Stay-at-Home Dad Wins Right to Front Yard Vegetable Garden

treehugger.com 30 Jul '12, 9am

Stay-at-Home Dad Wins Right to Front Yard Vegetable Garden

Karl Tricamo has gardened off and on since he was a child. He says he's had about six or seven seasons in which to hone his "green thumb." Earlier this year, his concerns about GMOs and the use of pesticides and herbicides in industrial farming prompted the stay-at-home dad to convert his front lawn into a vegetable garden. His plant list included 55 heirloom varieties of plants like, tomatoes, peppers, squash, eggplant and various ornamental plants. Before starting his garden he reviewed the city’s ordinances to ensure that he was following all the necessary rules in regards to front yard landscaping. © Karl Tricamo Ferguson, Missouri, city officials were not as impressed with Karl’s due diligence and his desire to feed his family with food he sustainably grew in his front yard. His landlord (his fiancee's brother) was cited for “Failure to meet the minimum standards of t...

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@marksburgunder » 25 Aug '12, 10pm
Does it really? "It goes against common sense, really, to put a garden in the front yard instead of the back." [link]
@treehuggeruk » 23 Aug '12, 3am
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@crestcleaners » 09 Aug '12, 1am
We told you about front lawns being transformed into gardens... and the controversy! Here's another example [link]
@BeckonsTruth » 08 Aug '12, 1am
FANTASTIC NEWS! Stay-at-Home Dad WINS Right to Front Yard Vegetable Garden. This Missouri gardener fought a... [link]
@ChiGarageSale » 06 Aug '12, 12am
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@dau1776 » 03 Aug '12, 4pm
Stay-at-Home Dad Wins Right 2 Front Yard Vegetable Garden [link] We need FREEDOM 2 feed r family - w/o govt permission!
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@deniseminge » 01 Aug '12, 4pm
Yay for foodie yards. RT @MrBrownThumb: Missouri stay-at-home dad strikes a blow for front yard veggie gardeners [link]
@C_Vanderlinden » 01 Aug '12, 3pm
Good for him!! RT @mrbrownthumb: Missouri stay-at-home dad strikes a blow for front yard veggie gardeners [link]
@MrBrownThumb » 01 Aug '12, 3pm
Missouri stay-at-home dad strikes a blow for front yard veggie gardeners [link]
@TheSecrtLife » 01 Aug '12, 2pm
Alright! Stay-at-Home Dad Wins Right to Front Yard Vegetable Garden [link]
@OccupyforEarth » 31 Jul '12, 8pm
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@GreenwiseJV » 31 Jul '12, 6pm
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@BiancaCevoli » 31 Jul '12, 2pm
Thought this was interesting: [link] via Punk Rock Homesteading
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@NancyChase1966 » 31 Jul '12, 1pm
I'm glad this was resolved in favor of the garden. But it's ridiculous that society has gotten to the point where... [link]
@LocalFoodsCOS » 31 Jul '12, 1pm
Front-yard garden gets to stay; home-grown veggies for the win! [link]
@DesignrockUK » 31 Jul '12, 12pm
Vegetable gardens eyesores?! - [link] - & even if they were..? Sustainable living should be championed not chastised.
@GinnyStibolt » 31 Jul '12, 10am
How sustainable to grow vegetables in the front yard instead of lawn. [link]
@RossDuckham » 31 Jul '12, 10am
A win in #missouri for #urban #agriculture [link] Why say no in the first place? #ecological & #microclimate benefits to this
@Moon_Yoga » 31 Jul '12, 7am
i think it looks gorgeous ! [link]
@MrsSant » 31 Jul '12, 7am
Eroi quotidiani, questo signore ha combattuto per mettere l'orto DAVANTI a casa, non dietro.. [link]
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@SustyQ » 31 Jul '12, 4am
Anyone Have a Yarden? Check Out This Stay-At-Home-Dad's Fight to Keep His Rocking! [link]
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@nightowl22366 » 31 Jul '12, 2am
*standing ovation* [link]
@radicalmystic » 31 Jul '12, 2am
growing food is a political stand! as well as a health and wellness stand. [link]
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@gasanature » 31 Jul '12, 1am
It's a small victory, but these are the kinds of fights we need to have. Our society's current vision is one of... [link]
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RT @MrBrownThumb: Missouri stay-at-home dad wins the right to a front yard veggie garden [link]