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 6000 lbs of food annually and is a model of urban sustainability. Film premiers at the WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL (Jan 9-11, 2009) 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
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That’s impressive. I wonder how they find the time? I mean with a job and all to pay the bills. I am kind of curious how they started out as well. Because obviously you can’t just go… Oh! Gonna quit my job and start gardening full time, because the bills will continue to roll in.
Great Idea, I’m surprised the Feds haven’t busted in and seized everything and labeled them “Al Queda.”
Good for you. Your doing everything I want to do. I am almost there. I heat my house with an outside wood burning furnace, we have over 26 egg laying chickens and this is my second year with the garden. Bee’s and goats are our next goal within the next year. I’m impressed with what you’ve done on a 1/10 of an acre. I have 1 acre, so I can only imagine what we can do with it. Keep it going, we’ll need to learn all the skills we can for sure.
I wonder what the cost is of seeds and water bills and pesticides. Other than that, not a bad idea.
So are you guys (the Dervaes) saying you produced all your own food calories and protein needs?
Homesteading in the city.
Fuck codex. Try and tell me I can’t grow a garden now? What’s next? Are they going to block the sun? Oh yeah, they are doing it right now with chemtrails, i forgot. WAKE UP MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS!
They may have started small, but for some of us that can afford it, we can just go all out and plan and build in our back lots. I’m inspired! Wonder if their film starts from the begining?
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this is a fantastic video and i think it’s a great way of life. i wish everyone could live like this…
You are an inspiration to so many. Thank you for sharing your dream-in-action with us!
there living a dream not to far off from mine
im going for it, too dont ever give up
hi just wanted to let you know your living my dream
As for home gardens, won’t people just violate the legislation? Hits way too close to home; no one will stand for it.
Agreed. We need to be good scrappers.
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.
Just do it~!
Beautiful!!! One day when I have the room and money I am going to have a HUGE organic garden.
“start with what you have”
I think you make a valid point. Some of this will be out of the reach of most people, however Americans spend overall LESS income on their food than other countries. And the food we are buying is overly-processed junk that doesn’t resemble anything in nature. Inner-city communities can join a co-op or start a community garden. You’re right, tho, it is a problem.
Awesome work and VERY inspirational!
I love this idea and really like the idea a lot.
However, how much money did (does) it cost to actually do this? For example, solar panels are by no means cheap, converting trucks to biodiesel is also not cheap. Buying animals isn’t cheap. The point is, how can inner city communities (or families), primarily of color, pull this off themselves?
It seems to require a lot of money (and wealth, e.g. land) lots of people do not have.
They will have to work elsewhere to pay the property taxes, but I am sure they will be able to grow their own food on their property. As long as they are not selling their food, I think that they can still barter food for what they need and preserve their own.
Yeah, and IF & when HR 875 passes.. their business will be history, due to the requiremnts, such as licensing, inspections, etc., etc. etc. that HR 875 will create for them (and perhaps anyone else growing a garden at home?). Sad.. the gov’t is determined to legislate us all out of even our food sources, huh?