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. Their goal is 10,000 lbs. That's POUNDS, Bootcampers. On 1/10th acre. Whoa. Those who know me know that we desperately want acreage. And there's nothing wrong with that! But contentment is about growing where you are planted. If I can't go to the country, how about bringing the country to me?
Homegrown Revolution (Trailer) from Path to Freedom on Vimeo.
For more inspiration, visit their family of websites and blogs: Little Homestead in the City, Path to Freedom, Freedom Gardens, Peddler's Wagon, and Dervaes Gardens.
And then get to work!
I posted a link on my blog Heidi! Great job with the "bling" ;-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun garden! Probably a lot of hard work, but super fun to see!
ReplyDeleteWow! Thanks for sharing that!
This is so inspiring! I wonder how I can make this work in zone 2...
ReplyDeleteCarla, have you read Eliot Coleman's book, Four-Season Harvest? He's from Maine, so I think it would be comparable.
ReplyDeleteHere's some video of him speaking about his all-year gardens:
http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/video-four-season-farming-with-eliot-coleman/
HTH