Saw a news program recently about a California family who grew an abundance of 
crops on their large city lot, for themselves and also to sell.  They also 
collect old cooking oil for their diesel suburban to run.  Very interesting.

http://www.dervaesinstitute.org/media/publication/Capital%20Press%20-%20Dec-20-2002.pdf


Their old website and biofuel:
http://pathtofreedom.com/pathproject/offthegrid/biodiesel.shtml