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Welcome to the Urban Homestead Radio podcast! In this special episode, the Dervaes Family shares the audio from the memorial dedicated to their late father, Jules Dervaes. You’ll get to here prominent members of the community and local government share their memories of Jules and the incredible influence he and his family had on the…
Welcome to the premier Urban Homestead Radio podcast! In this episode, the Dervaes Family recount the joys and struggles of being raised by their visionary Father, Jules Dervaes and the decades of hard lessons and experience that have empowered them to become the leading experts in the Homegrown Revolution. Laughter and sorrow combine to bring…
Welcome to the premier Urban Homestead Radio podcast! In this episode, the Dervaes Family recount the joys and struggles of being raised by their visionary Father, Jules Dervaes and the decades of hard lessons and experience that have empowered them to become the leading experts in the Homegrown Revolution. Laughter and sorrow combine to bring…
We’ve been on our Path to Freedom journey since 1985 and started blogging about it 16 years ago in July 2001. Thanks to everyone who’s been watching and supporting us the whole way through. We’ve got many podcast episodes coming up, and our workshops are posted as Patron-Only Special Episodes (www.urbanhomestead.org/podcast). Become a patron to…
Justin shows you how to use the Olla (Oy-ya) Pots (unglazed clay pots) to help water your plants in tubs or raised garden beds. They’re a great way to irrigate and were an ancient watering technique that delivers water directly to the roots. The use of buried earthen jars for watering plants has been used…
Thanks for supporting our ThunderClap. We’ve got almost 20 episodes pre-recorded and just launched today, June 13, 2017, with 5 full episodes including an interview and performance with internationally famous Lil’ Mo and the Dynaflos. Access our podcast on Podbean, iTunes, GooglePlay, TuneIn, Stitcher, PocketCast, OverCast, and many more platforms. Thank you to everyone for…
With the right amount of soil (special recipe) and water, Justin is able to make a whole sheet of soil blocks pretty quickly. The device shapes the soil into cubed blocks which also adds a hole for the seeds. After many flats are made, Justin adds the seeds and then puts the flats on a…
We’d like to just say thank you to everyone who’s supported us! We’ve got 11 podcast episodes preloaded with 5 of them launching on June 13th. Be sure to connect with us on facebook @urbanhomestead or @dervaes, twitter @urbanhomestead, or instagram @theurbanhomesetad. Help spread the word about our podcast launch by pledging your support on…
The Dangers of Picking Blackberries at The Urban Homestead is Justin’s way to share with you how our plants literally grow on top of each other and how sometimes we get caught up in them.
The Urban Homestead theme song was written and performed by Tom Feher. Participating musicians & vocalists: Ed Tree; Rob Sandiford; Terry Kirkman; Jimi Yamagishi; Duane Thorin; Anais Dervaes; Jordanne Dervaes; Melissa Thatcher; and Christina Roldan O’tega. The Urban Homestead was established in 1985 in Pasadena, California by the Dervaes family. The Urban Homestead is a…
