Under Berkeley, California's existing legislation, it's very difficult for backyard farmers to legally sell their produce. As one grower, Sophie Hahn, told The Bay Citizen, "It's actually easier in Berkeley to have a pot collective than to have a vegetable collective."

The Berkeley City Council recently wrote to the city's planning department asking officials to make it easier for backyard gardeners to sell their produce. If the changes go through, backyard farms would be considered a home business. Selling produce, then, would be as simple as obtaining a permit to give piano lessons or tutor.

However, officials at the planning department face some logistical hurdles, and they aren't sure whether they will implement these suggested changes. Tell Berkeley's Planning and Development Department to let the local food movement grow and thrive. Sign our petition asking the department to adopt the City Council's recommended rule changes.