Some places deserve a thread of their very own, & Path to Freedom is one of them! (Though I'm ashamed to say I still haven't gotten around to visiting them. *slapped wrists, must do better*!)

www.pathtofreedom.com

All their news & upcoming events will (hopefully) be posted here, & if any of you do visit, we'd love to hear all about it.

Path to Freedom will be OUT AND ABOUT this month at different Earth Day celebrations around town.

Stop by our tabling booth to see what we've been up to, ask questions or just say "hi!"

* Thursday, April 17:
Arts District / Little Tokyo Farmers’ Market
10 am – 2 pm
Los Angeles City Hall – South Lawn on First Street between Main and Spring Streets,
Los Angeles

* Saturday, April 19:
Vroman’s Earth Day Celebration
11 am – 4 pm
Courtyard of Vroman’s Bookstore,
Pasadena

* Tuesday, April 22:
Wilshire Center Earth Day/Car Free Day
10 am – 5 pm
Wilshire Blvd. between Western and Harvard,
Los Angeles

* Thursday, April 24 Arts District / Little Tokyo Farmers’ Market
10 am – 2 pm
Los Angeles City Hall – South Lawn on First Street between Main and Spring Streets,
Los Angeles

* Saturday, April 26:
Pasadena Greening the Earth Day
10 am – 4:00 pm
Memorial Park – 145 N Raymond Avenue,
Pasadena

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Path to Freedom is a grassroots, family operated, viable urban homesteading project established to promote a simpler and more fulfilling lifestyle and reduce one family's "footprint" on the earth's dwindling resources.

Since the mid 1980s, all five members of the Dervaes family have steadily worked at transforming their ordinary city lot in Pasadena, California, into an organic permaculture garden supplying them with food all year round. They also run a successful business, Dervaes GardensRead More, providing salad greens to local restaurants. This helps them fund their purchases of solar panels, energy efficient appliances, and biodiesel processor to further decrease their homestead's reliance on the earth’s non-renewable resources.

See website for more information: www.pathtofreedom.com/

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Dear Mr. Sheehy,

Thank you, again, for helping get the word out about Path to Freedom! Thanks, as well, to your friend, Linda. The Dervaes family appreciates your support and the compliments about the NY Times piece.

As you may know, this year Path to Freedom has embarked on another leg of its incredible journey to sustainability, with the new challenge being to grow 10,000 pounds of vegetables and fruit on a 1/10 acre plot in the city. With this additional workload and a crush of recent media projects, the urban homesteaders have had to make difficult choices about what they can offer to the public while still being able to press forward to meet their 2008 goal and continue to earn a living from their garden. Thus, the family have had to suspend tours. Please invite Linda to sign up for the PTF Events e-mail list, if she hasn't already done so, to be informed of any future public events.

We hope you are doing well up north.

Best regards,

Janice Bakke
Administrative Assistant

PATH TO FREEDOM / Little Homestead in the City
Sustainable Living Resource Center & Urban Homestead

Jules Dervaes (founder/director)
631 Cypress Ave
Pasadena, CA  91103
phone: 626.795.8400
e-mail:  dervaes@pathtofreedom.com
web: www.PathtoFreedom.com

---------- Original Message -----------

> From: Larry Sheehy [mailto:ecotopialarry@pacific.net]
> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 12:57 PM
> To: dervaes@pathtofreedom.com
> Subject: Re: {Path to Freedom} Special Green Issue
>  
> Hi Friends in SoCal...
>
> I actually saw the NYT piece in the paper, and posted the issue at my Care2.com News Network. Awesome to see you folks there!!!
>
> My friend Linda in Pasadena created a new group at Care2, called SoCal Green, and added a Path to Freedom thread there. Thought you might be interested. She hasn't visited you yet, but wants to. I bet if you sent her an invite, she'd get moving...LOL Hope you're still doing the tours.
> The group is at: Path to Freedom (Pasadena) thread/page
> (hope the link works)
>
> Hope all is well.
>
> Peace,
> Larry
> -in Redwood Valley, Mendoland, Redwood North Coast
>
>
> > Special GREEN ISSUE > > - Out & About on Earth Week > - NY Times Magazine Green Issue Features Urban Homestead (print and video)

I can't seem to find where on their site to sign up to the email list (admittedly, it's still early & I haven't had coffee yet, so...). I've now added PTF as the first of the group's RSS feeds though, so their calendar should be showing up on the group's homepage now.

