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Irony and hypocrisy, thy name is Dervaes

By Annette, on March 3rd, 2011%

The last couple of weeks, I’ve been following along on the Dervaes family’s/Dervaes Institute’s bullying of the urban homestead movement by claiming trademark status over the commonly-used, generic terms “urban homesteader” and “urban homestead”. You’ll note I categorically refuse to link to them (except as necessary, see below) and refuse to place any symbol next . . . → Read More: Irony and hypocrisy, thy name is Dervaes

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Aftermath: Schadenfreude, trademarks, and staying the course

By Annette, on February 23rd, 2011%

The past week has been quite the ride for anyone interested in sub/urban or rural homesteading. The previous two posts here sum up quite a bit of it, and one of the side effects of this brouhaha has been to get people interested in the Dervaes’ own history (and in particular, that of Jules). It . . . → Read More: Aftermath: Schadenfreude, trademarks, and staying the course

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So you say you want a revolution?

By Annette, on February 21st, 2011%

It can be rather ironic sometimes – in the true sense of the word, and not the Alanis Morissette sense – that people who advocate for a certain change get change. It just isn’t quite the one they thought they would be getting.

For a case in point, we need look back no further than . . . → Read More: So you say you want a revolution?

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