USDA Now Asking People to Register Their Vegetable Gardens for National Database

In a move that has many folks scratching their heads, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has renewed its push for the People's Garden Initiative which now includes registering vegetable gardens nationwide. According to the USDA, the move is to foster a "more diverse and resilient local food system to empower communities to address issues like nutrition access and climate change." But those who have been following the USDA closely for years know that they couldn't care less about your health and nutrition. To register your garden with the USDA, one must meet several easily obtainable standards. "School gardens, community gardens, urban farms, and small-scale agriculture projects in rural, suburban and urban areas can be recognized as a 'People's Garden' if they register on the USDA website and meet criteria including benefiting the community, working collaboratively, incorporating conservation practices and educating the public."

"The People's Garden" eh? Sounds like Communism 101.

The government can eff off.

What's in it for me, aside from ending up on some Domestic Terror watch list for trying to be self-reliant?

Its probably time you see a general growing non-cooperation with an all three branches are Progressive Democrat government.

Hard no to giving government any more information than legally required.

C@LAg said:

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and this is for community gardens/p-patches, etc.

not personal gardens on private property.

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Great, we go all collective. Doesnt that make you feel all inclusive? Nothing like tending your garden and sharing it with the lazy mofo who shows up for his share.

Come on now, those federal workers need something to do to justify their jobs.

you will own nothing

Gateman said:

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Come on now, those federal workers need something to do to justify their jobs.

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USDA, like FBI, used to be the good guys.

Is MJ a vegetable?

JW said:

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you will own nothing

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That should be imposed on those that work toward that.

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The People's Garden was named in honor of USDA's founder, President Abraham Lincoln, who described USDA as "The People's Department." The first People's Garden at USDA headquarters was started by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on February 12, 2009 Lincoln's 200th birthday.

"…the most valuable of all arts will be the art of deriving a comfortable subsistence from the smallest area of soil."
Abraham Lincoln

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The People's Garden...............as long as you people are the right color.

Off, it's what they can ****.

C@LAg said:

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they are coming for your heirloom tomatoes.

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Come for my Brandywines and Black Krim and it's on.

Secolobo said:

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The People's Garden was named in honor of USDA's founder, President Abraham Lincoln, who described USDA as "The People's Department." The first People's Garden at USDA headquarters was started by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on February 12, 2009 Lincoln's 200th birthday.

"…the most valuable of all arts will be the art of deriving a comfortable subsistence from the smallest area of soil."
Abraham Lincoln

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The People's Garden...............as long as you people are the right color.

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Hold on a second, the USDA is praised by F-16 for it's wonderful works in genetically modified crops and totally safe pesticides and herbicides.

I have a hard time believing a government organization that keeps us from the certain doom of starvation would do anything that was not in our best interests.

Last month: "Worrying about food shortages is a conspiracy theory!"

This month: "Komrades! Register your food gardens so they can become "People's Gardens!" today!"

**** no.
Just ****ING no.

You will learn about my black Russian tomatoes, my dwarf Siberian kale, my silverbeet Swiss chard, and my Little Gem and Yugoslavian Red lettuce when you pry my seeds from my cold, dead hands.

Sorry. I share with whom I want to share with. Not with those who you think need my tomatoes in the name of racial equity.

Amazed at the speed all this is going down.

People love it though.

And if they don't love it, they gonna love it.

I lost my garden in a bad boat accident.

Zarathustra said:

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Hold on a second, the USDA is praised by F-16 for it's wonderful works in genetically modified crops and totally safe pesticides and herbicides.

I have a hard time believing a government organization that keeps us from the certain doom of starvation would do anything that was not in our best interests.

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Please tell me this is sarcasm.

Zarathustra said:

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Hold on a second, the USDA is praised by F-16 for it's wonderful works in genetically modified crops and totally safe pesticides and herbicides.

I have a hard time believing a government organization that keeps us from the certain doom of starvation would do anything that was not in our best interests.

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Speaking of vegetables..

Plus, Mommy learned how to shoot.

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Is MJ a vegetable?

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Maroon Dawn said:

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Last month: "Worrying about food shortages is a conspiracy theory!"

This month: "Komrades! Register your food gardens so they can become "People's Gardens!" today!"

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And another ridicule of the slippery slope bites the dust, yes.

Remember, its down to a 6 months lead time before `conspiracy theory' = fact revealed. Maybe less.

American Hardwood said:

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Zarathustra said:

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Hold on a second, the USDA is praised by F-16 for it's wonderful works in genetically modified crops and totally safe pesticides and herbicides.

I have a hard time believing a government organization that keeps us from the certain doom of starvation would do anything that was not in our best interests.

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Please tell me this is sarcasm.

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Yes it's sarcasm. The same people on this board that don't trust the FDA approval process for vaccines somehow won't even question the corruption around GMOs and glyphosate.

The official policy of the USDA is to drive small farmers out of business. Many posters on this forum applaud that as "economics".

I'm glad people are finally starting to wake up.

Tanya 93 said:

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**** no.
Just ****ING no.

You will learn about my black Russian tomatoes, my dwarf Siberian kale, my silverbeet Swiss chard, and my Little Gem and Yugoslavian Red lettuce when you pry my seeds from my cold, dead hands.

Sorry. I share with whom I want to share with. Not with those who you think need my tomatoes in the name of racial equity.

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Not how it works. You have plenty. Others have little. You must share with others. And 10% to the big guy for facilitating this.

No thank you.

The potatoes that I grow are ammunition for MY potato gun.