B.C. Man Could Get Jail for Selling Home-Grown Veggies

When Dirk Becker began converting his 2.5 acre lot from a gravel pit into a thriving but small-scale organic farm, he had no idea he would face the wrath of Town Hall.
B.C. Man Could Get Jail for Selling Home-Grown Veggies
Dirk Becker on Compassion Farm. The District of Lantzville has threatened Becker with legal action for growing and selling food in violation of a bylaw. Nicole Shaw
Joan Delaney
Joan Delaney
Senior Editor, Canadian Edition
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Dirk Becker on Compassion Farm. The District of Lantzville has threatened Becker with legal action for growing and selling food in violation of a bylaw. (Nicole Shaw)
Joan Delaney
Joan Delaney
Senior Editor, Canadian Edition
Joan Delaney is Senior Editor of the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times based in Toronto. She has been with The Epoch Times in various roles since 2004.
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