Tiny Urban Farm in the City Lives Green (ABC 7 News )
Posted on 2008 under organic garden supplies | 14 Comments11 Sep
ABC 7 NEWS REPORT, September 28, 2006
The Dervaes family runs Path to Freedom, an urban homesteading project, in Pasadena. Since the ’80s the family has transformed their city lot into an organic permaculture garden. The yard features more than 350 varieties of plants which are either edible or used for other purposes. The garden supplies the family with their food year round. The family sells some of their greens to local restaurants. Doing this gives them money to purchase solar panels and energy efficient appliances. The solar panels provide their home with power and they use a solar oven to cook food on sunny days.
(Note: news segment mistakenly mentions the goats were producing milk. They ARE dairy goats and can produce milk, but like all mammals, they only lactate when pregnant or nursing babies. We haven’t bred our two goats yet. )
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: http://www.pathtofreedom.com
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by emforty2, on September 11 2008 @ 8:28 am
ur missing some key …
ur missing some key nutrient common to all grocery and corporate grown produce !!
pesticide residue !! ha ha
by malsprower1, on September 11 2008 @ 8:28 am
Permaculture rules! …
Permaculture rules!
by hoover321f, on September 11 2008 @ 8:28 am
in the future, we …
in the future, we will all need to be farmers one way or another.
by KalebsArmy, on September 11 2008 @ 8:28 am
And that was not a …
And that was not a negative comment towards anyone who practaces a dare shall I even slap a commercial trendly label on it “green” lifestyle; I would hope this continues and not be forgotten about.
by KalebsArmy, on September 11 2008 @ 8:28 am
It’s amazing how …
It’s amazing how the “trend” to go green has really been brought out as of late, as if all of a sudden after years and years of destruction Bono and Gore brought this to everyone’s attention as if that towering smoke stack that has been spouting pollution or your 2 hour commute was not an indicator years ago. I just hope it is not another world pass me by lifestyle like curing world hunger was. Really hard to tell out there with so many people that just follow styles.
by QuoVadius, on September 11 2008 @ 8:28 am
This is how the …
This is how the world will be changed…one garden at a time with people taking things into their own hands.
Just watch out for “Homeland Security”. The powers that be do NOT want people independent of the “system”.
H.S can confiscate food, fertilizer, farm equipment etc… when it see’s fit.
by GoldMongoose, on September 11 2008 @ 8:28 am
We as a family love …
We as a family love your website. Read G.K. Chesterton (a major influence on Ghandi and a brilliant thinker and writer)!
by GoldMongoose, on September 11 2008 @ 8:28 am
We as a culture …
We as a culture must regain our own means of production (it has been stolen from us).Read G.K. Chesterton (it motivated Ghandi).
by haronmichael, on September 11 2008 @ 8:28 am
I am blessed to …
I am blessed to have been there, and it was a privilege to join in spreading the light.
Thank you for hosting my talk and I look forward to connecting further in the present, ripe time!
by hunkeymunkey, on September 11 2008 @ 8:28 am
Rock ON! You are a …
Rock ON! You are a shining beacon of hope.
by anniegreensprings, on September 11 2008 @ 8:28 am
Amazing, wonderful, …
Amazing, wonderful, fantastic people! Imagine if just 10% of the urban population were to do the same! Foreign produce in the U.S. might be a distant memory.
by alger71, on September 11 2008 @ 8:28 am
this is great, the …
this is great, the future i think. im doing the same thing in australia. well done
by iamshaman2000, on September 11 2008 @ 8:28 am
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
by Travistyyy81, on September 11 2008 @ 8:28 am
That is really …
That is really great to see. Places like this are what is needed to spread permaculture to the mainstream.