6,000 lbs of Food Organically Grow in Pasadena Backyard

15 minutes from downtown Los Angeles with the intersection of 134 and 210 freeways 30 yards from their little house over 6,000 pounds of food per year are grown on 1/10th an acre. The Dervaes family grows over 400 species of plants, 4,300 pounds of vegetable food, 900 chicken and 1,000 duck eggs, 25 lbs of honey, plus seasonal fruits throughout the year.

From 1/10th of an acre or a 66′ x 132′ plot of land including the little house, four people manage to get over 90% of their daily food and the family reports earnings of $20,000 per year (AFTER they eat from what is produced). This is done without the use of the expensive & destructive synthetic chemicals associated with industrial mono-cropping, while simultaneously improving the fertility and overall condition of the land being used to grow this food on. It costs them about $2.00 a day each to eat and stay healthy. Income scaled up to an acre, would equal $200,000 per year!

The Urban Homestead model at a Glance:

Location: Northwest Pasadena, one mile from downtown Pasadena

Property Size: 66’ x 132’ = 8,712 sq.ft. (1/5 acre)

House: Simple, wood frame craftsman bungalow. Circa 1917.

House Size: 1,500 sq. ft.

Garden Size: ~ 1/10 acre (3,900 sq.ft. / ~ 66′ x 66′)

Garden Diversity: Over 350 different vegetables, herbs, fruits & berries

Productivity: Up to 6,000 lbs harvest annually on 1/10 acre

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