(NaturalNews) A husband and wife from the Orlando, Florida, area were recently told by their City that they would have to uproot their beautifully manicured vegetable garden, cultivated on a piece of property owned by the couple for more than two decades.

The dutifully tended garden produces loads of nutritious fruits and veggies including cucumbers, squash and herbs. The couple installed the front yard garden after growing tired of spending money on expensive, less nutritious produce at the supermarket.

"Basically, we decided to put in a front yard vegetable garden not realizing the city would then put us in violation saying they were going to charge us $500 a day if we did not remove the vegetable garden," said Jessica in an interview with Luke Rudkowski from We Are Change.
 

City orders couple to destroy their lush fruit and veggie garden

The city, using an "HOA mentality," argued that the garden was not aesthetically pleasing, despite the fact that it was well maintained, added her husband Jason. The couple was ordered to destroy their fruitful garden or face paying a hefty fine.

However, the couple stood their ground, insisting that there was no possible way they were going to accept the city's unreasonable orders. "They can take my house before they take my garden," said Jason.

The couple decided to craft a long list detailing the garden's benefits while illustrating that it was in no way a nuisance or harmful to their community.

Unfortunately, the local government displayed little interest in their claims. It was all about what the government wanted, said Jason. "Because they are in a position of power, they get what they want. And that's what really upset me the most."
 

Growing cucumbers in front yard ruled a crime

When Rudkowski asked what type of plants they were growing, Jason jokingly replied, "Highly illegal cucumbers," as well as some overgrown squash and herbs.