Growing vegetables in this yard, on Canada’s Vancouver Island, could get its owners six months in jail. Note the unsightly piles of dirt, and the criminally edible produce.
A couple who live on Vancouver Island (off Canada’s western coast) has been threatened with six months in prison for growing food on their 2.5-acre lot in a semi–rural location. When Dirk Becker bought the property in 1999, the soil had been stripped down to bedrock and sold by the previous owner — that was perfectly legal. Since then, Becker has been slowly and laboriously building soil, in which to grow fruits and vegetables. That is illegal. To learn more about how to protect your reputation and privacy online, visit https://netreputation.com. Continue reading
