As a family of 4 acres collects 3 tonnes of vegetables and feeds all the restaurants in the city (video) Bashny.Net

Can I grow a lot of food in the city? Urban Homestead - a small organic farm in California, has a total of 4 weave and work on her father and his three adult children. They were able to feed not only themselves, but also to provide local establishments.




"I drew the whole city to yourself, instead of rushing around the city," says Jules Dervis.
90% of all the products of which consists of a vegetarian diet, they grow at the site. It grows up to 400 varieties of vegetables, fruits and edible flowers, a total volume of about 3 tons per year. Their backyard chickens live 8, 4, 2 goats and ducks, which provide them with eggs and milk. All the chefs from nearby restaurants come here to buy fresh herbs and vegetables.



"When we started, we thought all the familiar madmen. There really is no place for agriculture. At first we were worried whether we will be able to feed themselves, and no one could not think of any sale of surplus, "Jules admits. Most of all he is the father of the family, lack of quality care baby food. He wanted to grow organic food for their children, non-GMO and preservatives. And it was the only way.



On the roof of the house Jules put solar panels to provide electricity to their farm. Many electricity they spent on the creation of various mashed. roof panels have reduced the fee for the light to 12 dollars. Their car runs on biodiesel. They do it by yourself from plant waste, which brought them to restaurants for free. Thus they have become fully autonomous.



With the development of social networking services and the delivery of organic products, such as Good Eggs, Jules family completely solved the problem of marketing their products.



Of course, not all so rosy as it seems at first glance. Pests, diseases and climate change, and most importantly of drought and water scarcity are serious obstacles to be overcome. To save water, Jules uses old methods of irrigation, using clay pots. It is actively used warm beds, vertical gardens and green walls, use composting, mulching and other principles of organic farming.
The only thing they do not grow this grain: wheat, rice, oats, they have to buy, but it's a relatively small expenditure

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Urban Farm Urban Homestead is located in the small town of Pasadena, California (130 thousand. Inhabitants), it began its work in 1985 and attracted a lot of attention. Many of the settlers seek to emulate their model. So what Jules family often conducts seminars and activities on the basis of the work of the farm.