the war to control our food continues

[SmarterthanYou]

county sues farmer for growing too much food.

DeKalb County is suing a local farmer for growing too many vegetables, but he said he will fight the charges in the ongoing battle neighbors call “Cabbagegate.”

Fig trees, broccoli and cabbages are among the many greens that line the soil on Steve Miller’s more than two acres in Clarkston, who said he has spent fifteen years growing crops to give away and sell at local farmers markets.

In January, Dekalb County code enforcement officers began ticketing him for growing too many crops for the zoning and having unpermitted employees on site.

Miller stopped growing vegetables this summer and the charges were put on hold as he got the property rezoned.

Two weeks after approval, however, his attorney said the county began prosecuting the old charges, saying he was technically in violation before the rezoning.

“It should go away. I think it borders on harassment,” said Miller’s attorney Doug Dillard.

Miller faces nearly $5,000 in fines, but he said he plans to fight those citations in recorders court later this month.

A county spokesperson said officials can’t discuss the matter while it is in court, but neighbors were quick to come to his defense.

 

[leaningright]

This is just wrong, wrong and wrong again.

 

[Chapdog]

land of the free my ass. what does big government do? they control. reason #1 for never wanting to grow government.

 

[Sammy Jankis]

land of the free my ass. what does big government do? they control. reason #1 for never wanting to grow government.

Who do you think pushes them to prosecute people like this?

Archer Daniels Midland,

Kraft foods,

etc.

Big business controls our government.

 

[Mott the Hoople]

This is just wrong, wrong and wrong again.

No what's wrong here is STY strawman. The farmer wasn't cited for growing to much food but for violating zoning ordanances.

Now coming back at him after the fact like they did is also quite wrong and I'm assuming that's what you're refering to and which has nothing to do with STY's strawman.

 

[Chapdog]

Who do you think pushes them to prosecute people like this?

Archer Daniels Midland,

Kraft foods,

etc.

Big business controls our government.

i agree. its a sad state America finds herself in these days. the rules, regulations, and control are getting worse and worse. even 25years ago under regan it was less.

 

[hotdog]

Who do you think pushes them to prosecute people like this?

Archer Daniels Midland,

Kraft foods,

etc.

Big business controls our government.

If beaucrates don't defend their beaucratic rules then they entire system could calapse.

 

[SmarterthanYou]

No what's wrong here is STY strawman. The farmer wasn't cited for growing to much food but for violating zoning ordanances.

Now coming back at him after the fact like they did is also quite wrong and I'm assuming that's what you're refering to and which has nothing to do with STY's strawman.

FTFA - ticketing him for growing too many crops for the zoning

what strawman?

 

[Sammy Jankis]

If beaucrates don't defend their beaucratic rules then they entire system could calapse.

They can choose to leave this guy alone. SOmeone is putting a bee up their ass to do this.

 

[Sammy Jankis]

Zoning ordinances keep us held hostage to corporations, as we are unable to depend on ourselves for basics. Self reliance actually becomes illegal. I did a whole thread on this.

 

[hotdog]

Zoning ordinances keep us held hostage to corporations, as we are unable to depend on ourselves for basics. Self reliance actually becomes illegal. I did a whole thread on this.

They keep us hostage to the government. Government beaucrates like regulating the lives of every american this is about power not money.
I thought everyone agreed that your thread was about energy?

 

[Sammy Jankis]

They keep us hostage to the government. Government beaucrates like regulating the lives of every american this is about power not money.
I thought everyone agreed that your thread was about energy?

No. they use the government to keep us hostage to the government. Bureacratic inclination is to be lazy, until prodded from above.

And my thread was about how zoning stops us from being self reliant, keep us good customers to the big corporations.

 

[Phantasmal]

county sues farmer for growing too much food.

DeKalb County is suing a local farmer for growing too many vegetables, but he said he will fight the charges in the ongoing battle neighbors call “Cabbagegate.”

Fig trees, broccoli and cabbages are among the many greens that line the soil on Steve Miller’s more than two acres in Clarkston, who said he has spent fifteen years growing crops to give away and sell at local farmers markets.

In January, Dekalb County code enforcement officers began ticketing him for growing too many crops for the zoning and having unpermitted employees on site.

Miller stopped growing vegetables this summer and the charges were put on hold as he got the property rezoned.

Two weeks after approval, however, his attorney said the county began prosecuting the old charges, saying he was technically in violation before the rezoning.

“It should go away. I think it borders on harassment,” said Miller’s attorney Doug Dillard.

Miller faces nearly $5,000 in fines, but he said he plans to fight those citations in recorders court later this month.

A county spokesperson said officials can’t discuss the matter while it is in court, but neighbors were quick to come to his defense.

I have always thought this to be one of the programs that our government has got to do away with once and for all.

 

[Phantasmal]

No what's wrong here is STY strawman. The farmer wasn't cited for growing to much food but for violating zoning ordanances.

Now coming back at him after the fact like they did is also quite wrong and I'm assuming that's what you're refering to and which has nothing to do with STY's strawman.

I read it wrong, also, so her just has to get the zoning changed and the problem then goes away, but I am still against subsidized farming and paying farmers not to grow crops.