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mopinko primitive defends her weeds
« on: September 07, 2015, 02:29:52 PM »
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12789

This is an old campfire, but nobody ever rowed it over.  Since it's so slow today, I figured I'd bring it over:

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Sun Nov 23, 2014, 10:53 AM
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in defense of weeds.

(from my farm blog on fb. i am being harassed by the city of chicago. i will have a lot to say in this group.)

so, i have learned more than i wanted to know about the chicago "weed" ordinance. i deny that i am or was in violation of the ordinance.

as i understand it, one key provision is that weeds are "untended", and then gives a couple arbitrary heights, and says anything over 4' must be cut back in the winter. no specific species are mentioned, and it is up to the discretion of the hearing officer, who may or may not know anything about wildflowers or native food plants.
i deny that i am or was in violation of the ordinance.
yes, many native plants have sprung up on my farm. yes, i let a lot of them grow, thrive and even seed.
BUT, nothing is allowed to stay unless it serves a purpose.
i do weed my weeds.
i eat my weeds.
i feed my weeds to my critters.

so, if i can eat it, i let it grow. if it makes an edible seed, i let it grow.
if pollinators frequent it, i let it grow. http://www.democraticunderground.com/12789
if birds eat the seeds, i let it grow.

we harvested 2 kinds of mustard for human use.
we harvested a couple bushels of amaranth.
green corp kids harvested 4 big burlap bags of poor mans pepper, and a large pile of lambs quarters. (which grow beyond the arbitrary height of 4')

my chickens have feasted on an armload of fresh weeds 3-4 times a week since spring. their favorites gets sorted out where they are out of place.
when something threatens a crop, i pull it out.

if it conserves the topsoil, i let it grow.
if it feeds the soil, i let it grow.
if i think it is pretty, i let it grow.
there are several recognized wildflowers on the farm. i let them grow.
if it is something that it is useless to fight, and the bees like it, i let it grow.

if it is invasive, i dont let it grow.
if it is in the wrong place, i dont let it grow.

if it is overgrown, i dont let it grow.

i have cleared a dozen nuisance trees.
i have cleared a huge wild grape for now, tho i have let it cover much of the rear of the lot. some sort of building will be put there in the near future, i hope.

that is if this stupid fight with the city doesnt bleed the building fund dry.

i know a lot of people dont see the beauty that i see on my farm. i feel sorry for them. they should visit more often. they should learn.
i am happy to teach them.

one more time- the native plants at moah's ark are not untended. they are food. how can food be a weed?

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Sun Nov 30, 2014, 10:47 PM
Star Member MrMickeysMom (16,053 posts)
1. Maybe someone will allow library space for people to learn about weeds...

I agree… There is a balance, and you can make your yard eatable.

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Mon Feb 2, 2015, 07:14 AM
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2. how are things going?

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Mon Feb 2, 2015, 09:22 AM
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3. grinding through the system.

have a theory that the real aim is to make me get rid of the chickens. the inspector, who knows nothing about poultry, thinks that using deep litter means that i am not cleaning up after my chickens and that it is unsanitary and a nuisance.
knowing that people dont do that voluntarily, or happily, they are trying to pile it high enough to break me. too bad for them.
continued till june on that one.
have 2 hearings this month, including 1st on the actual farm lot.
will probably continue that, just to play their game.
2nd hearing on the small case on the 2 flat. that i might just have to deal with.

have tons of evidence for them, tho. we made a book out of the fb page, which shows how much we have done. actually, made 2 versions because it wouldnt all fit in one book.
judge will get an earful. and an eyeful.

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Sat May 16, 2015, 08:35 PM
Star Member TexasBushwhacker (4,174 posts)
4. I had friend with wildflowers in his front yard

They were pretty, lavendar spikes about 18 to 24 inches tall. He used letter stencils and spray paint and made a very professional looking wood sign. It said "State of Texas Wildflower Research". No one ever complained or told him to mow.

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Sat May 16, 2015, 08:57 PM
Star Member mopinko (44,588 posts)
5. ha.

moah's ark butterfly and bee sanctuary?
might work. the city used to give out little plaques to gardens that were "certified wildlife something something". tried to get the alderman to consider me for one, but no dice.
they might not do it any more, but. ..
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Re: mopinko primitive defends her weeds
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2015, 02:41:26 PM »
I wondered how long it would be until the foul ran afoul  of the law.
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Re: mopinko primitive defends her weeds
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2015, 02:44:46 PM »
StinkHo just ain't choking enough chicken to stay afloat.
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Re: mopinko primitive defends her weeds
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2015, 03:51:45 PM »
Quote from: DUmpsterDiver on September 07, 2015, 02:44:46 PM
StinkHo just ain't choking enough chicken to stay afloat.
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Re: mopinko primitive defends her weeds
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2015, 04:13:49 PM »
I'll donate my Christmas present to her cadre and dodge the shovelfuls of dirt on my gravely deep hole I have dug.

