And take a look at your classic English cottage. And they're focusing on veggies?????
Good luck FINDING the veggies.
Posted on 03/18/2025 4:35:47 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Vegetable gardening has become an increasingly popular trend in recent years, with individuals and communities alike embracing the benefits of growing their own fresh produce. Recognizing the significance of this movement, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now encouraging people to register their vegetable gardens. This new initiative aims to better understand and support the efforts of home gardeners, while also contributing to a more sustainable local food system.
The decision by the USDA to ask people to register their vegetable gardens stems from a deep appreciation for the positive impact that these gardens can have on both individuals and communities. As more and more people are turning to gardening as a way to reconnect with nature, improve access to nutritious food, and reduce their environmental footprint, it is crucial for organizations like the USDA to be aware of these activities in order to provide appropriate guidance and resources.
Registering your vegetable garden with the USDA not only allows you to contribute valuable data on this growing trend but also comes with a range of benefits for both individual gardeners and the wider community. By participating in this initiative, you are joining a network of like-minded individuals who share a passion for sustainable agriculture.
Additionally, registered gardens can help inform research and development efforts focused on improving agricultural practices, creating a more resilient food system, and promoting local food security.
In this article, we will explore why the USDA is asking people to register their vegetable gardens and delve into the purpose and benefits of doing so. We will also provide a step-by-step guide on how you can easily register your own garden with the USDA. Join us as we dive into this exciting new initiative that aims to support home gardeners, foster community engagement, and pave the way toward a greener future.
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Why Compliance Matters
Maintaining Food Safety and Security
One of the main reasons why compliance with the USDA’s request to register vegetable gardens is crucial is to ensure food safety and security. By having information on registered gardens, the USDA can track potential outbreaks of diseases or pests that may affect crops.
In case of any contamination or other issues, the agency can quickly notify gardeners and take appropriate measures to prevent further spread. This will help protect not only individual gardeners but also the larger community who may consume the produce from these gardens.
Registration.
Regulation.
Confiscation.
Yes, that.
And take a look at your classic English cottage. And they're focusing on veggies?????
Good luck FINDING the veggies.
From the article:
Data Needs The USDA requires comprehensive data on vegetable gardens to understand trends, identify challenges, and develop targeted solutions.
(aka control)
Communication and Education Registering gardens allows for enhanced communication between gardeners and government agencies, providing access to resources and best practices.
(aka confiscation)
The government and its agencies are never your friends. Distance your life decisions to keep them out of your life at any cost.
Correct response.
“SWAT teams are incoming to anyone with a cabbage patch.”
EXACTLY RIGHT... They will conjure up a “Cabbage Flu” and destroy every garden within three miles of an “infected” garden.
How could this happen under Trump’s watch? USDA needs to be purged of everyone who would even thik of such a thing. This is right out of the communist NWO population control playbook.
“People’s Garden”
Meaning public property in common. Communism.
The hair on my neck raises when they label things as the “peoples”.
Like the “Peoples Republic of China”.
“Check out their map. The only gardens I can find are at schools or other public/community places.”
That is how it starts, innocent and voluntary. Once culture has accepted it as normal then it is made mandatory. Slow incremental encroachment until the government is mandating how you fold your underwear. These things need to be nipped in the bud before blind stupid people drag us all under with them.
Well, she cut off funding for research on menstrual habits of trans men, so there’s that. Oh, she also stopped food stamps for illegals. That was a good one. She cancelled a contract paying a million dollars a month to two consultants, who after 17 months had still generated no data and no findings. So my guess is she will take a good look at this “people’s Garden” crap. It really does beg for DOGE-ing.
“Interesting how they focus on veggie gardens when in my experience, flower gardens and lawns are far worse offenders in the fertilizer and pesticide use department.”
And there is the hypocrisy of most municipalities, Front yard “ornamental” gardens are legal but front yard food gardens are not.
Again, paging Brooke Rollins.
“The government and its agencies are never your friends. Distance your life decisions to keep them out of your life at any cost.”
Hersey... How can you say that? They have repented for their sins and are now reborn and our completely trusted protectors now that Trump and Elon is on the job.
I don’t think we live in America anymore, TOTO. This sounds like the old Soviet Union’s BS.
“Next they will want you to register your toilet paper purchases and want to know how many squares you used for each bathroom experience.”
Why not grow your own?
https://sowexotic.com/products/toilet-paper-plant-plectranthus-barbatus?_pos=1&_psq=toi&_ss=e&_v=1.0
You know, like "the ketchup is a vegetable" fiasco?
20ish years ago there was a voluntary push to get all non-commercial livestock registered regardless of how many you had at the state level. I said it was the start of bans and confiscation and when people said I was over reacting because that would never happen I joked I was going to become the countries first famous black market chicken smuggler.
Of course, registration is mandatory now for just about everything other than a dog or cat and had Trump not returned Im confident that the destruction of the flocks would have already started.
What I find odd is that folks are willing to trade wrongful government oppression for like kind wrongful government oppression just because Trump is now in office. Wrong is wrong, Trump being in office does not make a wrong a right. Government actions against the people should never be accepted just cause “Trump”. They are still going to usurp his agenda every chance they get and they still cannot be trusted.
And watch how many veggies and herbs I can grow in a front yard *flower* garden.
Some HOA’s don’t even allow backyard veggie gardens.
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