Quebec Couple Wins Right To Grow Vegetables On Front Lawn

'The city of Drummondville Quebec has ruled in favor of a couples right to grow their own vegetables on their front lawn! This case could set a precedent and generate a ripple effect that would see families all across the nation following in their footsteps and growing their own organic non GMO fresh produce.'

Editor's Note: It would be nice if this ripple effect crosses the border into America. Perhaps now we in America can secure this 'RIGHT' to grow our own food on our own lawns front or back! Why do we need the government's permission to do just about anything?

 “Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people.“ –Henry Kissinger. 

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Gardening at Home Linked to Increased Veggie Consumption

 

'Recent scientific research confirms that gardening may be linked to
higher rates of vegetable eating in older populations of adults.
According to a recent report from Texas A&M University and Texas
State University, older populations of adults who garden are more likely to eat vegetables than their non-gardening counterparts.

This study, published in Hort Technology,
surveyed adults over the age of 50. Over 250 questionnaires were
completed by adults aged 50 years and older, over the course of one
month. The online survey was created as an effort to encourage gardening
among older adults, and was part of a program involving what the
researchers called “gardening intervention.” '





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Toby Hemenway - How Permaculture Can Save Humanity and the Earth, but Not Civilization

'The revised and updated edition also features a new chapter on urban permaculture, designed especially for people in cities and suburbs who have very limited growing space. Whatever size yard or garden you have to work with, you can apply basic permaculture principles to make it more diverse, more natural, more productive, and more beautiful. Best of all, once it’s established, an ecological garden will reduce or eliminate most of the backbreaking work that’s needed to maintain the typical lawn and garden.'


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Dirt Cheap Eats -- Your Own Victory Garden

'A few generations ago the kitchen garden was a necessity. In recent times it has become more of a hobby, a source of fun and outdoor exercise that carries a few bonuses. No salad is fresher than the one you pick minutes before a meal; no dish gives more pride than the one you produce literally from the ground up. Today, with the economy sputtering, we may see the kitchen garden make a comeback.

'Remember victory gardens? Eleanor Roosevelt spurred 20 million home gardens by planting one on the White House grounds in 1943. A Maine neighbor's petition drive at eattheview.org asks the Obamas to renew the example. All you need to start your kitchen garden is a bit of basic information about plot size and soil, guarding your garden from wildlife, and which crops to grow.'


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