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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

So much freedom in the United States … can’t even grow your own garden.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

pretty sure you can't grow gardens in NZ too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is just completely out of my frame of reference. Why not? Who are opposed to this?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This was a fun read.

[–] RaoulDook 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yes I can, and I do. There are parts of the USA that are more free than others.

I have solar panels and batteries off grid, in addition to grid power, along with a large garden and livestock in my backyard. We live inside the city limits in a town in the USA. I do what I want on my property, and nobody hassles me about it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

To add to your point: I'm squarely in the suburbs. Several of my neighbors raise chickens, we've got raised beds on the front lawn, and a greenhouse converted from an old lanai out back. I'm not unique in my area either.

Your American experience may vary.

[–] CADmonkey 4 points 1 year ago

I'm in the US, in a neighborhood. I have four chickens and a small ~110 m^2 vegetable garden.