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Why Does the State of Utah Want To Register Survival Gardens?
Any time a government wants to “register” something, it’s reasonable to believe that bureaucrats have eventual confiscation in mind. Think of how the tax collection bureaucracy strives to account for every penny of income people earn, spend, and invest. It’s also worthwhile to remember how firearms registration lists have been used to track down and confiscate personally owned firearms during times of emergency; this has happened during U.S. military operations abroad, such as the 1994 mission in Haiti, and in the aftermath of domestic disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina. Here is a sound survival axiom in dealing with government bureaucracies: If they know what you’ve got, you should expect them to take it when times get tough. This is the perspective that should inform a proposed garden registry in Utah. The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food is sponsoring an initiative it calls the “Utah Garden Challenge,” through which the agency is trying to entice 10,000 gardeners in the state to “come forward and document their gardens…. Whether locals grow a tomato in a pot, a row in a community garden, have backyard gardens, a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program or work a fruit and vegetable farm, Utah is encouraging its denizens to register their gardens! There is no garden too small!” Why does the state want its “denizens” – an odd and mildly pejorative description for the state’s inhabitants, who are more commonly called “citizens” – to register their gardens with a government agency? One possible answer is found nestled among the buzzwords that litter the initiative. According to the UDAF, “The 10,000 Garden Challenge is an example of the local movement for sustainable agritourism and living.” “Sustainable” is a term of art that grows out of the UN-centered Agenda 21 initiative, which if implemented would require regimentation, by administrative bodies populated with wise and far-seeing bureaucrats, of all human interactions with the natural world. Delivered by The Daily Sheeple Contributed by of Survivalist. Leave A Comment... |
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Gun registration is often a prelude to confiscation – so is it reasonable to suspect that garden registration could eventually lead to government seizure of independently grown food — including survival gardens?
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There is such a thing as tower garding and inside gardening to name a few. Is this for real? I have a nice church garden across my way I can beat the elite to if need be. Guess they will shoot me from above. Pretty scary times.
I wouldn’t get too worked up about this. The average gardening citizen of Utah will probably just smile, shake their head, and go on about their business as usual. There are a lot of Mormons in UT and many of them are great preppers… and have been for generations. I suspect that the source of this garden registration idiocy will be tracked down and hurled, kicking and screaming, from political office at the very next opportunity. That would be good, as it would serve as a fine example to other politicians of what not to do.
@Ed_B, I wouldn’t be so sure of anything the gubmint thinks of as being to wild and crazy to come to fruition! I plan to start buying weapons from criminals to get some that are not on the books, they are readily available for cash!
I live in an area where they keep trying to park developement. It all starts as a park and an office complex. The people are not buying it and do not allow the developement. Dumb as plenty of vacant office buildings around. If people wanted this they would move to the city. This only creates urban blight.
you would have to be a fool to regerster your garden,dont tell them.
@bowlan, The eye in the sky, satelite, plane or whatever, can look down and clearly see what you have in your yard. I have seen my own yard and it has plenty of detail. So if I was growing a garden they could tell in a glance.
Growing a garden is hard work and it takes some intelligence to coordinate and space the plants so that they each get enough sun, water, space to grow etc. Anyone stupid enough to register their survival garden is too stupid to grow one anyway.
The state may want to deny water rights because they may want to sell water or use it for fracking.
@Evie, Or simply to have total control of the population.
Perhaps we citizens should consider releasing chickens, pigs, goats and sheep into the wild so that we can have potential food sources in the wild when the SHTF! During my cross country rides on my motorcycles when I am home I often eat apples and such fruits in rest areas and such, when finished I have always ridden on some distance and planted the seeds a hundred meters or so off the road.
@SKIP, brilliant~ #imlovinit