Homegrown Revolution (2008) is a film short that gives a brief introduction to the Dervaes Family’s urban homestead which they call “Path to Freedom.” On this tiny city lot, a beautiful and productive oasis was created, producing 6,000 lbs of food annually and is a model of urban sustainability.
Film premiers at the WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL (Jan 9-11, 2009)
http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org
——About Path to Freedom——
Since the mid 1980s, members of the Dervaes family have steadily worked at transforming their ordinary city lot in Pasadena into a thriving organic micro farm that supplies them with food all year round. These eco-pioneers also run a successful home business providing their surplus produce to local restaurants. Through their adventures in growing and preserving their own food, installing a solar power system, home-brewing biodiesel for fuel, raising backyard farm animals, and learning back-to-basics skills, these modern-day pioneers have revived the old-fashioned spirit of self-reliance and resourcefulness.
Since 2001, their website has inspired hundreds of thousands to take steps towards a sustainable future and has generated a 21st century urban homestead movement.
visit their blog at http://www.urbanhomestead.org/journal
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My own thoughts on how being responsible to myself first, has nearly always ended up being positive for the environment, my body.. my home.. and the planetary environment. Anybody else experience this?
Tour of the Urban Permaculture Institute of the Southeast and my expemiments into regenerative human habitats. Comments appreciated.
Tour of the Urban Permaculture Institute of the Southeast and my latest experiments/projects. Comments appreciated.
Kristin planted a succulent called “hens and chicks” today in walkway. It is the first plant in our perennial garden, and we’re very excited to start getting some plants in the ground to help prevent soil erosion.
Tour of my experiments in regenerative human habitats
Brewing a batch of aerated worm casting tea. Great for boosting all living systems in the garden and right on plants.
This is a series of videos we took of the old mobile home we bought in Toledo, Ohio… it’s a little rough, but what do you expect for $800!!! (g) If you want to watch the journey of fixing this baby up, stay tuned and visit my website www.mymobilehomephotos.com for blog and photo updates. I’ll be documenting the whole process here… should be FUN!!!!
Well it’s Day 5 of the rehab… and here are a few videos of what we’re up to! Visit us on the web at: http://www.mymobilehomephotos.com or http://www.practicalhomestead.com
Update on the project. Sorry about the quality and noise. My videographer is unavailable and this is my first video filming experience filmed with the help of my 8 year old daughter. Next one will be better.