Homegrown Revolution (Trailer)

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

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• urban homestead
• dervaes
• gardening
• solar
• simple living
• sustainability

[silversobe]

Self Government and Sufficiency is key to our true freedom.

[finefilth]

I'm surprised the FDA or the USDA or some other GOVT agencies hasn't raided or shut you down yet. According to Valdmir Lenin, The small farmer is big brothers biggest enemy, He doesn't need him and can create capital with his work.

[GardenGirltv]

Great Path to Freedom Video. An inspiration in urban homesteading.