Re: food gardening up or down? - Farmers Market

**jo ellen meyers sharp h*@sbcglobal.net**

I answered an e-mail from a reader the other day who said there were 
covenants in his neighborhood that prohibits vegetable gardens. I was 
able to put him in touch with a couple of local groups that lease 
plots for gardening.

About the growth of subscription, I suggest visiting the Community 
Supported Agriculture (CSA) Web site:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/csa/

and/or

talk to the American Community Gardening Association (www.acga.org)

jems

>There seems to be a movement afoot to outlaw bees.  Our city council 
>(Boise, ID) has outlawed beekeeping within the city limits, so if 
>one lives within a mile and a half of the city limits, they should 
>be able to have bee activity to pollinate fruit trees.  I live near 
>the edge of the city, but between me and the city limits are an 
>interstate, airport and National Guard base, no beekeepers among 
>them.  I know there are other pollinators, but the leafcutters and 
>beneficial insects don't come out until later.  It's too late for 
>the mason bees because they've already hatched.  I know there are 
>individuals who are allergic to bee stings, but how often do they 
>really sting?  Can't an epi pen save a life?  Must these people 
>banish bees just because they don't want to carry an epi pen?  I 
>haven't been stung by a bee for 65 years.
>
>Other factors limiting home orchards and veggie gardens are 
>developers' restrictions that are worked into covenants (no flowers 
>in the front yard, etc.) and the small lot sizes for McMansions that 
>limit sunlight.  Margaret Lauterbach
>
>   Jeff's comments seem to be on target, but there are additional factors
>   involved in the decision to plant vegetable gardens or home orchards.
>
>   The cost of land/housing in California and the increasing cost of
>   potable water are influencing what people devote to landscape/food
>   production considering the limited lots sizes of ($550,000) median price
>   housing in San Diego.
>
>   Anyone else have some observations or comments?
>
>   Claude Sweet
>   San Diego, CA
>
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