Attn St Louis Freedom Gardeners

Upcoming film screening about a 21st century family farm who are founders of this revolutionary social network site and Freedom Garden meetup opportunity.

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Film Synopsis

By dawn, the interchange of the 134 Freeway and Interstate 210 is already starting to thrum with traffic. But only a hundred feet away, the Dervaes family has been up for hours. Their surprisingly tiny green oasis is a working farm right in the middle of Pasadena. Once seen as a nutty idea, the family homestead now produces three tons of organic produce a year. Jules and his adult children, Justin, Anaïs and Jordanne speak candidly about what shaped their family and their need for independence. We learn about Jules’ father, an oil executive with a green thumb, Jules’ adventures as a young man homesteading in New Zealand, and the sorrows and hardships their family has faced over the years, including divorce, lawsuits and a stint foraging for recyclable cans. We watch them wrestle with their quest to live a simple lifestyle even as their website, “Path To Freedom,” demands more attention from followers around the world. Originally set up to share farming tips, it now dangles tantalizing prospects of a financial windfall. But what would it mean to sell ad space on their website instead of getting their hands dirty? Would it change their way of life if they got used to easy money? And how will Jules’ children be able to buy their own homesteads and carry on in the future? There are no easy answers. But along the way, the Dervaes have grown stronger and found a tight knit community based on family, friends, good food, hard work, and the commitment to tread lightly upon the earth.

‘HomeGrown’ Film Screening Date

Sunday, Nov 16 St Louis Film Festival Missouri

5:15 pm at the Tivoli Theatre 3 (more info)

Meet-up Material

Here’s some nifty Freedom Garden badges you download and print on label paper wear with your FG ID name.

Or print up some of these flyers to hand out at the event to recruit more Freedom Gardeners in your area.

Freedom Gardeners

Who are Freedom Gardeners?

Growing for 21st century food security, Freedom Gardens is an online social community of gardening enthusiasts who are fed up with foreign oil, frequent food miles and high food prices.

Also use this comment box below (or Freedom Garden Forum) to give a shout out if you will be attending and start hooking up and networking - hey, even bring seeds to swap.  It’s up to you to make this screening a “happening!”

We’d love to have photos of the film premier complete with a GROUP shot of Freedom Gardeners who attended.  We’ll post the pictures and reviews of the film.

Any volunteers?

Spread the word, there’s a homegrown revolution afoot.

Please note: we are in no way associated with the distribution and showings of this documentary. If you would like more information regarding please contact the filmmaker directly.