A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2019
4min2996
Local regulation of front yard gardens is now null and void.
Tag: vegetable gardens
A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2019A.G. GancarskiMay 1, 2019
5min389
"We will tax this industry."
Jacob OglesApril 4, 2019
4min528
A companion bill already was passed by the Senate.
Jim RosicaMarch 21, 20196min652
But opponents still worry about "unintended consequences."
Ryan NicolJanuary 23, 2019
5min577
The legislation would void local bans on front-yard vegetable gardens
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 2, 20194min665
A bill filed in the Senate to protect residential vegetable gardens from local bans now has a House companion. The legislation (HB 145), filed by first-term House Republican Elizabeth Fetterhoff of Deland, would eliminate as “void and unenforceable” local jurisdiction over front-yard gardens. The goal: Facilitating “the development of sustainable cultivation of vegetables and fruits at all […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 29, 2018
4min650
State Sen. Rob Bradley is renewing for the second straight year his quest to protect Floridians’ vegetable gardens — local ordinances notwithstanding. This year’s bill (SB 82) by the Fleming Island Republican would eliminate as “void and unenforceable” local jurisdiction over front yard gardens. The goal: Facilitating “the development of sustainable cultivation of vegetables and fruits at […]
Ana CeballosFebruary 28, 2018
2min726
A broad amendment to the Senate vegetable garden bill that would have preempted local ordinances that ban plastic straws, or really any plastic utensils, was withdrawn Wednesday after facing scrutiny. “I am going after the paper straws,” Sen. Rob Bradley said. The powerful state senator and sponsor of the bill (SB 1776) filed the utensil […]