Homegrown Revolution (Award winning short-film 2009)- The Urban Homestead

[jaspermatty]

This man is a magician--has to be the most beautiful yard I have ever seen!

[hamid4222]

greenliving

[southerngirl3702]

Thank you. Several months ago, I began waking up to what is happening with our food and our society. I find I can no longer pretend that our food is safe. I live in suburbia usa and am planning my first front yard garden this spring..  Thank you for the inspiration of what is possible!!!

[GodIsTheCure]

Wow, what an awesome testimony of dedication. It takes a lot of work and I wish they were my neighbors. :) I would love it if we had access to that kind of food. Yes I know I could do it too, well, who knows when the economic bubble breaks more people than would like will be doing the same thing. These people will not be hurt by the economic crisis.

[laugedyret]

Love this. I will start on my balcony here in Denmark today :-)

Thanks!

[LenoraForest]

I'm inspired. Thank you.

[grnmtlaney]

This is great. We are starting to take steps to do the same. Would love some "How too" videos so we can learn from your experience.

[KallyJones]

Congratulations guys. It looks great!

[TheJACKCOLORADO]

Thank you so much for sharing this film with us. I am a man that in the past year has had an awakening. I have been a staunch right wing live for the moment kind of guy. I always assume the food will be in the store and water will flow from my tap and the lights will come on. My wife and I are simplifying our lives and you are a true inspiration.

[gianniniman]

I don't understand English very well. Can someone please help me? I would like to know: do they have a regular work and only eat things they made? Or are they totally living off the land? Thanks in advance!!!

[Sylinic]

@gianniniman None of them have jobs other than growing their food and such.

[HBDaveTV]

Thank you <3

[practicalwhacktical]

When you can do this....you don't need to Occupy Wall Street. You can abandon Wall Street.

[theblondefrom85]

I just started my own urban homestead and life transformation. I feel like it's the ultimate form of protest against injustice and corruption. I'm 25 too. When I saw the note you wrote at age 25 saying you had to learn to grow your own food, I felt a connection to that spirit of adventure and self-reliance. Thanks for sharing your story!

[LoloMarie1000]

See this works in socal, much longer growing season. But hey, it was 50 degrees here in september.

[ReactionNatural]

Gandhi once said "You must be the change you wish to see in the world."

This guy understands that, and now I do, too.

[MissyLaMotte]

What a wonderful and inspiring movie. And what a wonderful way to live. It gives me many ideas and hope for our own little garden.

[guswho364]

This is a reality check for me.

[slimwoman]

I lived off the fruits and veggies from an acre farm that I owned for six years. Was best and healthiest time of my life.

[zaitss]

beautiful example!

[watersbj1]

This is a fabulous mentoring film. It gives a wonderful example of what miraculous lifestyles are available to us if we want them.

[mindflood85]

This is incredible. People need to be empowered with this sort of information and inspiration. I live in Canada too but am going to make a go of it ; -)

[dave777blaster]

You have to claim your own freedom and not rely on others.

We have a large Garden as well but live in Canada where it's marginal for growing.

But for those living in the south of USA they should all be doing this .

great Video ,inspiring .

[Judimus2]

♥LOVE♥

[skybirdbird]

fantastic!

[57girl]

Smart family. We should all be leaning in this direction. Our family has a small garden this year, but it is very much enjoyed. I love the fact that we are not consuming any pesticides on any of the vegetables grown here. I love what these people did with their property. It gives me incentive to do more at home myself. Great video. Thank you for sharing.

[photogirl445]

Absolutely *awesome* video, lessons learned, gardens and so much more. I love, love, love this video and will be posting it all over the internet! Thank you for all you are doing and the inspiration! <3

[freediver57]

I hope FEDs would not stop you from growing own food and consuming a raw milk from goats as well as honey from your bees. Good luck. However, I would say, community is important. The community has to be self sustainable and exchange food and other products between the members. We have too small home yard. So, its front is only for flowers and bushes. We grow only some vegetables at the back yard. Not enough for a family and the rest we buy from locals. I wish to develop in a "green" direction.

[mattrockowski]

SURBURBAN!!!

[Vote4RonPaulLiberty]

This goes to show the greatness and goodness that can be achieved when we don't have regulations standing in the way.

[4micaman]

Thank you for the inspiration and reminding me, personally, what's important. I'm a new gardener (2 yrs now) and have loved learning... and eating food produced by mother nature and the sweat off my brow.

