Comments on: Only Two States Have Passed ‘Right to Garden’ Laws. Will Others Follow?

By: Amanda Bellido

Amanda Bellido — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:08:52 +0000

This article is eye-opening; I had no idea people didn’t have a right to garden in their yards (outside evil HOAs). I live in Virginia, and so many people in my pretty bougie neighborhood near DC have raised garden beds and a few greenhouses, and some have turned their yards into co-ops selling their produce to local restaurants. I wish this for everyone, everywhere. I miss having a garden.

By: Fern

Fern — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 11:48:07 +0000

While I wholeheartedly agree that everyone should be able to grow food on their property, I do not agree with having structures that make noise or are so large that they obstruct a neighbor’s view.

By: Burt Furuta

Burt Furuta — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 23:10:03 +0000

This article reminded me of the book, Farmacology, by Dr. Daphne Miller. The author visits several farms and urban gardens and shows how connecting to the land is more than growing food; it is nourishing in so many different ways.

By: Leorah Gavidor

Leorah Gavidor — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 02:26:55 +0000

Where I live, San Diego, the city adopted a series of Urban Farming Amendments to make it easier for residents to grow veggies, keep bees, and raise chickens within city neighborhoods. Yay! How can the law say we can’t grow our own food? It’s like those rules that prohibit residents from hanging laundry in the sun to dry. Right to food, right to light.

https://www.sandiego.gov/urban-farming/gardens