Drummondville's front yard vegetable garden
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.ย. 2013
- As they're about to turn 50, and wanting to adopt a more healthy lifestyle, Josée and Michel decide to plant a vegetable garden outside their home in the suburbs of Drummondville, Quebec. Their backyard had little sun exposure, so they decide to set up the garden in the front yard. Once the garden beds are in place and the vegetables have started growing, the city asks them to remove their garden to put lawn back, but the couple decides to fight.
They both have full time jobs, didn’t know how to garden and had to fight the city, now they are growing 80% of their produce ? Such an inspiration !
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This is so much more beautiful than a lawn. And you keep it neat and lovely.
Incredible that government feels they have the right to dictate what you have in your own front lawn. It is mind blowing.
As a person who has become passionate about vegetable gardens the past few years - I applaud this couple for fighting for their right to grow their own food on their own land. Their space is gorgeous!
I just saw this, could not believe that anyone in their right mind could complain about something so beautiful, productive & beneficial... Everyone benefits from this. Love what you guys have achieved! Love from Australia
Some people are boring, dull and you name it and they'd rather have boring ugly lawns than a front yard garden. And now, there's another hoax inflation and global market manipulation by the few rich so they can amass more profit from food consumption businesses... And that's why we have to outsmart them by learning to grow our own foods so we don't have to be at the mercy of market manipulation...
Yes his couple have been able to enjoy their garden. They are able to get all the vegetables they need and save money on it. They know where their food comes from and know it’s safe and the way they want.They also have a nice front garden view. It’s neat and organized and look beautiful.
Thank you for your contributions to the gardening community and to those who wish to use their land to promote healthiness and happiness.
One of the best parts of this interview is when she says 'if there's an abundance, why not share?'. Great perspective
Ahh if we all grew food and shared with out neighbors instead of putting all our money into grocery stores which are increasingly non-local but owned by megacorps...
Wonderful garden...so nice that you have to share of the bounty, and that now your efforts have made it possible for others to have front yard gardens! So beneficial in every way!
Whenever you do something nice and healthy the government will claim someone complained and try to ruin it for you .Thanks for standing up.
I agree. Yes, thanks for standing up.
Richard Day, please don’t see a conspiracy where there is none. It’s bad enough, as is...
It's their front yard. They should be able to do whatever they want. And a vegetable or fruit garden is a very very great idea!
Exactly....no interference from anyone as long as it's not harming anyone....
Too many laws, and too many taxes. People don’t even realize it lol.
Exactly. It actually beautified the front yard.
I agree! There are certainly front gardens/yards that are an eyesore but a fruit veg and herb garden with some nice scented flowers in the mix sounds heavenly to me. Though it is the middle of the night here in Ireland, I have just measured my front garden and am about to draw plans for my own productive space.
While I don’t totally agree with you that people can plant whatever they want in their front yards, I do love the idea and wold love this in my neighborhood as long as it was “ controlled”, pleasing to the eye that is.
This brought me to tears! Such a beautiful story, well told. And, their garden is beautiful, tidy, interesting to look at, and healthy. Awesome work!
It amazes me that one can have a home and pay a mortgage, yet have someone tell you that you MUST have a lawn. This frustrates me to the core. People have had gardens for ages, while the obsession with flat boring lawns is quite a new phenomenon. I'm so glad this couple was able to keep their beautiful garden.
Some places, u can't even landscape or pave it over without consulting a thick manual or rules. I don't think i'd want to live in such a neighbourhood.
theuglykwan I live in NYC and it's not a problem here. Urban farming is huge here. People now have coops and bee hives! But it's definitely a problem in residential neighborhoods outside the city. I find it very strange that people would rather have a useless lawn than fill it with edibles that can save them hundreds and even make them healthier.
Because they are lazy...and busy bodies. I don't get why people rather cut grass every week and water the lawn when they could invest in their own backyard orchard. Imagine how many fruit trees you can buy with the cost of one iphone. People are so out of touch that they rather import food from across the globe and pay with their health. Gardening takes initial effort, resources, and knowledge.
Rinsuki I guess people like their manicured lawns. Although, it would be great if cities can plant fruit trees on the streets or berries. We have giant london planes here in nyc that are quite useless. The parks dept. had a program called Million trees and gave out tons of trees but most aren't that useful just for cosmetics. If I could I would litter the sidewalks with edibles but I'm sure some douchebag will complain.
