(NaturalNews) This is a breaking news update: Michigan gardener Julie Bass has confirmed with NaturalNews that
all charges have been dismissed in her case, including the two misdemeanor dog licensing charges the city threatened her with after dropping her "illegal gardening" charge.
I just spoke with Julie and recorded a 20 minute interview that will be posted tomorrow here on NaturalNews. In that interview, Julie explained that she plans to continue growing her garden, and now even others in Oak Park,
Michigan have decided to grow a few nice-looking
food plants (peppers, zucchini, etc.) in their own yards in order to help reduce their food bills while increasing their own local food security.
Julie also explained that it was
the power of the alternative media that really helped her bring scrutiny to the city planner's office and ultimately get the charges dropped. So this is a
national health freedom victory of the People versus Big Government. Both Julie and
NaturalNews thank all the NaturalNews readers who took action to apply pressure to the Oak Park, Michigan city administrators.
On her blog, Julie also related some of what she's learned about being an
informed citizen and standing up for your freedoms:
"...the good news is that because of all the momentum that was generated, people's eyes were opened. lots of people, myself included, were sort of passive in the face of government before. I just went along, figuring that most rules had good reasons, and I was mostly happy to comply. but this entire experience has shown me that you have to be educated. you have to ask questions. you have to have a strong internal compass for morality, and you have to be willing to stand by your Self (capital S on purpose) even in the face of people standing against you." (
http://oakparkhatesveggies.wordpress.com)
Watch NaturalNews this weekend for the posting of the new audio interview with Julie Bass where we discuss food freedom,
guerrilla gardening, taking a stand against local government tyranny, and dealing with the press. It's a really wonderful conclusion to this whole fiasco that originally had Julie threatened with 93 days in jail. She's now free, empowered and fully informed on the truth of how oppressive government can target innocent citizens for unreasonable prosecution.
Check NaturalNews.com this weekend for the full interview (and more details about this situation).
We love you, Julie! Keep gardening for freedom!
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