Cited for growing veggies, Des Moines woman leads right-of-way fight
A Des Moines woman is fighting a city order to remove vegetable beds near her street as advocates push officials to reconsider a ban on edible plants in public rights-of-way.
By Jason Clayworth
Des Moine
Aug 13, 2026
Excerpt:
Why it matters: Des Moines’ crackdown is pushing city leaders to reconsider whether residents can use public strips to grow food as the city weighs safety against its own food-access goals.
Driving the news: Drake neighborhood resident Allison Stuart is appealing a recent citation involving three vegetable beds with tomatoes, broccoli, onions and herbs between the sidewalk and street near her home.
The case has an administrative hearing scheduled for next week, at which she is asking that the spaces be allowed through at least this growing season.
Stuart has launched an online petition urging DSM to change the rules.
Catch up quick: Confusion about city ordinance has percolated for years, Stuart says.
The city’s 2021 Food Security Task Force had recommended allowing fruit and vegetable crops in rights-of-way, and the City Council in August 2024 unanimously imposed a moratorium on enforcing right-of-way gardening restrictions.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/cited-for-growing-veggies-des-moines-woman-leads-right-of-way-fight/
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