News from the beginning . . .
We first became aware of Sacramento's Front Yard Landscape Ordinance 17.68.010 in April 2004.
April 24, 2004
- To her, it's a vegetable garden; to the city, it's a code violation
The Sacramento Bee
June 22, 2006
- Some Digging in for fight - pdf -Draft ordinance limits growing of vegetables in front yards
The Sacramento Bee
November 9, 2006
- Editorial: Peas in our time, Armistice needed with front yard gardeners - pdf
The Sacramento Bee
December 7, 2006
- Push for urban-garden rights sprouts into political movement -pdf
The Sacramento Bee
December 21, 2006
- Editorial notebook - Fallow ground - pdf
The Sacramento Bee
January 3, 2007
KXJZ’s “Insight” in-depth interview program hosted by Jeffrey Callison, featured the urban garden issue on the second half of their hour-long program.
http://www.capradio.org/programs/insight/
default.aspx?showid=2764&programid=10
(After the "Insights" introduction, you can move the media bar forward to the halfway point to hear the entire segment on front yard gardens.)
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