Morning jolt: it's urban homesteading! (altadenablog)

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Local real estate agent Meredith McKenzie has a fascinating blog post about why Altadena has appeal for the urban homesteading lifestyle -- and puts in a plug for "authentically local" businesses (yay!). We DO want to know where she found this urban farmstead she describes for under $400K, tho'.
And in a somewhat related manner, the Arroyo Food Co-Op recently elected four new board members: Joe Masiero, Laura Floom Manning , Mia Dunn and Tricia Keane. Co-op members also decided on a plan to move forward with a smaller and/or leased location when it finally gets up and running. (Altadenablog is also proud to be listed first in the co-op's "Friends and Associates" page, but with Zona Rosa at the bottom, we suspect it's an alphabetical thing!)
PSN's Janette Williams looks at Nancy Steele stepping down from the presidency of the Arroyo & Foothills Conservancy, and new president Tim Wendler. Wendler is the former chair of Pasadena's Hahamongna Watershed Park and the Recreation and Parks Commission.