Let's face it. Our world is in deep, deep trouble and we are the "troublemakers." We have to make real, difficult changes yesterday. Despite the obvious benefits, we are not going to recycle, compost, or talk our way out of this. Our leaders, being politicians, are not leaders at all but are bound to be followers, who just won't be there for us in a crisis. So, it's up to me and you to make the choice of becoming responsible stewards of the earth. Let's turn the world right side up as demonstrated through this website. Join us on our journey towards a sustainable present and future. Let's walk the path to freedom!

Jules Dervaes (2005)

OUR MISSION

Path to Freedom strives to inspire people all over the world to live the idea, "think globally, act locally." Our goal is to motivate them to walk the path to freedom, a path of serious eco-stewardship that leads to a simpler and more fulfilling life.

With decades of experience living on a viable urban homestead, we consider ourselves pioneers on this path. We strive to educate individuals and families to integrate tested sustainable living practices into their daily lives. Our focus is on organic gardening, solar cooking, composting, water reclamation, and other sustainable technologies and methods. We document our personal experiences on our websites and through various outreach activities in order to offer encouragement to others who are on the same journey.

An important part of our philosophy is that to live as simply as possible, in harmony with nature and ourselves, is not a destination but a journey. We have many more miles to go, but, as a family of four “living off the land” in the heart of a megalopolis, we are proving that the goal is attainable, step by step, whatever your circumstances.

OUR VISION

We believe… that nothing less than a revolution is required for humanity to achieve its full potential.

We believe… that the future will be one of tremendous struggle because the world has been held captive—captive to giant food conglomerates, captive to insatiable consumerism, captive to earth-killing energy sources and to the glut and wastefulness of a society that is increasingly alienated from the natural world.

We believe… that the time has come to move beyond fragmented and narrow solutions, band-aids for a bleeding world. We need holistic solutions that ask more of us than to “reduce, reuse and recycle.” We need to something more than quick-fixes that postpone consequences but don’t change anything permanently, especially ourselves, the source of the problems.

We believe… that as the world faces ever-increasing dangers because of its dysfunctional systems, there is a critical need to look ahead with a new vision—a vision that sees a step backwards, to simpler living and home-based economies, as true progress. Our family’s mission is to use our hands and our minds, to employ them as weapons of mass creation in the fight to save our world.

The future is now, the choice is ours.