All the best... Your friend, Anthony

[chunkyification]

I am actually being moved to tears by your inspirational video. This is the way forward. We all need to understand that the state as it is will not help - it doesn't want individuality or allowing its citizens choice on what they eat. Dig the lawn!

[tomsawyersgunstash]

great video

[poppopscarvinshop]

Wow!

Yes, the lawn has got to go!

Thank You!

Namaste'

[bullheadcopyshop]

I love this! You guys are so inspiring! Now, I'll just have to find a way to make it work in the AZ desert.

[thezenmind44]

Good old California! Too bad it wont work any where else...

[camel303]

realy inspiring! I am going to look for some land rightnow ;-)

[annedolk]

Wow, this is really amazing and inspiring. It makes me smile and makes my heart sing. We can make the difference. You inspire us to do so, Thank you for being on Gaia and show us the way.

[shahafsagi]

lol, organic is hilarious... we can actually shit on a flower and it will grow food XD

[greengroupie]

WOW, this is impressive. I have something to strive for now.

[AndromedaFollowsMe]

I love this idea but I would never be able to do this much. I would have to find a good mix of this and what I already do.

Maybe one day I would be able to commit to this project as much as shown in the video..

[limacatz1]

Thank you for inspiring us. We are building our tiny home next month and hope to find a place to park it where we can have a huge beautiful garden like you guys. Thanks for modeling to all of us how to change the world.

[potrebitel3]

Love it. This used to be called "normal house" back at home (and 15-20 years ago). Glad to it popping up so close to LA and other places in the US! More people need to wake up!

[megatrollwarlock]

Very cool. Unfortunately if I eat what's in season during winter, that would be nothing because it's -15C and snowy. So in the northern climates we have to grow twice as much as you guys or buy foreign food.

[4micaman]

@megatrollwarlock Pretty inexpensively, you could build a few small garden plots and add some double layered DIY cold frames, to at least have something that can go on the table that you grew yourself's.

Look on YT for a lecture given by Eliot Coleman of four seasons farm. He's in Maine and grows food year round... very successfully mind you.

Happy Growing and Healthy Eating! :)

Your friend... Anthony

[TheUnicorn13]

I.N.C.R.E.D.I.B.A.L.L.Y. amazing!!!

[IToMoTI]

Great'n well done...

Thanks a lot...

♥♥

[craftlover9]

I hold the deepest respect for you and your family and hope to someday meet all of you!

[OneLivingRhythm]

My goal in life is to "unplug" America (Unplugging from Electrosmog cured my sons of Autism, my daughter of Learning Disabilities and me of an Auto-immune System failure.) and the only legal way I can see of doing it is by promoting the Homegrown Revolution - and the "Shumann Resonances"; the Life Cycles of the planet that make both the structure of plant AND PEOPLE matter GROW properly. We returned to those 100% NATURAL CYCLES of ENERGY and our health and intelligence levels skyrocketed!!!!!

[nbm34]

@OneLivingRhythm A brilliant and inspiring vid. True revolution can only first come fro within ourselves. The urban revolution, people will turn to or literaly die in the deserts of Capitalism as it spreads its dead hand further to kill the very consumers it needs to keep its profits alive, due to its greed and now sinking ship'

[zoffo]

Inspiring. Many thanks. As someone else said below it would be great to get some further detailed guidance on how to start, maybe a DVD or three.

[wishtree]

Great job ! INSPIRING being the change you want to see!

God Bless!

agape

cary

[Scobo11]

Awesome!!

[jamananda]

Inspirational



[HUJUism]

Love it. I lived like this through my early childhood and loved it. You had so little but you were always happy and healthy. I had much more land and apple, pear cherry etc trees though. I would really recommend everyone try organic food straight from the source and see how it should taste. When I came to United States I was really shocked how some things tasted. I can really see how hard this could be to start up from scratch with no knowledge though. Really thinking of getting back to it.

[jaymerritt30]

very cool,but what about the radiation from fukushima(radition rain)

[wanderingturtle]

I have the book 5 Acres and Independence! I had no idea it was well known. I found it in an old abandoned house, on a book shelf.

[ooonurse33]

You've inspired me to start a garden, and compost, and maybe chickens, and I'd love a cob oven, solar oven, sigh...:)

[78Zamurai]

Fantastic! I've been a fan of your website, it's neat to see it all together.

[OGdank13]

Techno pagans at the end of time!

[4GreenEarth2]

Love it!

[837blondie]

The best video on youtube! So inspirational and unbelievable!

[jonesingforsilver]

Amazing to see this all being grown in an urban environment like Pasadena.

[whomex13]

Awsome!