Peddler's Wagon
Web Site Relaunch - Ollas, Xtracycle FreeRadical, Sun Ovens, Toilet Lid Sink and
more!
Reviews
"you seem to be doing a good
job choosing really cool, and practical items.
Sometimes "green" products seem
so gimmicky.
It's nice to have someone weed
that junk out." ~ GM~
Peddler's Wagon Gets "Most Huggable" Nod from
TreeHugger.com
"Urban eco-pioneers, Path to Freedom, launch an
online trove of green goods…" {Via TreeHugger}
PATH TO
FREEDOM LAUNCHES PEDDLER'S WAGON, SUSTAINABLE AND PRACTICAL WARES
FOR THE
URBAN (ECO) PIONEER
(Pasadena,
Calif.) -- Path to Freedom has opened an online store offering
products
useful for today's homesteaders seeking a simpler and more
sustainable way
of life, available at http://www.epeddlerswagon.com
Peddler's Wagon
products include ollas (unglazed clay pots) for irrigation
and landscaping,
bike trailers, solar ovens and grain mills, glass
and stainless steel
kitchen wares, fair trade food items, composters, and "how
to" books. The
store's products are selected by the Dervaes family, whose
hands-on
experience has created a thriving, productive urban homestead at
Path to
Freedom.
"I have admired
what the Dervaes family has accomplished at Path to
Freedom," said Carolyn,
a former Pasadena City Official and gardening
enthusiast. "I was inspired to
buy two ollas for my Southern California
native landscape yard. Irrigating
with clay pots is a water-wise method of
providing continuous moisture to
plants. And the natural materials blend
with my garden design."
Income from the
Peddler's Wagon will support Path to Freedom's outreach
efforts, with 10% of
the profits being contributed directly to nonprofit
development and relief
organizations. "We're not in this just for
ourselves," said Jules Dervaes,
founder of Path to Freedom. "We have an
obligation to pass along what we've
learned about sustainable living and to
make sure others have an opportunity
even to live."
Founded by Jules
Dervaes in 2001, Path to Freedom is a grassroots, family
operated, viable
urban homesteading project located in Pasadena, Calif. The
family's yard
contains over 350 varieties of edible and useful plants that
grow 6,000
pounds of organic produce annually. In addition, the Dervaes
family raises
chickens, ducks, goats, and worms; brews their own biodiesel
to fuel their
diesel car; generates electricity with solar panels; and cooks
meals in
earthen and solar ovens. Through Path to Freedom, the Dervaes
family seeks
to inspire others to live a more simple and ecologically
sustainable
way.
PTF's urban goats (Fairlight & Blackberry)
will be making an appearance at Pasadena's Farmer's Market. The goats
will be teaming up with a local chapter of Heifer International as
they campaign to help folks around the world to become more self reliant.
One animal can make a difference! In fact, one goat can lift one family
out of poverty.
So come on down! Meet and greet the
goats, support local farmers and a worthy cause all in one day.
"YOUNG McDONALD'S" FARM: It
wasn't very long ago that families were growing their own food in their
backyards and keeping an menagerie of farm animals like chickens, ducks
and even goats. In fact it was the kids who gathered the eggs in the
morning or assigned the chores to feed the animals. Unfortunately, the times
have changed and folks have lost touch where their food comes
from. One of our missions here at Path to Freedom is to
show city folks, especially kids, where their food comes from and what animals
are associated with some of the basic food groups.
Would you like Path to Freedom's goats along with
"URBAN HEIDI" (Jordanne) to show up at your school or
community event? Contact jordanne@pathtofreedom.com