Monday, April 27, 2009

Way To Go Green

I am feeling inspired to go green after watching this clip of the Dervaes family who have turned a house into the Pasadena suburbs into a little patch of Eden. Calling themselves the modern "Laura Ingalls Wilder," this family has transformed their modest 1/10 acre into a flourishing "Urban Homestead."

Here they raise grow fruits, vegetables, edible flowers, and even produce their own milk and eggs by raising chickens and goats. This family is truly a go-green-NOW inspiration, and were even featured on Oprah. Their back to basics approach really me want to plant a garden!

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9 comments:

  1. I saw this family on Oprah last week. So inspirational! I just helped my mom plant her vegetable garden and it felt so good to be a little self-sufficient. I love going to the garden for ingredients, instead of relying on the grocery store.

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  2. Ooh, that is wonderful and inspiring! If only I had a yard!
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  3. wow! that would be so cool to have a garden like that. but first i have to learn to keep just basil alive

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  4. isn't that amazing? definitely got me thinking.

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  5. Hi, Loved your entry and linked to it from my own blog.
    Thanks,
    Viv

    www.hivingout.blogspot.com

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  6. That is so cool. Geez, and I've been intimidated by trying to start a container garden. Thanks for this inspirational post!

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  7. this is incredible! can you imagine being so resourceful...I love it!!

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  8. wow! and I was proud of our little garden and modest compost heap.

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