Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist

Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist
Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Md Troopers Assoc #20 & Westminster Md Fire Dept Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Colleen Vanderlinden: Michigan Woman Faces 93 Days in Jail for Planting a Vegetable Garden


Michigan Woman Faces 93 Days in Jail for Planting a Vegetable Garden

by Colleen Vanderlinden  on 07. 8.11
with-mulch-4.jpg

Photo Credit: Julie Bass
It just doesn't get more ridiculous than this.

Julie Bass of Oak Park, Michigan -- a mother of 6, law-abiding citizen, and gardener -- is facing 93 days in jail after being charged with a misdemeanor.

Her crime? Planting a vegetable garden in the front yard.


Bass says that she planted the garden after her front yard was torn up for some sewer repairs. Rather than wasting the opportunity to start with a clean slate by planting a lawn, she decided to really put the area to use, and plant a vegetable garden.

Her garden consists of 5 raised beds, where she grows a mix of squashes, corn, tomatoes, flowers, and other veggies. Bass received a warning from the city telling her to remove the vegetable garden, because it doesn't adhere to city ordinances (more on that later.) When she refused, she was ticketed and charged with a misdemeanor. Her trial, before a jury, is set to begin on July 26th. If she is found guilty, she can be sentenced to up to 93 days in jail.


Colleen Vanderlinden: Michigan Woman Faces 93 Days in Jail for Planting a Vegetable Garden


http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/07/michigan_woman_faces_jail_planting_veggie_garden.php


*****

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.