Is this ugly...or gorgeously delicious?
Apparently, growing spreads like this for yourself is silly, foolish, and...
ugly?
AND ILLEGAL??
That's what a judge just ruled because apparently, veggie gardens are, get this, UGLY.
READ HERE: Judge Rules Government Can Ban Vegetable Gardens Because They’re ‘Ugly’
Um, okay..., because that's kind of incredibly beautiful.
My garden isn't half bad either, really.
So seriously...The problem that this judge, that everyone who has a problem that everyone is shouting about is not the garden itself, per se, but with this type of garden's locale. Mainly, this garden, just like mine is front and center, encompassing the entirety of the homeowner's front yard.
Now traditionally, a veggie garden would be situated in a nice, sunny spot in one's side yard or back yard, right? But why waste all that perfectly sunny real estate? Why put all kinds of effort, time, and money into, what, grass? Shrubs? Are you gonna eat those? Ornamental pebbles and whatnot? Gnomes? Questionable lawn ornaments? Why?
Why not do front yard, back, side, where ever you can to maximize your lawn?
Don't you want to grow what you eat and eat what you grow?
Just some food for thought.
My own city tried to do this to me when I created my FRONT YARD garden because, apparently, sustainability is for suckers and beautiful gardens are a real eyesore. Luckily, I don't live where there's an HOA. These people didn't get so lucky and had to destroy all their hard work and thriving veggie plants.
That's actually why I started this blog more than two years ago! To learn about sustainability, live it and document it, remember?
By the second blog post in, I was a Troublemaker!
It's evolved into a documentation of MY LIFE: My Garden, yes, My Eating Disorder, My Mental Health, Health(
For posts on sustainability, gardening, and self-sufficiency, click on the links or tags, or check out the GARDENING category for posts.
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You can read the infuriating news article *HERE*
