{"id":4028,"date":"2011-07-09T23:45:23","date_gmt":"2011-07-10T03:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=4028"},"modified":"2011-07-09T23:45:23","modified_gmt":"2011-07-10T03:45:23","slug":"detroit-mom-faces-93-days-in-jail-for-planting-garden-like-michelle-obamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/07\/detroit-mom-faces-93-days-in-jail-for-planting-garden-like-michelle-obamas","title":{"rendered":"Detroit mom faces 93 days in jail for planting garden like Michelle Obama’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

Julie Bass got the idea from First Lady Michelle Obama \u2014 why not plant what during World War II was called a \u201cVictory Garden\u201d \u2014 a small veggie garden in her yard?<\/p>\n

After all, \u201cThe price of organic food is kind of through the roof,\u201d says the Detroit-area mom. \u201cWe thought it\u2019d be really cool to do it so the neighbors could see. The kids love it. The kids from the neighborhood all come and help.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, now she faces 93 days in jail because a code enforcement officer says the city code book specifically only allows \u201csuitable\u201d plants on residents\u2019 lawns. Julie was given a warning, then a ticket and now she\u2019s been charged with a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n

So, what is “suitable?”<\/p>\n

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Julie Bass got the idea from First Lady Michelle Obama \u2014 why not plant what during World War II was called a \u201cVictory Garden\u201d \u2014 a small veggie garden in her yard? 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