This was my presentation to the Lantzville Council majority at the Urban Food Gardens Bylaw Public Hearing, October 24th, 2011 (of which approx. 200 people attended and about 60 presented). This...
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Rumors Abound Despite Water Testing at Compassion Farm
MEDIA RELEASE: Sept. 28, 2011, Lantzville, BC The situation in Lantzville that has polarized four council members and one neighbour against a local small-plot vegetable farm run by...
Lantzville’s Council… Biased?
As a brief background, Dirk and I received our first letter from the RDN/District of Lantzville in September of 2010 telling us to “remove all piles of soil from our property”....
Lantzville Takes Legal Action
Urban Agriculture Not Welcomed in Lantzville On Friday, June 10th, a process server arrived at our door with a letter. It stated that our Lantzville Council was proceeding with legal...
Our Update on Lantzville ‘Urban’ Agriculture
As a brief background, Dirk and I received our first letter from the RDN/District of Lantzville in September of 2010 telling us to “remove all piles of soil from our property”....
Lantzville’s Draft Bylaw – Your Input Needed!
Dear, supporters of food, food sustainability, food security and urban farming. Your Input is Crucial at Open Houses This Week! We, and many others, feel that this draft bylaw was deliberately...
The Tiny House Movement
This is a compilation from two blogs by: Alex of www.tiny-house-living.com and Gregory Johnson of www.resourcesforlife.com/small-house-society Tumbleweed home, Jay Schafer ...
ShawTV Interview: Lantzville Couple Ordered to Stop Farming
Here is a 5 minute interview with ShawTV with regard to the District of Lantzville shutting down our vegetable growing…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMvorJvbo4U
Dirk and Nicole Ordered to Stop Farming
We, Dirk and I, sent this letter out in November… and things have certainly been proceeding along as letters of support poured in and the media published stories across Canada....
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