Urban Farmers Facing Difficulties in Kansas City -"if you eat food, this issue effects you too"

Here is a great example of some of the challenges faced by urban farmers when it comes to municipal regulation.

As a result of a neighbor's complaint about Brooke Salvaggio's urban farm the Bad Seed Farm is no longer allowed to have any volunteers or apprentices help them tend their bountiful beds, even if the workers are doing it for free! Also, customer now have to drive to the farm's downtown storefront as it is considered as violation of the city codes if they pick up their veggie boxes at the Bad Seed Farm (the production site).
The good news is, because of this issue, Kansas City citizens are now actively engaged in the elaboration of city codes supportive of urban agriculture.
Bad Seed's representative have exposed how current city laws can make life difficult for urban farmers to city officials who seem willing to change those laws. In fact, the city is currently in the middle of a lengthy review of the development codes.
Tonight, the community is getting together to discuss how city codes could be made more helpful for urban farmers.
Although this is happening in Kansas City, we are should equally be concerned with this issue as it indicates the need to secure a legitimate place for urban agriculture in urban development policies.

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Below: Dan Heryer - Bad Seed Farm Owner