On talk radio here in Penna. a man reminded the listeners that if they wanted to plan any changes it begins with who is in the municipal, county and state offices. The three weeks to gather signatures on your petitions to be on the ballot in the primary began a few days ago here in Penna.
If a community gardener sits as a city council person or county commissioner, your requests for land use will be given a fair hearing. Our primary is in May. Check the League of Women Voters web site for the process in each state and please realize that you won't have to go a begging for the right to grow food if you are the elected official making the decisions. Food is the reason for war. White men came to America before it was America not just for freedom of religion but because they were prevented from owning land for earning a living or planting food. Because the colonies were so far away from the lords who were "given" the lands of the "Indians" and far across the sea, we had the right to have guns for defense and hunting. (meat and guns were the purview of the aristocracy in the old world) Food, shelter and clothing come from the earth so get elected so other gardeners have a friend in the statehouse. Sincerely, Helen Steely Harrisburg, Pa. ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