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Re: mopinko primitive defends her weeds
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2015, 04:42:13 PM »
Crazy Mo,the child abuser is only a few steps removed from an asylum and then the D7E Cat will deal with its rat infested "farm".
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Re: mopinko primitive defends her weeds
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2015, 05:43:15 PM »
The Crazy Chicken Witch needs a legal eagle. Of course, DU has none of those, so a legal turkey will have to do.  This look like a job for..."Laser" Hass!

The private attorney general, whose legal briefs have skidmarks, can file a lawsuit against Mitt Romney, Monsanto, and the Pope alleging that they are conspiring to infringe on Mo's chicken witchery religious liberty; and demand that the judge declare Crazy Mo's Chicken Ranch and Weed Farm a "sanctuary city" for undocumented poultry.

"Laser" will take out his legal fees in trade.


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Re: mopinko primitive defends her weeds
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2015, 07:52:58 AM »
Two words moRONpinko won't let herself contemplate: Fire Hazard. The allowed weed heights aren't arbitrary, but are related to flammability and sustaining fire long enough to spread.

What a freaking thoughtless self-centered willfully-blind MO-ron!
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Re: mopinko primitive defends her weeds
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2015, 09:39:00 AM »
Quote from: SVPete on September 08, 2015, 07:52:58 AM
Two words moRONpinko won't let herself contemplate: Fire Hazard. The allowed weed heights aren't arbitrary, but are related to flammability and sustaining fire long enough to spread.

What a freaking thoughtless self-centered willfully-blind MO-ron!

The Great Chicago Fire of 2015 . . . :whistling:
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Re: mopinko primitive defends her weeds
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2015, 09:44:15 AM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on September 08, 2015, 09:39:00 AM
The Great Chicago Fire of 2015 . . . :whistling:

Her chicken she was milking kicked over the lantern ?

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Re: mopinko primitive defends her weeds
« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2015, 11:08:32 AM »
Quote from: obumazombie on September 08, 2015, 09:44:15 AM
Her chicken she was milking kicked over the lantern ?



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Re: mopinko primitive defends her weeds
« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2015, 12:39:30 PM »


     I smell a reality show in the style of Hoarders and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Each week, a group of psychologists, organizers, and maybe a few wiseacres descend upon a house just like mopinko's and read her the riot act. While crews dismantle the vermin breeding area she calls an "urban farm," consultants can go to work on her hair, her wardrobe, and her attitude, which has already run off at least one man. I imagine the coordinator will tell her, "look, if you want to have a farm, move out to the country. Your neighbors want to live in a neighborhood, not your demented Saturday-morning-PBS-show stinking, shabby jungle of filth and beasts."

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Re: mopinko primitive defends her weeds
« Reply #12 on: September 08, 2015, 04:19:05 PM »
Quote from: BannedFromDU on September 08, 2015, 12:39:30 PM

     I smell a reality show in the style of Hoarders and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Each week, a group of psychologists, organizers, and maybe a few wiseacres descend upon a house just like mopinko's and read her the riot act. While crews dismantle the vermin breeding area she calls an "urban farm," consultants can go to work on her hair, her wardrobe, and her attitude, which has already run off at least one man. I imagine the coordinator will tell her, "look, if you want to have a farm, move out to the country. Your neighbors want to live in a neighborhood, not your demented Saturday-morning-PBS-show stinking, shabby jungle of filth and beasts."

     Look for the first episode of Trailer Hitch for the DUmmy Bitch coming to TLC soon.

I don't watch television, and I'd watch that.
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Re: mopinko primitive defends her weeds
« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2015, 05:56:27 AM »
Quote from: obumazombie on September 08, 2015, 09:44:15 AM
Her chicken she was milking kicked over the lantern ?



"That's not a chicken, that's a rooster, baby!!!!"  [/Austin Powers mode]
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Re: mopinko primitive defends her weeds
« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2015, 07:54:53 AM »
4 dicks????...must've have used Bill Clinton DNA to make that freak rooster.
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Re: mopinko primitive defends her weeds
« Reply #15 on: September 10, 2015, 08:09:40 AM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on September 10, 2015, 07:54:53 AM
4 dicks????...must've have used Bill Clinton DNA to make that freak rooster.


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