Family Fights City Government $500/day fine over Right to Grow Vegetables and Wins!

[AZJoe]

Illegal cucumbers, squash, vegetables: Family Uses Grassroots to Fight City Government $500/day Fine over Right to Grow Vegetables and Wins!
http://www.naturalnews.com/055080_fr...d_freedom.html

(NaturalNews) A husband and wife from the Orlando, Florida, area were recently told by their City that they would have to uproot their beautifully manicured vegetable garden … The dutifully tended garden produces loads of nutritious fruits and veggies including cucumbers, squash and herbs. … "Basically, we decided to put in a front yard vegetable garden not realizing the city would then put us in violation saying they were going to charge us $500 a day if we did not remove the vegetable garden," …

The city … argued that the garden was not aesthetically pleasing, despite the fact that it was well maintained … the couple stood their ground … The couple decided to craft a long list detailing the garden's benefits while illustrating that it was in no way a nuisance or harmful to their community. … the local government displayed little interest in their claims [or reality, facts or property rights]. It was all about what the government wanted … "Because they are in a position of power, they get what they want.” …

One morning before work when the couple went to vote, they noticed that everyone from their district was present and thought to themselves, "What a great place to start a petition." And so they did.The petition fought for the right to grow food wherever the sun shines on a person's property. The couple pursued a grassroots effort and went door-to-door talking with neighbors and educating them on the issue. "We soon realized we aren't only fighting for our garden; we're fighting for everybody's right to be able to grow food," … they had received more than 10,000 signatures, forcing the city to back down from its demands.

Since the ordeal, the couple has launched several grassroots initiatives, including a program that helps install gardens for residents with the agreement that they will donate 10 percent of the food to charity. Thanks to their efforts, it is now legal to grow food anywhere you want on your property within the City of Orlando.

http://www.naturalnews.com/055080_fr...#ixzz4IMTSSQEh

[jllundqu]

Good for them. And good thing they don't live where there's an HOA. It would have been a non starter with an HOA.... they'd have fined them, took the house, and not blinked an eye about it.

[dannno]

Good for them. And good thing they don't live where there's an HOA. It would have been a non starter with an HOA.... they'd have fined them, took the house, and not blinked an eye about it.

Ya but they would have signed a contract first and known that moving in.