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Urban HomesteadersUpdated on August 19, 2008 at 8:42am
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Dervaes Family
Our little in homemade short Homegrown Revolution won “Best Sustainability Film” at 2009 Green Screens Film Festival, Venice California over the weekend. Wow! Saturday night the film played to a great audience where our family fielded questions afterwards. An...
Dervaes Family
The cooler temps (just had our coldest temps last night - 30 degrees) shorter days have got the guys digging in fall crop and me digging through my stack of favorite recipes to deal with the (coming) onslaught of fall veggies and trickle of summer veggies that are still holding on...
Emily
Emily
I'm reall yjealous of those home-grown pomagranites! ;) I pay $2 a fruit here...I wonder if they'd grow in wisconsin??... :)
Yesterday at 9:35am
Karen Bailey
Karen Bailey
Love the recipe Jenn, Heading out to fight with some weeds, stake the tomato's and rescue the parsley from the children.
Yesterday at 1:01pm
Dervaes Family
“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) Tags: micro farm
Deborah Thomas Hladecek
Deborah Thomas Hladecek
I love the Dervaes Family. I'm a wannabe urban farmer. Wish I was in Pasadena to see the screening of the film!
4 hours ago
Dervaes Family
Q & A with Farmer D 1. Where do you think the immediate opportunities lie for making progress in localizing the US food system? For over 20 years, I’ve been gardening in the city; but, since 1999 I’ve been growing food “for real” in my own backyard. The mo...
Leticia Zavala
Leticia Zavala
Infinite thanks to The Dervaes in "all" that you given to us. True, many of these things applied into everyday life opens my eyes and mind with regards to there's no place like "Home". Great article. Many blessing to your family!
Fri at 9:07am
Rusty Bowman
Rusty Bowman
Very nice work! I particularly like #4. With the utmost respect.
Fri at 9:29am
Dervaes Family
The menagerie of animals that live here on the urban homestead provides us with countless hours of entertainment and free “therapy” - bringing smiles to our sometimes stressed brows. Here’s Lucie (aka Lucie Goosey) digging her way to China (well, grubs or bugs more likely) Diggity dig! Est...
Penny Green
Penny Green
Take care, Jan. Rest lots, drink lots, get better!
November 19 at 10:33am
Dervaes Family
In their latest issue they feature a slew of urban farming efforts - including our urban micro farm! Here’s what Farmer D had to say: Individual Residences Examples of the use of individual residences for suburban agricultural use can be found in Pasadena California, and Boulder, Colorado. ...
Dervaes Family
Check out these two events in which the urban homesteaders will be a part of One on Thursday Nov 19 FOOD FORUM-Eat Drink & Be Wary (Guest speaker Jules Dervaes who will talk about seed sovereignty And the other on Saturday Nov 21 GREEN SCREENS FILM FESTIVAL screens HomeGrown Revolution with a Q &A...
John Diessner
John Diessner
If I lived there I would have been signed up
November 18 at 12:22pm
Dervaes Family
The Jr High School “Harvest Homesteaders” canathon finished up today. This time around we made up a batch of peach jam and spiced apple sauce. Peeling and cutting the apples. I told the girls they should get extra credit for peeling and chopping the apples with an eco-plastic knives! O...
Karen Klemens
Karen Klemens
Go Westridge! Yea!
November 18 at 8:35pm
Deborah
Deborah
I am jealous. How productive....and I bet very yummy.
November 18 at 10:05pm
Dervaes Family
Jordanne & I gave a hands on canning workshop at a local girls high school today. Seven enthusiast girls made a batch of delicious strawberry jam which will be donated to a local food bank for the holidays...
Susan Sachs Lipman
Susan Sachs Lipman
What a perfect idea and project: Teaching a lifelong, enjoyable skill and providing others with food. I love canning. I think I'll take that idea and make some just to donate.
November 17 at 8:57pm
Karen Bailey
Karen Bailey
Such a great skill to pass on!
November 17 at 10:49pm
Dervaes Family
The highly acclaimed and anticipated HomeGrown - 21st Century Family Farm (by Robert Mcfalls) is now available for community screenings via : http://homegrown-film.com/host.html Please note: (Since we are constantly asked this) — Despite popular belief, we have not received any monetary b...
Gena Kirby
Gena Kirby
I wanna do it sign me up!
November 15 at 10:58pm
Jarett Sanchez
Jarett Sanchez
How would you all not be benefiting atleast somewhat monetarily? Seems that would only be the proper way, no?
November 15 at 11:05pm
Dervaes Family
Dervaes Family
@ Jarett... nope. Some people have said they wanted to host a screening to help us out and we had to let them know that hosting a screening will not benefit us.
November 16 at 10:09am
Dervaes Family
It’s been awhile but with the holiday’s coming up I figured it was a good time as any to remind our readers how they can keep dispatches coming from the urban homestead via Little Homestead in the City (which is still by far the best, oldest and most comprehensive site/blog on urban hom...
Dervaes Family
Justin is the earliest riser of us siblings. He’s got a lot of energy and wants to get out in the garden first thing in the morn. Yep, he’s a born farmer - got dirt in his veins. Wh...
Karen Bailey
Karen Bailey
Nothing beats gardening as the sun rises! Although I only have the help of the boys, the girls seem to enjoy their slumber too much.
November 16 at 11:23pm
Valarie Paquette Gauthier
Valarie Paquette Gauthier
I rad all the time, and now am just jealous ~ gardens are all put to bed for the winter, I'm just dreamin' about next year!
November 17 at 7:16pm
Dervaes Family
Amy walks to the drinking bowl after her daily water bath For those of you who have been following the saga of Amy here’s an update. If you are just new to the blog read about her story here, here and here She molted well and is eating like horse and gaining weight - all good signs. ...
Karen Bailey
Karen Bailey
So nice to see her improvements. I agree, we all need to listen to our instincts more.
November 13 at 11:54am
Valarie Paquette Gauthier
Valarie Paquette Gauthier
She is looking great! Hope the progress continues.
November 13 at 7:24pm
John Diessner
November 14 at 5:50am
Dervaes Family
Arsenal of squash Rosa Bianca eggplant ...
Karen Bailey
Karen Bailey
Truly impressive! Climate change is such a concern.
November 13 at 11:41am
Dervaes Family
First it was corn then soy, rice, cotton, wheat but now GM is entering the world of backyard veggies crops...
Jojo Milano
Jojo Milano
good post. thanks. passing it on!
November 13 at 10:58am
Nicole Laurie Vutha
Nicole Laurie Vutha
read and shared!
November 13 at 11:09am
Karen
Karen
Thank you for being an industry watchdog! I've passed it on!
November 13 at 2:27pm