I’m starting a new journey this year of building out a “suburban homestead” environment in my backyard. While I’ve dabbled in gardening and other projects in the past, this time around I’ve developed a blueprint to use moving forward.

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This film features: Jules Dervaes, Justin Dervaes, Anais Dervaes and Jordanne Dervaes

Homegrown Revolution is a short introduction to the homegrown project that has been called a new revolution in urban sustainability.

In the midst of a dense city setting in downtown Pasadena, radical change is taking root. For over twenty years, the Dervaes family have transformed their home into an urban homestead and model for sustainable agriculture and city living.

Through the creation of the “Urban Homestead” the Dervaes family shows that change is possible — one step at a time. They harvest 3 tons of organic food annually from their 1/10 acre garden while incorporating many back-to-basics practices, solar energy and biodiesel in order to reduce their footprint on the earth’s resources.

Through the creation of the “Urban Homestead” the Dervaes family shows that change is possible,

Homegrown Revolution is a short film that was never created for a film festival circuit but has a true homegrown, homemade story behind its creation.

The original version of Homegrown Revolution was made in three days for a lecture Jules Dervaes gave at the University of California Los Angeles in October 2007 on the topic of Slow Food (SEE ORIGINAL VERSION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89HRDnYRLzY ). It received a wildly enthusiastic response from the students and, subsequently, attracted an avid following on YouTube, with over 500,000 views to date.

This new version of Homegrown Revolution was created in 2009 and went on to screen at many film festivals throughout the world.

It is a collaborative project done by Jules, Anais, Justin and Jordanne with each member taking part in the filming, editing and structure of the film. No one had any previous film editing / filming experience but they hope the passion and enthusiasm of their lifestyle and project show through any technical flaws.

Made in-house on computers powered by solar/green sources. All transportation was done in a biodiesel-fuled car and All camera/mic batteries were rechargeable and charged with solar energy. Waste was kept to a minimum — paper composted or recycled and all publicizing materials printed on post consumer paper.

Some of the honors Homegrown Revolution (2009) won are:

WINNER

Best Environment & Ecology Film North America,
Swansea International Film Festival, UNITED KINGDOM

Prize of the Mayor of the Capitol City of Slovakia
Ekotop Film Festival of Sustainable Development, SLOVAKIA

Best Short Documentary
Southern Appalachian International Film Festival, TENNESSEE

El Capitan Film Award
Yosemite International Film Festival, CALIFORNIA

Best Sustainability Film
Green Screen Environmental Film Festival, CALIFORNIA

Robert T. Nanninga Award for Excellence,
Cottonwood Creek Film Festival, CALIFORNIA

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HONORABLE MENTION – Westpac Award Best Short Film
Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival, NEW ZEALAND

NOMINATED – Best Film, Climate Change & Sustainable Technology
CMS Vatavaran Environmental & Wildlife Film Fest, INDIA

FINALIST – European Spiritual Film Fest, FRANCE

Clips were also feature on OPRAH’s 2009 Earth Day show.

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WHAT LIVESTOCK DO YOU SUGGEST FOR BEGINNERS AND WHY? –

My livestock for beginners list… , , , , , –
After those would come the medium difficulty livestock, mini , , , ,

If you don’t see it there I think it’s hard.
Today we release a video on the channel that talks all about what animals are best for beginners and which are harder and better for the more advance homesteader. –

Like most things on our channel this list is generated by my own personal experience and you may completely disagree with my list of easy and harder animals. So explain your choices in the comments below!

Hey y’all, in this video I want to share with you 10 ways you can start homesteading now. All 10 of these things can lead you to start homesteading. If your already homesteading these 10 things can help you be even better. Homesteading is such an enjoyable way to live. We hope these tips help you get started with your homesteading journey. Thanks so much for watching and God Bless

Kefir video

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Vermi Composting

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You have your land, beautiful grass growing, and even some fencing up, and now you find yourself asking the question all new homesteaders ask – What livestock should I raise? 

If you want to be as self sufficient as possible, producing your own families food with as few outside inputs as possible we are going to help you select the right type of livestock and how many you should purchase. 

Before you select your livestock you need to focus on the goal for your homestead. Is your number one goal to feed your family the best quality food you can? Is the goal to run a totally self sufficient homestead, one that you produce all your own feed, forage, etc for your animals, do all your own breeding? 

Today’s video answers a question from a Youtube Viewer Evie who asks 

“Could you do a video on how many of each animal you suggest that a large homesteading family have to be as self sufficient as possible food wise?”

So to help answer Evie and any other of you viewers or readers who are focused on Self Sufficiency, we have a list of livestock that require the most minimal inputs from outside sources that will help feed your family, even when times get tough. 

In part 2 of this series we will add a few more livestock options that will help you feed your family, but require more outside inputs and so are less self sufficient. 

The Best Livestock For Self Sufficiency Focused Homesteaders

Sheep – An animal that can produce both milk and meat from just grass, sheep are on the top of the list for the self sufficient homesteader. If you have good quality pasture and live in a warm climate you could raise a small flock of sheep to provide your family food from without purchasing much from outside sources. For a large family I suggest starting with 2 Ewes and a Ram, and eventually growing to 4 Ewes. A Ram is a necessity if your family is focused on self sufficiency as you will need to breed your sheep each year for more milk and meat.
Goats – Goats almost magically turn weeds into delicious milk and meat too. Let these hedge trimmers loose on your homestead (well not completely loose, some sort of fencing will be needed) and watch them turn weeds and brambles into food. We like Nubian goats for their tasty high butterfat milk. If your does have buck kids you can raise those for meat, as Nubians can grow quite large. For a large family who want to be self sufficient start with 2 Does and 1 Buck and grow to 4 does. 
Chickens – Depending on the breed chickens can be master foragers. Living outside they can find bugs and plants to munch on all day. They will still need some feed, but their diet can be supplemented with scraps from your own family or from your garden, or even with bugs raised to feed them, such as Black Solider Fly Larvae. Each morning you can enjoy harvesting farm fresh eggs, and when it is time to cull birds you will have hens or extra roosters to put in the stew pot or pot pies. 
Ducks – Ducks actually out perform chickens in many categories. They are better foragers, produce more eggs, produce bigger eggs, and are more hardy in bad weather. Instead of raising all chickens, add some ducks to your flock. They can live with your chickens and make your homestead even more self sufficient. 
Bees – Bees are not right for everyone, but if you like the idea of working with these little guys flying around you, they are one of the most self sufficient animals you can bring onto your homestead. Once you build their initial infrastructure they require almost nothing from you as far as feed goes. Sometimes you will need to supply them with something to help them last the winter, but all spring, summer and fall bees will forage the flowers of your farm, meanwhile creating one of natures most amazing treats. 
Fish – If you have water on your property, or a place that would work for installing a pond, you can enjoy another self sufficient system that will help feed your family and provide you with some fun too. A small pond can become completely self sufficient, when properly manage and initially stocked. Watch as bugs, reptiles, birds and of course more fish begin making your pond home, and when you want to take an hour or two to relax load up on pan fish and have a good old fish fry! 
These are the BEST livestock for self sufficiency focused homesteaders. 

In part 2 of this series we will add to this list a few more animals that you will want if you are more focused on feeding your family, and less worried about ABSOLUTE self sufficiency.

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