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Urban Homesteading

Who’s Who in Green: The Dervaes Family

In response to genetically engineered food, grown thousands of miles away from where it will be consumed and doused in chemicals, a rallying cry spread across the country – a homegrown revolution. People have begun to realize that the ultimate way to take control over their own food is to grow it themselves – even [...]

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On the Urban Homestead, Chickens are Pets

Chickens scratch around in a small pen among a pile of straw, eagerly devouring any bugs they find, as their owner gathers their eggs in a basket. But you won’t hear the sounds of a tractor here – just highway traffic in the background. On an urban homestead, chickens are kept as pets even in [...]

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The Upside to a Total Breakdown in Society, Or Why Utter Chaos Might Not Be So Bad (For the Earth)

Gas stops flowing and the roads are all but desolate, as only a few vehicles are still able to run. Container ships from China stop pulling into port, grocery store trucks can’t deliver supplies and emergency services can’t answer desperate pleas for help. Governments fall apart as they fail to control an angry, hungry, rioting [...]

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Book Review – The Urban Homestead: Your guide to self-sufficient living in the heart of the city

Ever since I happened upon the Path to Freedom website a few years ago, I’ve been very interested in urban homesteading.  I’m eager to drink in as much information as possible for use now, as a renter, and in the future, once I own my own home.  So, I was excited to read The Urban [...]

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