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 action—taking us to court to shut down our “urban” farm which is located in a semi-rural area, on a dead end road. This, after at […]
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Ways & Means of Bullying
Bullying is a form of abuse. It involves repeated acts over time attempting to create or enforce one person’s (or group’s) power over another person (or group). – Wikipedia “Can this truly be serious?” My spouse and I read and reread the first letter we received from the District of Lantzville in September of 2010. […]
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”. In October, we received a second letter ordering us to “cease all agricultural activity” on our 2.5 acre property. For the story, see www.synergymag.ca/a-lantzville-couple’s-fight-for-the-right-to-grow-food […]
Lantzville Temporary Use Poetry
The best time to plant a fruit tree is 20 years ago. The next best time is now. Temporary land use permits do not honour the heritage orchards that have fed communites for generations. Somehow my feelings are brewing. Ungluing from the seams of a community dream. This is where I grew up, in Lantzville […]
A Lantzville Couple’s Fight for the Right to Grow Food
“You have 90 days to cease all agricultural activity…” read the letter from the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN), on behalf of the District of Lantzville. “Your property is zoned Residential 1, which allows residential use and Home Based Business only.” With the subsequent public outcry and media storm across Canada, we’ve witnessed how important […]