COTTONWOOD CREEK FILM FESTIVAL (June 5-6)

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 [...]

ECO FAIR

On what would have been one of the HOTTEST days of the year so far, PTF and volunteers manned an interactive and information table exhibit at NBC’s GREEN IS UNIVERSAL Eco Fair and Universal Studios Hollywood. A huge thank you to one of our fellow Freedom Gardeners who really put together an awesome FG table [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

HODGEPODGE

Hey Lucie, got any teeth in that beak of yours? The unsolicited media request haven’t stopped. That’s good, in a way, because it means that urban sustainability and food security are important and relevant issues. With the recent Living Green Channel, KPFK radio and largest Spanish paper La Opinion highlighting the urban homestead lifestyle this [...]

LIVING THE PATH TO FREEDOM

Sharing the path, Anais & Jordanne give UCLA students a tour of the urban homestead Uprising Radio KPFK 90.7 The recent spike in oil and food prices, and extreme weather conditions due to climate change have led many Americans to consider changing their eating and shopping habits and even their lifestyles. In Pasadena, the Dervaes [...]

EARTH DAY LA

Earth Day LA The PTF clan of urban homesteaders took a day off ( 7 am – 7 pm) to put on a urban sustainability display at the Earth Day LA Some of us went down to Wilshire Blvd on bikes, public transit or cruised down in our bio burban filled with homebrewed biodiesel loaded [...]

NY TIMES: THE GREEN ISSUE

Some Bold Steps to Make Your Carbon Footprint Smaller Help us help others. Spread the word about PathtoFreedom.com urban sustainability mission and the urban homesteading lifestyle (unforunately, NY Times failed to mention the website). Share this video with your all friends, family and anyone interested in making the world a better place to live. Together we can [...]