Thread: Woman faces 93 days jail for planting garden in front yard

Does Michelle Obama Know About This?

Thursday, July 7th, 2011


Oak Park, Michigan:

Their front yard was torn up after replacing a sewer line, so instead of replacing the dirt with grass, one Oak Park woman put in a vegetable garden and now the city is seeing green.

The list goes on: fresh basil, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes, cumbers and more all filling five large planter boxes that fill the Bass family’s front yard.

Julie Bass says, “We thought we’re minding our own business, doing something not ostentatious and certainly not obnoxious or nothing that is a blight on the neighborhood, so we didn’t think people would care very much.â€

This is an outrageous situation when growing a beautiful vegetable garden isn't "common" when it is in fact as "common" as can be. Citizens of this town need to rise up and slap down that city code administration. The garden is neat, attractive and there is no lovelier site than a neatly planted garden with blooms and soon after beautiful fruits and vegetables.

Americans must unite across this great nation and defend a citizen's natural right to grow food on our land, front yard, side yard, back yard and on porches and decks in pots, sitting or hanging.

The right to grow food on your property is as inalienable a right as any right we have and none as important to our survival, health, security and well-being.