This YouTube clip shows an urban homestead called Path to Freedom. The Dervaes family shows us how they converted a 1/5 acre city lot in Pasadena, CA into an eco-oasis that has reduced their dependence on electricity by 2/3 and increased their goals of living sustain ably and self-sufficiently. From installing solar panels to brewing biodiesel, Path to Freedom has started a what they call a homegrown revolution.

I tell ya this clip almost made me commit to taking my 6 year old out of school early this year so that I can be back in Ohio for prime planting weather. For more information on this unique family and homestead visit their site.