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Don?t ban vegetables from right-of-way
To the editor:
Growing food on our own land is a fundamental right. The city council is seriously considering taking the first step to take that right away from us. With reference to the June 14 article ?Vegetables won?t be allowed in city right-of-way,? here is a simple suggestion to those who ?don?t want vegetables in their front yards?: Don?t grow vegetables in your front yards (but don?t prevent others from ...
Bill Morgan, Fairfield
Oct. 2, 2018 8:44 am
To the editor:
Growing food on our own land is a fundamental right. The city council is seriously considering taking the first step to take that right away from us. With reference to the June 14 article ?Vegetables won?t be allowed in city right-of-way,? here is a simple suggestion to those who ?don?t want vegetables in their front yards?: Don?t grow vegetables in your front yards (but don?t prevent others from doing so).
? Bill Morgan, Fairfield
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