Senators vote to protect Iowans’ ‘basic human right’ to garden

Bill would ensure Iowans have a right to garden - Radio Iowa

A “Freedom to Garden Act” has passed the Iowa Senate unanimously. “This bill addresses a growing concern — literally growing our own food,” Senator Cherielynn Westrich of Ottumwa, the bill’s floor manager, said to start debate. The bill would forbid state and local governments from regulating vegetable gardens on property the gardener owns or rents. […]

Senators vote to protect Iowans’ ‘basic human right’ to garden

A bill advanced from the Iowa Senate floor Monday that would protect home gardens from state and local ordinances. Sen. Cherielynn Westrich, R-Ottumwa, said the bill hits at a “growing concern” that home gardeners are blocked from growing their own…

Bill would bar laws restricting home gardens

(Radio Iowa) – A “Freedom to Garden Act” has passed the Iowa Senate unanimously.  “This bill addresses a growing concern — literally growing our own food.” That’s Senator Cherielynn Westrich of Ottumwa, the bill’s floor manager. The bill would forbid state and local governments from regulating vegetable gardens on property the gardener owns or rents. “In other states, heavy handed regulators have used local zoning ordinances to explicitly ban ho…

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