Yes they will. I see so much wasted space purely for looks and it isn't helping native insect life. I'm sure someone will sue if their child or pet decides to munch on some herbs from your yard. I see people in my neighborhood bask in the sun for hours but beyond cutting the grass many don't care for gardening but they will ask for some produce. There's no reason people water their lawns or clean their decks or side walks wasting gallons of water but when it comes to watering their plants they forget...go figure
What a humble couple 🙏 love their friendly approach to everything. Very inspiring! Very neat and calming garden! 🍅🍆🥕🥔🌰🥬🥦🌶🧄🌽🧅🍓🍋🍊
i have seen numerous home garden videos, but this is the best, how carefully they install the vegetable garden in front of their Home and did not besmirch the beauty of house and road, they secured the legally as well, thats impressive, and their fight for legalization is encouraging, Applause!!!
I happened to come across this 'front lawn project' in my neighbourhood some years ago and am very glad to see people all over the world are making this happen. Personally I think a vegetable garden is an enrichment of not only your life, but also the estate itself. Those who say all front lawns should be grass-filled, useless aestheticae should open their minds to this idea. Who wouldn't want to be able to use all of their garden space to the fullest?
This is not only a beautiful garden, it's a gorgeous landscape!
Gardening is one of the best hobbies u can do!
It confounds me how people think they can take away the basic right to grow healthy food in the name of vanity and "civilized standards". Thank God for people who stand up for what's right.
It's odd that governments are urging folks to get healthy, grow their own food, etc then penalizing them when they do it. I can understand a neighbor being upset with a farm-like look but the raised beds and flowers were striking,very beautiful.
Well it tends to be local government that does it because a few vocal individuals whine. The majority are apathetic and don't keep up so the better organized side will often win.
They should make a bye-law against the soul destroying, narcissistic, sick, individuals that would make a complaint about a neat, well cared for & beautiful, neighbourhood enhancing garden like that. The day someone has a front garden full of rat infested, rusting scrap metal, or has dumped a load of manure close to your bedroom window, or lets their blackberries start overgrowing your fence, then you can complain, till then, if you don't like it, well, you just look the other way. Its not affecting your life. If you don't like someone elses taste in garden design, just be polite & look in the other direction.
Some neighbor was just jealous.
It was beautiful! Probably looked better than most of the yards on their street
I mean why the neighbour must be upset. It's their property and land. Unless it is affecting the neighbours directly it is none of their business. If they don't like seeing a garden then they can stay in the house and don't look at the gardens.
Wow, super bien aménagée cette cour avant. Et tellement plus utile. De plus, vous montrez à nos adultes de demain, que la nourriture ne pousse pas sur les étagères des épiceries. Félicitations pour votre travail et vos convictions. Vous deux êtes des gens super intelligents! Continuez votre beau travail.
Beautiful! Perhaps the nicest front yard that I've seen...garden or not!
This is wonderful. I am glad they fought for others to keep having the right to have a front yard vegetable garden. It is unfortunate that the norm has become to maintain lawns full of chemicals, but not a yard full of nutritious home grown food. Glad more people are breaking those norms!
Great job. Nothing is more gratifying then eating the fruits and veggies of your hard labour.
Bravo!!! Vegetable gardens are at least as attractive as flower gardens. The logic behind those who were and are against veg gardens escapes me.
Thank you for the subtitles because I really like this story. And now I have garden envy.
why would people object to it? it's well maintained. how about dry dead grass filled with weeds? people just being contentious. it's their property and they're maintaining it.
good for them.
Welcome to the world of bureaucrats. lol They're not happy unless they're passing laws that make life difficult.
Some neighbours can get pissy about it as they worry about house prices and the look of the street.
theuglykwan totally get that, but these people obviously maintain their property. They take pride in working it, any reasonable person would love to have a neighbor who did that, know we sure would, lol. even if it was different than mine.
+irishbreakfast
Are you serious that american home owners in suburbs and urban areas can own roosters and their neighbours are without recourse? That seems so unlikely to me as I have visited various american friends and suggested they do this and that to landscape and even very reasonable things were banned by local guidelines.
I'm not sure if in Scotland the weather and often tiny gardens prevent us from doing much but it seems like some localities in the US had a group of busybodies legislate almost every eventuality into law with rather specific guidelines.
Having kept chickens myself, I have to say if my neighbour got a rooster I'd complain. Hens would be no problem. I've kept them myself although you weren't supposed to and my neighbours didn't care. The fox kept sniffing around even a couple of years after I had eaten them!
theuglykwan it depends. Some areas have an HOA (Home owners Association) and they often have much stricter guidelines for what's allowed or not.
Roosters do make hens lay more, but they aren't necessary and can fertilize eggs, which can be undesirable.
