Friday, February 18, 2011

I am an Urban Homesteader

my little homestead veggy plot
I am an Urban Homesteader. I grow vegetables organically, I have reduced my living style, I recycle all the waste I am able to. Unfortunatly I cannot do without a car so I cannot claim to be saving the planet as much as I would like to.

apparently this phrase 'urban homesteader' has been trademarked by a homegrowing veggy 'business' run by the Dervaes family.

I would have to ask them 'really? why?' and ask why they are having blogs using this term closed down?

the world needs everybody to grow their own food, even a little helps. Even the knowlege of how to grow vegetables is an essential thing to have.

This blogger puts it across very well, so I link to her..
http://livingthefrugallife.blogspot.com/2011/02/i-am-urban-homesteader.html
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6 comments:

  1. WILDSIDE6:30 pm

    Hi Claire, it seems over the past decade eveything is being trademarked & I too wonder at the craziness of it all... Everything seems to be about the $$$...

    Oh, well!

    Relax and accept?

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  2. Food Forestry7:30 pm

    Hi Claire -

    Sooner or later the whole overgrown "system" will falter under it's own weight and we'll all be returning to smaller, simpler, local systems again. Prepare and Persevere.

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  3. clairesgarden7:43 pm

    Wildside, I am very relaxed here at my urban homestead!! livestock of three cats.....non edible!!!
    RR, I am practicing persevering.

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  4. Bridget5:52 pm

    I too am dissappointed to hear of this action by the Dervaes family. They used to be on my blogroll, alas, no more.

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  5. clairesgarden12:04 pm

    Briget, although I had not visited their site for a long time I am dissapointed as they used to post a lot of encouraging information. to help people get started off.

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  6. HORIZON11:08 pm

    Good for you Claire. I wish l could grow more veg. Pic is wonderful too :)

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