Is the Self-Reliant Lifestyle Now a Crime in America?
A woman from Tulsa, Oklahoma is suing the city’s code enforcement teams after they illegally cut down her entire survival garden. Denise Morrison, who started the garden after becoming unemployed, had over 100 medicinal and edible plants in her front and back yard.
She told local Tulsa reporters that she started her garden after becoming unemployed as a way to feed herself and treat a variety of medical issues. Instead of relying on government handouts, this woman took matters into her own hands and decided to become self-sufficient. She filled her yard with things like fruit trees, berries, nut trees, and a wide variety of edible and medicinal herbs. She used these herbs to treat her diabetes, high-blood pressure, and arthritis.
Some links: http://www.newson6.com/story/18802728/woman-sues-city-of-tulsa-for-cutting-down-her-edible-garden
All her hard work ended when the local code enforcement team showed up to her house and forcibly removed her entire survival garden. before after code enforcment teamMorrison says that she tried to explain how everything in her yard followed the local code enforcement rules. You see, she had problems with these people in the past and this time she was determined to do things by the book. Every word out of their mouth was, 'we don't care,'" Morrison said. NOW SHE IS SUING THE CITY! GOOD FOR HER.
She obtained the local ordinances and followed every rule to the tee. She made sure that everything in her garden had a purpose, and that her garden looked its best at all times. Local ordinances stated that no plant could be over 12-inches tall unless they were being used for human consumption.
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Colorado just lifted a ban on collecting rainwater, so that's a plus... I guess. Self-reliance comes in many forms and I think we are actually seeing it become more easy to achieve though I am talking about things like water/power and not really herbs and food. I guess I would use a different strategy so for me it would be solar + long range electric car with hunting and fishing gear ready to go.
It kind of looks like this garden was in the front of the house? Property value is a tricky thing, neighbors can easily think something is dropping their value and start making calls to the right people to mess with it. I really don't think there is some crazy agenda here though I have seen other things that look pretty strange coming from different levels of government.
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