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In some communities it is already illegal to have a home garden in your yard.......Big Brother has already move to restrict rain water harvesting now they have set their sights on your food. Thereby Forcing you to buy from Big Agra whose only concern is profit not health and nutrition.
A friend of mine brought to my attention a recent bill that was passed in the senate, that makes it illegal to grow your own food. Outraged, as many gardeners who grow their own food would be, I had to do my research on this bill. While majority of Americans get their produce from the nearest grocery store and are not directly affected by the bill, there are many people like myself who grow some or all of their own food organically. And even more people who buy their food from small local farmers. I thought to myself, "if we are such a free nation, why wouldn't we be able to grow our own food freely? Why would we be subject to ingesting pesticides, recalled food and food processed by large negligent corporations if we are truly a democracy?" After reviewing the bill, I found out that although it would not make it illegal to grow my own food, the bill would make it illegal for small farmers to distribute or sell their produce to others without a license. While this is still a problem, at least I know I can still pull out my cucumber seeds this spring
http://www.gardeningchick.com/2011/01/senate-bill-s510-1.html
Was the government to prescribe to us our medicine and diet, our bodies would be in such keeping as our souls are now. Thus in France the emetic was once forbidden as a medicine, and the potatoe as an article of food."
Thomas Jefferson
A friend of mine brought to my attention a recent bill that was passed in the senate, that makes it illegal to grow your own food. Outraged, as many gardeners who grow their own food would be, I had to do my research on this bill. While majority of Americans get their produce from the nearest grocery store and are not directly affected by the bill, there are many people like myself who grow some or all of their own food organically. And even more people who buy their food from small local farmers. I thought to myself, "if we are such a free nation, why wouldn't we be able to grow our own food freely? Why would we be subject to ingesting pesticides, recalled food and food processed by large negligent corporations if we are truly a democracy?" After reviewing the bill, I found out that although it would not make it illegal to grow my own food, the bill would make it illegal for small farmers to distribute or sell their produce to others without a license. While this is still a problem, at least I know I can still pull out my cucumber seeds this spring
http://www.gardeningchick.com/2011/01/senate-bill-s510-1.html
Was the government to prescribe to us our medicine and diet, our bodies would be in such keeping as our souls are now. Thus in France the emetic was once forbidden as a medicine, and the potatoe as an article of food."
Thomas Jefferson
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