What: Building a homegrown, sustainable, urban homestead. Interview with Jules Dervaes, Founder of the Urban Homesteading Movement
Who: WISH: Women’s International Summit for Health
When: RESCHEDULED: Friday, March 12, 2010, 8:00 p.m. – Saturday, March 13, 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Where: Online at WISH Summit – Jules Dervaes. (Note: link will not be active until Friday, March 12 [...]

Path to Freedom is itself a dichotomy: a farm in the city, a “peaceful” revolution. It’s an oasis, an example and a subtle confrontation. It is simultaneously, an “urban homestead,” which existed before the term, and also one family’s quest to find “freedom” amid the chaos of city life.

What: Sustainable Living and Gardening in the City Presentation by Jules Dervaes, Founder of the Urban Homesteading Movement
Who: Orange County Organic Gardening Club
When: Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Orange County Fair Grounds, Costa Mesa, CA, Silo Building
Fair Grounds Map (.pdf)
Admission: Free

Date: January 23, 2010
Time: 8:30 am
Location: Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA,
Address: 800 Asilomar Blvd., Pacific Grove, CA, 93950 Map
Cost Details:
Workshop hosted by 2010 EcoFarm Conference. All registrations must be made through the EcoFarm website: http://eco-farm.org/efc/

“This is a sustainable family,” says Jules. “Our plan is to make a sustainable community.”

There is no farmer film more impressive than the story of the Dervaes family. Needing good farmer stories is basic, almost like needing food. [...]

Jules is a true believer, down the line. For telling a story, it’s good to have a person who’s true and driven by it. And yet, he’s vulnerable and warm. He’s a great character.