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in the new beginning, Diane and David Blackett simply wanted to give their two young children the opportunity to pick berries in their Denver backyard. Four summers later, that first small communion with nature has blossomed into abundant varieties of homegrown fruits and vegetables, two composting piles for soil nourishment, a beehive filled with 12, 000 Italian bees spinning honey, and three chickens for farm-fresh eggs -- all dotting the property surrounding their small, three-bedroom bungalow within Denver's city limits.Connected to the LandDiane Blackett says she was ready to implant in her children a sense of appreciation for the land, particularly now that her family would be living in a more forgivable climate, after moving to Denver in 2008 from Tucson, Arizona."When we moved to Denver, I realized my kids just were not in touch with the seasons, " said Blackett. "We really liked the idea of growing our own vegetables. We were buying organic, but it was so expensive. But more than that, it was having a connection to nature, a connection to the past. You know, everything is so technologically advanced these days. This is a way to feel connected to the land. You're aware of things like the seasons and the weather."Blackett says she got her grand inspiration for living off her land after reading Barbara Kingsolver's 2007 best-selling novel, "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, " a nonfiction account of the author's own attempts to live off the land and only buy locally for one year. It was not long before the chicken coop, the composting piles and the beehive joined the Blacketts' vegetable garden."My husband and I thought about how there is such a karmic cost to food, and it would be valuable to let the kids know where their food comes from, " Blackett said.


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In Texas, can a co-owner's judgment creditor force a partition by sale if other co-owner has homestead status?
Here's the situation: Mother is buying a home in Texas for Son. Mother and Son will be tenants in common on the deed. Son will reside in the home and mother will not. Son registers the home as his urban homestead. If mother is successfully sued, can the judgment lien holder force a partition by sale of the homestead? Any helpful cites would be greatly appreciated.

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Can you save money growing your own food?
Although I currently live in an apartment, I'm very interested in the practice of urban homesteading and being more self-reliant. I'm interested in the possibility of renting space in a community garden and growing vegetables. Has anyone on here ever done that? I don't know anything about gardening and am interested in learning, any suggestions? Any urban homesteaders out there?

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