Urban Adamah, based in Berkeley, CA, is a three-month intensive residential leadership training program for young adults ages 21-31, that integrates urban organic farming, social justice work and progressive Jewish living and learning. Twelve Urban Adamah Fellows are selected each season to operate an organic farm and educational center, intern with community organizations addressing issues at the intersection of poverty, food security and environmental…

The Happy Homesteader

Hello,

We have the wonderful privilege of now being a part of the Official Farm-Dreams Blogging community and will be posting here on Tuesdays each week. We wanted to tell all of you a little bit about ourselves and what our plans are for our Homestead and what you can expect to see here on The Happy Homesteader Blog each week.

We are a family of 4, mom and dad and two small children,…

I have had this discussion with many people. We try to eat as healthy as possible as a family and we choose Organic products if at all possible. Not everyone understands this decision and question why it is even important at all. Organic produce and meats are often more expense than the other products that are…

Without getting too far off on a tangent regarding Permaculture I wanted to take just a few moments and list some of the reasons why I believe the subject of Permaculture is not a new idea. Although Bill Mollison developed the primary ethics and principles of Permaculture in the not too distant past along with work…