The USA is very large, and differs widely from East coast to West coast, from Canadian border and Mexican Border. People are often surprised how different the culture as well as the climate can be. If you don't like it, just try a different area. Even suburbs vs rural in the same state can be quite different culture and norms.
I love the way you go through the passion. It is neat and lush green. So it won’t upset neighbours, and visitors. I am glad you guys educate the city bylaws. If need support, I am in. Cheering from Vancouver, BC.
I applaud you for the stand you took. Enjoy your garden, you've certainly earned the right to do so.
I've always wanted to have a vegetable garden in my front lawn in my future house. Front lawns are so plain, and such a waste of good land!
Nina Dees until your neighbor's dogs waters it every night
and neighbors steal from your garden and strip your fruit tees. Happens here in the Southwest where we can grow things yearround. Having a front yard fence or planting a LIVING fence with tall shrubs/cacti that have thorns helps to prevent that some.
Nina Dees I have so many squirrels, I don't think I could have a garden, let alone a bird feeder. It's squirrel wars out there! lol
Veggie Soup Sounds like their hungry.
Allison I currently have a bunny getting in my garden he ate all my cabbage plants all my broccoli and my beets. I have to figure out how he's getting in. Why don't these people seem to have pests??
beautiful garden, and a great showcase for others to view to see that we are all farmers at heart. Your front yard is a portrait of the bounty of the earth. bless you both.
You,ve done a great job for all of us to follow. Thank you for your strenght. You gave us a perfect example of how to make our homes a better place
I’m impressed! 😊. Functional and aesthetically pleasing to the eye!
just simply an amazing story. people are sick and dying from bad diets, lack of exercise, lack of sunshine, lack of purpose, etc. Here, someone complained NOT just because of the garden, but because this couple dared to take back their power and their health. there was a time when having land meant feeding our family. somewhere it turned into an atrocity of aesthetic lawns that need to be mowed every few weeks and lawns that produce zero food. as a young girl growing up in Miami, we had a giant avocado tree, an enornmous mango tree, and a cherry bush that ran the entire length of the backyard and all produced so much amazing fruit that I rarely enjoyed our mother's cooking! and, yes, it had a impact on my entire life creating a healthy palate for life. i turned Vegan at 17 and 42 years later I am still Vegan and I have never had surgery, a pill or ANY medication of any type, or any major illness. land is for survival and not just aesthetics. whoever complained is a hater and a slave to a world that only cares about profiting on our ill health. people often hate courage and outliers. I say BRAVO to this couple for not only their garden, but caring about everyone enough to get involved.
Raw LawGirl I stand with you. Only vegan for eleven years but will always be now. Vegan was the original diet from creation in the garden of eden.
Stand by you too....
I wonder what sad person actually went through the trouble of filing a complaint about their garden.
Probably wasn't one. The council just use the excuse so they can go on a power trip. Happens all over the western world. Little, ignorant people get themselves into positions of authority so they can bully others.
Anyone who tries to make it illegal to grow your food on your on property should be ridiculed and thrown in prison.
ds2k15 I have a neighbor that would definitely do that she's always calling the town and the cops for stupid things.
Louisa Agate Me too!! People are just jealous or unhappy with themselves. They just like to bully
Allison yea she's miserable I kinda feel bad for her she's got a dark soul
To bad they do not make their names public.
This story is such a great inspiration
You have the most beautiful and so green and clean garden I've seen..! Congratulations on your fight to keep your garden. Thank you for sharing..! 💯%👍👍😁
Your garden is beautiful -- you have inspired me to start going in my front yard. Like you we do not get enough sun. Merci pour le partage.
Cheers Patrick
Love the story and the fight you two gave!!!! Bless you!!!
I think LAWNS should be illegal. What a messed up world we live in where one must fight to grow food.
Government is more corrupt than people understand. We are just used to being told what we can do with own own property, having to pay taxes on our own property, having every aspect of our life dictated. Which is against our own freedom and human rights.
I think ppl shouldn’t be forced either way.
I think you should be able to do what you want with your own property, provided it isn't an eyesore. Have a lawn or have a garden. Rock in your lawn to save water and maintenance cost.
I have a tiny back yard on a hard to mow slope. I plan to plant clover between my raised beds. Maybe this will reduce the work that I have to pay someone else to do as I can't wrestle a mower over that terrain.
Only a evil little troll or drunk on power "civil servant" would hassle these people for their lovely little garden.
omg，so true it is so Not environmentally friendly, waste so much water, and hard to maintain! Why the government has the right to tell us what we can do in our own property?!
@@precisiont5188 , you who voted the goverment in 1st place
I did my front yard in garden here in Tampa last year.
