Missouri family forced to destroy their home garden thanks to new city ordinance… no citizen shall be allowed to grow their own food!

by J. D. Heyes, Natural News:

More and more, our elected leaders have taken it upon themselves to abuse our trust, abuse our rights and do whatever they can to ensure that we remain wedded to “the system” – one that they control, of course. Long gone are the days when our founding fathers valued the attributes of individuality and self-sufficiency, as another example of this – from Missouri – demonstrates.

In Sugar Creek (Pop. 3,345 according to the 2010 Census), it is now illegal to grow food on your own property, and if you try, not only will you be required to destroy your garden, but you will be subjected to fines and, eventually, jail.

As reported by KSHB in Kansas City, Sugar Creek city councilmen passed an ordinance a few days ago making it illegal to grow a vegetable garden in the front yard of homes. One resident, Nathan Athans, who prides himself in being able to provide food security for his family, believes the new ordinance is aimed at him.

As the local news team reported, Athans grows a number of different vegetables on his front lawn and spends a great deal of time caring for his garden and working to improve its bounty.

“I’d probably say about 300 hours [so far this year], I spend all my free time out here,” he told the local news crew.

“We paid our citation”

Again, a big part of the reason he spends so much time there is because he’s trying to care for his family. “I want [them] to know where their food is coming from,” he told the news crew. “I don’t want to have to go to the grocery store and worry about what was done to that food.”

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