Pitchfork-wielding Virginia farmers rally against birthday party fine

[shane77m]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012...party-hosting/

Pitchfork-wielding Virginia farmers rallied to support a woman who claims local officials came down on her for, among other things, hosting a children's birthday party on her spread.

Martha Boneta, owner of Liberty Farms in the northern village of Paris, was threatened with nearly $5,000 in fines for selling produce and crafts and throwing unlicensed events, including a birthday party for her best friend's child. She told FoxNews.com she wasn't doing anything farmers haven't done for generations, and at a recent zoning board meeting, her agrarian friends literally showed up with pitchforks to express their support.

“It’s rather odd that I’m the only farmer in the county having these issues,” Boneta said. “It’s customary to do these things. It’s done through on farms throughout Virginia to help farming and agriculture.”

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012...#ixzz23AIdowEd

Let this be a lesson to you Martha. You can't do what you want to do on "your" property.

[jkr]

2nd amendment

[phill4paul]

Let this be a lesson to you Martha. You can't do what you want to do on "your" property.

Boneta said. “It’s customary to do these things. It’s done through on farms throughout Virginia to help farming and agriculture.”

ORLY? Martha. You know we have the power to mitigate these fines against you? Don't you? If it were seen that you were cooperating with us. Now then, care to give us some names and specifics?

[shane77m]

2nd amendment

[bolil]

Ol' Stonewall would be less ashamed! Give em the Bayonet!

[jmdrake]

Some time ago the "trendies" who had moved out to the "boonies" where my family owns property for generations tried to bring zoning. I was proud to see black and white country folks band together against such an abomination. It's a shame these Virgina farmers didn't know to resist zoning before it came it. Zoning makes zero sense in a rural setting. (And yeah, I'm not sold on it in an urban setting either).

[Pericles]

Houston has no zoning.

[youngbuck]

Houston has no zoning.

Seriously? Zoning's one of those things that really chaps my hide. Wherever I end up buying/building a house will have excellent zoning laws (i.e. the lack thereof).

[Origanalist]

Tractor

[dannno]

Bump - She's running for congress!!



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