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Uploaded by on Sep 23, 2009

One family has gone off the grid but hasn't moved anywhere. In fact, they live on a city lot -- a model of self-sustaining ingenuity.

Radio audio set to photos from the Dervaes Family Urban Homestead.

Radio interview by Jennifer Westaway of CBC Radio (Photos added for visual interest by Path to Freedom)

Photos copyright: www.pathtofreedom.com

All audio is property of: http://www.cbc.ca

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  • I've begun the process. Starting slow. Four garden boxes. Total about 84 sq. ft. We grew all our veggies for the last three mos.We will continue to work tward our goal of independence.Sheep and poultry to round out the plan. Eight more boxes as well,by next season. Very exciting!

  • GREAT!!! A model for all freedom loving people!!!

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  • I wish the cbc would of come to my house I am a canadian and I have my front yard and backyard is filled with raised beds I have 7 4x8 raised beds in the back, a green house, and many garden pots through out the the back yard. My front yard has raised beds in the front too. 4x12 boxes(so far three,) I bring in 200 lbs of potatoes per year. I also have many fruit trees and berrie bushes. Every thing on my property is eitable. I also cook my own meals from the gardens or I freze, can.

  • "Walking the talk." What a great comfort and inspiration that it can be done.

    Go Dervae family!

    Thanks for posting.

  • Great !!

  • this is hard work and takes a lot of commitment. great info...

  • Way to go.

    This is exactly the manner by which We the People CONTROL "big business" and our government.

    When business lose money, they change their habits or go bankrupt.

  • My goal is to live like these people do. How awesome.

  • Inspiring as always. I want to freeze each snapshot on the screen to figure out how to implement more of your strategies into my life.

  • Awesome and very inspiring !

    Greets from the Netherlands, iT

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