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>In the past year, Law has racked up nearly $130,000 in code-enforcement fines from the city of Longwood because of weeds, trash, debris and unmowed grass.
>"My motive is to grow life and love," said Law, taking a cue from a Japanese farmer/philosopher who advocated natural farming. "It's a moral imperative that we grow food wherever we can, and that is what I am doing."
>"My motive is to grow life and love," said Law, taking a cue from a Japanese farmer/philosopher who advocated natural farming. "It's a moral imperative that we grow food wherever we can, and that is what I am doing."
>But Law's neighbors aren't hearing any of it. They point out that Law lives on East Maine Avenue in suburban Longwood — not a farm.
>To Kathy Ettman, his yard — dotted with tree stumps, tall grass, weeds, and unpruned fruit and vegetable plants — is hurting property values in the otherwise well-kept, quiet neighborhood.
>"We're tired of it," said Ettman, who lives across the street from Law. "We've been dealing with it for two years.
>"We have to look at it..."
>But Law is not planning to clean up his property anytime soon.
>In fact, he filed a notice this week with the Florida Supreme Court that he plans to appeal a lower court's decision upholding the city's fine.
>"It's blunt tyranny for a city to stop people from growing their own food," said Law, with dark hair tied back in a ponytail and a trim beard.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-longwood-yard-neighborhood-dispute-20140103,0,3692790.story
>"My motive is to grow life and love," said Law, taking a cue from a Japanese farmer/philosopher who advocated natural farming. "It's a moral imperative that we grow food wherever we can, and that is what I am doing."
>"My motive is to grow life and love," said Law, taking a cue from a Japanese farmer/philosopher who advocated natural farming. "It's a moral imperative that we grow food wherever we can, and that is what I am doing."
>But Law's neighbors aren't hearing any of it. They point out that Law lives on East Maine Avenue in suburban Longwood — not a farm.
>To Kathy Ettman, his yard — dotted with tree stumps, tall grass, weeds, and unpruned fruit and vegetable plants — is hurting property values in the otherwise well-kept, quiet neighborhood.
>"We're tired of it," said Ettman, who lives across the street from Law. "We've been dealing with it for two years.
>"We have to look at it..."
>But Law is not planning to clean up his property anytime soon.
>In fact, he filed a notice this week with the Florida Supreme Court that he plans to appeal a lower court's decision upholding the city's fine.
>"It's blunt tyranny for a city to stop people from growing their own food," said Law, with dark hair tied back in a ponytail and a trim beard.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-longwood-yard-neighborhood-dispute-20140103,0,3692790.story