Before I even started I got it in writing that it was legal to do it from the city code
enforcement.
Neighbors complain.
I had a security camera on my property some even come over and destroyed my garden. I file charges against them. One had a felony record on probation so he went back to prison.
The other one now had a criminal record went to the county commissioner to try to get it outlawed
I went to meeting and they about passed it and said they would table it until the next meeting.
No body had ran against the county commissioner in 2 terms. I told him that I knew that he was running again that I will run against him.. I was retired and had a lot of free time. I told him that I did not need the $50,000 a year salary that he was getting that I was going to donate it to Veterans if I ran and use that while running.
He backed out at that point because it was going to cost him money to run.
I did run. lost but not by much... Plan on doing it again next time.
You go!
@@EastRiverHomestead Could you explain to me what a fleeing liberal is/does?
@@mominthe209 a fleeing liberal is basically a white person who wants everyone to live with lots of restrictions and high taxes.
altha 2014 more power to you.😘👍🏽
Paige yeah they’ve ruined their own states and cities, then they move to get away from the filth and high taxes they’ve created only to bring it with them.
your front yard look awesome. husband n wife work together. praise God.
wrwatson39 like in the garden of eden! Also the seventh day sabbath created in creation week
Great story. Thanks for fighting against such an unreasonable bilaw! I wonder who could possibly complain about something like this. It's so beautiful and you're doing such good work for yourselves and for the community. Merci beaucoup!
It is amazing to me how many people don't have even a small garden in their yard. even if you have a small yard you can grow vertically. every little savings helps and the taste if the fresh produce is so good ! you have a lovely garden and have some great ideas for the way you have constructed your garden.
Lovely and inspiring.
1:05 Look at that front of the house! So beautiful with those different types of healthy plants. So much better than just a flat lawn.
Urban gardening save the planet. Cheers from China.
I love this couple - what they have done is amazing and so good for all gardeners and potential urban farmers. Judging from their response it is good for the community too!
Beautiful garden.... people should complain about NOT having a vegetable gardens like this all over the place....
It beautify the neighborhood,eat fresh,gain greater understanding of botany,entomology,plant science,all the creatures from snow white fairy tales will show up to your home ( which is a good thing ),the garden cleanse the air,fragrance your surrounding,you save time from going shopping,save gas,wear and tear on the vehicle,avoid the traffic and the possibility of getting hit by drunk drivers,you get regular exercise from gardening,the vitamin D from the sun,spend time with your wives and girlfriends,children,dogs and cats,family and friends.Get to share what you grew with relatives at harvest time.And the food you grew yourself seem to alway taste better than the ones bought at a grocery store.A home garden is positive all around,the way i see it.
Being a Doc,I find it very stressful at work.So when i come home i love to do vegetable gardening.The outcome is very fruitful and healthy.All organic😋😋😋😋
This just popped up in my feed. Love seeing fellow Quebec growers.
Imagine if everyone on the street was doing this, it would be gorgeous! Vive le Quebec!
What a beautiful garden! I’m so glad you believed that what you were doing was right and that you fought for it. You’ve become my inspiration. I’ve grown a few things but I want to be able to grow all of the vegetables my family eats.Job well done!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Beautiful garden, beautiful people.
Wow that's such a beautifully presented and heavily producing garden . absolutely fantastic . I love it
This is indeed a beautiful edible garden, not a vegetable farm. It makes your house more beautiful than the surrounding area. Congratulations.
It's sad because I'm fighting the HOA in my community.... We can't have ANY form of vegetable garden whatsoever. (I'm doing it anyway to look like landscaping) My argument is why do they think they have the right to control what I eat? And why do they nurture a yard of consumption and not a yard of production? I understand if it's messy looking, but I have seen some absolutely gorgeous gardens (like in this vid) I'm just beside myself.... :-(
KallieBunny Wow really? How come you can't have a vegetable garden? Surely that has to be illegal or against human rights in some way? I'm sure whatever you grow turns out amazing and bountiful, more power to you!
+KallieBunny I would hate to live in an HOA.
KallieBunny if you signed the HOA agreement then they can legally take you to civil court to get you to do what they want. What you should do is get an up-to-date HOA manual of the one you signed and then use that to bug the shot out of them
Go for it. All the best.
I am adding vegetables to my front yard - am sneaking them in amongst the perennial flowers and shrubs and adding some decorative structures in to make it look nice. Good luck with yours!
beautiful, what you did for yourselves; inspiring and heroic what you have now given to others. Merci'
Really Stunning 🥰
I'm very excited to do this and to take control of my food just like you did! I have a huge suburban yard and I hate that grass requires chemicals...I needed some ideas of what to do and really appreciate that you've taken the time to post these important videos.
