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07/31/2006 Archived Entry: "An inspirational homesteading story"

THINK YOU HAVE TO HAVE 40 ACRES and a ton of money before aiming for self-sufficiency? From TC on a Higher Plane comes the inspiring story of the Dervaes family. They're more than 50 percent food self-sufficient on 1/5 of an acre in Pasadena. And part of that mini-acreage is taken up by a house. Awesome.

Geez, and here I was feeling good because after a lifetime of black-thumbism, I just harvested three tomatoes and a couple handfuls of strawberries. I can see I have a tad more work to do ...

Posted by Claire @ 11:33 AM CST
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