War on home gardens – Canada town outlaws food self-sufficiency

[Taz Baby]

Saw this and thought I would share. Sniper have you heard about this? I can't even image what they are going to start doing next to stop people from just trying to take care of their self.

Just a small piece of what it is about.

A Canadian couple that has been growing a beautiful, meticulously-maintained front yard vegetable and herb garden has been ordered by city officials to uproot most of it by September 1 or else face lofty fines. CBC News and others are reporting that the town of Drummondville in Quebec is actually planning to ban all front yard gardens in the municipality beginning this fall; a move the spells the end of food self-sufficiency for many Canadians living in the area.

Michel Beauchamp and Josee Landry love to grow their own food. But the back yard of their well kept, Saint-Charles area home does not get enough natural sunlight throughout the day to grow the many varieties of fresh fare they have long enjoyed. So they asked their town’s Environmental Services Inspector if it was permissible to grow food in their front yard, and they were given a verbal affirmative that this was not a problem.

“They used to have flowers growing, but Beauchamp has high blood pressure and wanted to eat healthier. So they planted cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchinis, beets, onions, and Brussels sprouts, among other vegetables,” said CBC News about the garden. According to the same report, Beauchamp has lost an astounding 75 pounds since first planting the garden, and much of this is due to his having been able to grow and eat his own healthy food at home.






http://www.infowars.com/war-on-home-...f-sufficiency/

[Gunfixr]

Well, I don't want to get too political, but Big Gov't likes dependent subjects.

[Kodiak]

As long as you pay your ransom...i mean taxes, and you dont break the law you should be able to do whatever you want in your yard. Looks like its about time for them to move out of town.

[Sniper-T]

I hadn't heard about that... but that is another reason why I live out in the country.

[Marthony]

While I dislike the policy, I don't think it has as much to do with people growing food so much as town policies regarding the fronts of properties. In the same list/section of bylaws I expect the detail about maintaining grass length would appear.

Some policies make sense, others aren't thought out enough..!