Erik Knutzen and Kelly Coyne write Homegrown Evolution, a blog that explores a fast-growing new movement: urbanites are becoming gardeners and farmers. Kelly and Erik are the authors of The Urban Homestead coming out in June of 2008 from Process Media. They have researched and experimented with small scale urban agriculture since moving to their tiny bungalow in Los Angeles ten years ago. Since 2006, in this practical, hands-on blog, we have shared our successes and failures and include step-by-step directions and links to resources that will get you started urban homesteading immediately, whether you live in an apartment or a house. Contact us at survivela [insert “at” symbol] sbcglobal.net.

www.homegrownevolution.com/

June 29th Sunday, 6 pm-10 pm in Pasadena.

A screening of the acclaimed French documentary 'THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MONSANTO' and "local food" potluck, hosted by Path to Freedom Urban Homestead Happenings.

Screening & potluck to be held at the private school (adjacent to the PTF urban homestead), 651 N Orange Grove Blvd, in Pasadena. Please no alcholic beverages on school campus.

Admission: $10-$15 donation. Please RSVP.

For more information about the event and film, or to reserve please call 626-844-4586 or see website (linked above) and go to "Newsletter > Tracks" Email contact: info(at)pathtofreedom(dot)com

Path to Freedom's Eco Documentary & Local Food Potluck

DATE/TIME: Sunday August 3 (6:00 pm - 10:00 pm)
WHERE: 651 N. Orange Grove (school adjacent to PTF urban homestead) COST: $10 suggested donation (children under 12 free)

One Man, One Cow, One Planet is a film that takes us into the heart of the world’s most important renaissance – something that few of us are aware is even happening. Hoes rather than swords are at the frontline of a battle for agricultural control that is being fought over Indian soil. Its outcome could well determine the future of the entire earth. Using biodynamic organic methods, farmers of India are reclaiming their lands and livelihood. At the same time they’re exposing the corporate mantra of infinite growth in a finite world for the environmental and human disaster that it really is.

For detailed event information or to reserve  or call 626.844.4586

Sustainable L.A.

A day long line up of activities revolving around environmentalism in the urban experience.  Path to Freedom Urban Homesteaders will be boothing/tabling and Farmer D will be part of a ‘Slow Food’ panel discussion.

DATE/TIME: Sunday, August 17th, 12 noon to 10 pm
WHERE: Grand Avenue & California Plaza – Bunker Hill, Downtown L.A.
COST: Free

Buy Local, Eat Slow: A New Way of Thinking About Food
Sunday, August 17th, 2:30 – 3:30 pm

Moderator:  Russ Parsons, food columnist for the Los Angeles Times, and the author of How to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table.

Panelists:

Jules Dervaes – founder, Path to Freedom, a grassroots, green award-winning, family operated urban homesteading project, and owner of Dervaes Gardens, which grows and sells fresh organic produce to local restaurants and caterers.
Gypsy Gifford – Executive Chef, Cafe Pinot.
Lisa Lucas – Vice President, Los Angeles chapter, Slow Food Nation
Amelia Saltsman – television host/producer of “Fresh from the Farmer’s Market.”

For more information: Downtown Film Festival – L.A.
(213) 221-7685 / http://www.dffla.com

UPCOMING EVENTS

Leap Frog into a Sustainable Future 
(10 am-1 pm)

Where: Pasadena City College, Galloway Plaza, 1570 E Colorado Blvd

This Community Fair includes sustainable living practices presented by the Sustainable Studies program.  Groups, like PTF, will be on hand for a 15 minute presentation about local food.

More information

Sustainable Sundays: Different Shades of Green
(10 am-4 pm)

Where: Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles

In this new series, the Museum becomes a forum in which visitors learn about international conservation issues, and then can interact with organizations that actually do something about those issues.

Bikes, slow food, farmers market and urban homesteading advocates (THAT's US!) give a presentation on urban sustainability (20 minute presentation and 40 min Q&A session).  

More event information

C.I.C.L.E. & Path to Freedom Harvest Bike Ride & Potluck Social
(11:30 am)
 
November is a perfect time for acorn soups, warm casseroles, pumpkin pies, bike riding over fallen crunchy leaves, kick ball in the park and an Urban Expedition’s Harvest Ride and Potluck Social. On Saturday, November 15, at 11:30 AM, C.I.C.L.E. is excited to team up with the renowned urban homestead, Path To Freedom, for an incredible neighborhood bike ride, potluck and gathering.

Start the day by decorating your bike and riding an easy-paced Urban Expeditions bike ride around the neighborhood. After the ride, get ready for the “100-mile potluck” challenge, where potluck contestants will compete against each other for the prestigious “most local dish” award. Next we’ll enjoy the fruits of the harvest as we feast on local and homegrown delectable potluck delights. And there’s nothing like a bit of fun after a good meal. Be sure to bring your musical instruments (if you play) and take part in an impromptu jam session. Get creative and use your brain playing “sustainable charades.” Enjoy kickball, volleyball, gunny sack races, badminton, and being a kid again and make sure to bring

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