How wonderful your garden looks and that the city had some sense! I, too, have my garden in the front because of better sun exposure. Good luck with this year's garden and enjoy the fruits of your labors and your land.
It looks nice and beautiful. You spend your time in gardening and eat healthy foods. Everybody should do that as the city looks more greener.
Greating from tiny island of Aruba , and just like you i also planted my veggie front yard and have the same impact with neighbors that came a long bringing compost and materials and seeds and now we have the intire neighborhood Front yard garden
Beautiful people with a beautiful veggies garden!👏👏👏
Awesome... Keep up the good work..... God bless you and family......
You have set such a great example for all of us who have the space and just did not take the plunge and you have explained such a simple way to go about it, thankyou
Some people complain about anything. That is a lush well maintained garden. It's not an overrun property. Glad they fought it and succeeded and I hope they found out who lodged the original complaint sometimes It's that pleasant smiling neighbor you wouldn't expect.
Brilliant report. What a blessing. David up against the big Goliath of bureaucracy...and with his slingshot of one petition, in one month, had almost 30,000 signatures...WORLDWIDE...things changed quickly. Praise God for this wonderful example of people standing up for their God given rights.
Bravo! Pour votre merveilleux potager mais aussi pour votre victoire sur les règlements ridicules des municipalités.
Wonderful work of gardening 🌳🌳
Thank you very much for nice sharing👍👍👍
Take care my dear friend 💕🌷
Hey, Drummond!
Its nice to harvest free food. Fresh and free! That is the best benefits of gardening!
You have a beautiful garden. I remember when this was in petitions. I signed my name 💜 so happy more people are gardening 💜
I watched this video many times 👍💕💕💕💕💕
They were so fortunate to not have to take down their garden. We have people in, Orlando, who grew beautiful vegetable gardens in their front yards, too, but were forced to tear them up and plant a lawn. Terrible.
In their front yard? Or in the street strip of soil? Did they own the house? Or did they rent?
Gardening With Puppies onoppb
land of the free
But it's your land, right?
That's because they class it a revolutionary act if more people started taking on the idea of being self sufficient big company's would start to fall which means less money the government's making.
Beautiful garden and story, keep up the good fight! We all benefit from your work and courage.. Thank you!
Their garden is very beautiful and inspiring 😍
Beautiful garden and Beautiful couple
Awesome viewing of this clip. Great job on all your hard work. Love the benefits for your health from making the change to eat more vegetables
People power, well done guys💜
Wonderful video and terrific story-from start to finish. Thank you!
Α huge BRAVO !
It's our right to have these gardens!
How can people not like this!it is beautiful❣️
Beautiful garden. I make my own front yard garden too leaving the backyard for fruit trees. That feeling of satisfaction when you pick your own produce is so fulfilling I cannot describe it. I stay away from local supermarkets that sell everything with pesticides and chemicals. However, when you start planting yummy vegetables all kinds of pests will come, some I have never seen in my life before. One day I counted like 20 over types of pests attacking my plants. So have to take the measure to make organic spray. Just lots of hard work and time and money too.
Wow, your garden looks so beautiful and delicious organic green veggies. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thankyou for this video,it opens up my eyes.
Thank you, brillant, beautiful, fantastic!
Such a beautiful story... and people! Well done to you! In good health you go. Fantastic! x
Wow it's awesome and amazing vegetables that you are growing in your front yards
Beautiful front yard garden!! Way to fight for your and everyone else's right to a garden in the front of your house👍👍👍
I used to live in Drummondville. I love this little city and it’s people!
EXCELLENT! A productive, healthy-looking, and aesthetically pleasing garden. Kudos to this couple. ( It's also a healthy way for people to live.)
Why would anyone want to make this illegal? What where their arguments to having a front garden like this? Great job guys! Looks amazing and very inspiring!
Thank you for this video! I have an urban cottage garden. I enjoy my garden and I love growing my own flowers and vegetables. It is important to me to spread this vision of eating real food...fresh food in the city. Thank you for sharing your info.
This is a wonderful story and so inspiring.
Great lifestyle and love all those veggies. Thank you for ur hard work for making front yard garden legal. I don’t understand why one can’t grow plants In the first place. Well done guys, Thank u
Beautiful front yard gardening.
Such beautiful and impressive vegetables. Love from Malaysia
Brilliant! I love your curb appeal. What a bountiful garden; so inspiring, truly.
You are an inspiration! Congratulations!