Consumer activity gives a good indication of how the economy is holding up, and here are five trends indicating that consumers are having a particularly hard time lately.
The weird, bureaucrats-run-amok saga in Oak Park, Mich., in which a woman faced jail time for planting a veggie garden in her front yard, is over for the time being. After news of the case went viral and the city was hammered with negative publicity, officials suddenly dropped the charges filed against the woman, Julie [...]
The controversy over the woman facing jail time for planting a garden in her front yard hasn’t exactly been good PR for Oak Park, Mich., the city arguing that its codes ban the garden—and stipulate the possibility of 90+ days incarceration to residents flouting the rules. Now, someone closely affiliated with Oak Park has come [...]
A Michigan woman is being charged with a misdemeanor offense and is facing up to 93 days in jail. Her crime? Planting a vegetable garden—in her own yard. Her front yard, that is.
Follow this link to sign up for a coupon granting free admission to public gardens around the country this Friday, May 6. The promotion comes thanks to a partnership of Better Homes and Gardens with the American Public Gardening Association, to celebrate National Public Gardens Day.
How do you know the economy isn’t doing so hot? Your waitress is really hot, for one thing. Also, there’s a decline in the production of boxes meant to hold cereal, toothpaste, or beer. People are planting gardens to cut down on their food bills. Animal shelters are overwhelmed with pets dropped off by folks [...]
This year, tons of people planted their own vegetables in backyard gardens—to double up on saving money and eating healthy at the same time. But now that harvest season is upon us, if you’ve had any luck you’re eyeballing an overabundance of cucumbers, zuchini, squash, tomatoes, and peppers that are going to spoil unless you [...]
