Homegrown Revolution Trailer: Premiers Wild & Scenic Film Festival Jan 9-11

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

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[yashamill]

I admire the Dervaes family for the fantastic example they are giving.

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As Mr. Dervaes said, "... growing food is one of the most dangerous ocupations on the face of this Earth. Because you are in danger of becoming FREE...!

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Awesome work! Positive vibrations!

[scrunchiiface]

They didn't start with all that. First they tore out the grass in front of their house and started growing a very small garden. What you see now is the result of years and years of work. I live in a condo and have lettuce, tomatoes and peppers growing in pots in front of our condo. Start with what you have.

[TheEskatos]

Wait until Monsanto hears about this. They are going to be upset. ;)

[cmkersey2]

Helps to live in a year-round temperate climate.

[alderaforall]

and then the city finds out and forces them to shut it all down.

[rougerealgar]

they re very close to the highway so they might have dangerous chemicals in most vegetables like osmium, paladium....

Anyway in russia it's called 'datcha'. So now in 2011 american citizen begins to discover russians way of life !...

[AngelikavonDeutschla]

I love our garden. My potatoes doing great. Can't wait until I harvest them in October. My onions growing nicely. so does my corn What I have a hard time growing is green beans, and peppers. Why I do not know? Everything I grow is organic.

[ThePunisherNWO]

Glad i live in california :), would love to buy some all american homegrown food :).

Im thankful to live in the united states :D.

[seachordjr]

It sucks eating canned food all winter, but nice garden though.

[sukumvit]

@puppetjaw That's why urban farming is a great way to put that good agricultural land back into production. As for water - it falls from the sky for free. You just have to collect and make use of it. One roof can collect a LOT of water if you have a decent size tank!

[justblirt]

awesome thank you

[1martuska]

Fabulous video!