Thanks to those who signed our petition. This case has been won and Orlando residents can grow vegetables in their front yards.
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Background:
Jennifer and Jason Helvenston of College Park, Orlando, Florida have been ordered by local officials to remove their front yard vegetable garden at a time when Orlando is touting its environmental credentials and reaching out to citizens for input on what additional steps the city could take to become one of greenest urban centers in the country (see the Mayor’s youtube message on this here: http://youtu.be/Gl8EYCbJ-gg ).
They have begun collecting petition signature locally and we are calling on gardeners in other parts of the world to help Jason deliver a strong message that food gardens – both in front of homes and in back – are part of Orlando’s and other cities’ pathway to a healthy, green future.
Jennifer and Jason have been ordered to report before the Orlando Code Enforcement Board in December so please sign and share this petition broadly between now and then.
USA is a free country ??
Jealous figged up neighbours are the aholes that are reporting him. Pretty sad state of affairs
Fascists
Hey gov why do you hurt the people trying to help themselves land of the FREE hmm they should read the dictionary it doesnt say the law has a right to come to your home to destroy the garden its our given wright to grow our own food . Our country is becoming a sespool of loony ass government people cant grow your own food . WHY
Should have just planted cover crops between the veggies. We do that and it's GREAT for the soil and plants.
American governments are crazy
The vegetable garden task force? You got to be kidding me. No wonder California is on the verge of bankruptcy. The whole state is a sanctuary for illegal aliens yet you can't grow a wax bean in your own yard. WTF!?!
I’ve always had a vegetable garden I think there beautiful I would love to see a whole neighborhood like this
Whats even crazier is how the punk ass pigs enforce these bitch made codes.
This punk ass shit shouldn't even concern the man. He shouldn't have to waste his time and energy, catering to control freaks and begging for their permission to be free.
CITY GOVERNMENT AND CHARTERS GOING ABOVE THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY IS ALL IT IS.
Big corporations are hungry and greedy
Give them a few radishes and a sugarcane stem
This is an April Fools prank. I wish.
What was the outcome? I hope some fatheads rolled.
VENSUELA ALMOST BEAT THEIR LAWMAKERS TO DEATH, SOME HOSPITALIZED
Because you're saving money so that's why the government is trying to force you to shut it down.
The usa = united shithole of america.
America, the land of "freedom"…
I can't imagine a problem with a garden.