Village Backs Down After Threatening to Destroy Garden

About this episode

The episode discusses a village's decision to back down from its threat to destroy a community garden in Illinois, highlighting state laws that protect gardens.

Illinois has a state law protecting gardens. The Institute's website: https://ij.org/

People in this episode

Host: Lehto

Topics covered

• gardening
• law
• community action
• local government
• environment

Keywords

• garden
• Illinois
• state law
• community
• Institute

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institute, ij.org

Places: Illinois

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