Tiny Urban Farm in the City Lives Green (ABC 7 News )

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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[hoover321f]

in the future, we will all need to be farmers one way or another.

[Signzit]

I'm pleased every time this story surface!

Many people will soon be doing the same thing as food prices climb... if they're smart enough to realize; they might be able smoke some kinds of grass but they won't use a mower on it and they damn sure can't eat it lol GROW YOUR OWN FOOD!!! Prepare!

[kchiras]

We are looking at a similar model in Costa Rica.

[scrfambledegs]

oh good greif share

[josh604gt]

ya i wish it didnt take me 27 years to realize that, im goin to work on growing my own now.

[takadi]

Sustainability as it is, is just a political buzzword that has been cheapened in meaning. Sustainability in the real sense is life itself...it's about living practically, it's about economics, business, survival. Environment is just one factor. Once people realize that sustainability is not just "hippie" stuff but applies to every aspect of life, they'll get more serious

[warbuff1]

It's funny I feel the same way. Every time when I'm down, I watch this family's videos and it magically lifts my spirits up. I guess it's the hope many of us have that one day we can live like them.

[Tidnull]

its hard to say if it will die out like a trend. i think the commercial version of "green" will die out, but for me that version was what got me interested in sustainability in the first place.. for many it is the partial lies that interest us, and eventually reveal the whole truth.

[jihadacadien]

they are so freaking great!

[emforty2]

take care of the land and it will give back

its all about the soil and its health as a healthy one will give healthy plants and healthy produce.

pollute and abuse the land and the next generation will starve

[takadi]

Wow thousands of lbs of produce on less than a 1/4 of an acre?? My backyard is about that size and I can barely grow a couple tomatoes and corn! Damn birds and rabbits

Hopefully I can get to half of where this guy is!