Saanich EDPA

No harvesting and planting of home gardens? How does this help humans ,the birds and animals.? Use more gas to go to food stores? Taking away right to plant crops ? Not to be able to have your children play in a play house in your own yard ? Not being able to pave areas that are rocky that could trip and cause injury?
We have always respected the large oak trees on our property and have left the back half totally untouched for fifty years for animals and ecosystem.
Come on to all our properties with suggestions, identity habitat, work together instead of imposing a series of non enforceable laws, , and making a small group of land owners punishable by taking away basic rights of land ownership.
Are you going to fine people that may dig a hole in a spot of lawn to plant an apple tree that gives food? deny alr land use that feeds people? Don't you realize farming practices are shrinking due to all regulations and importing of food from other countries? I have been a back yard gardener in Saanich for many years. The ground was enriched, many birds and animals had shelter and food, trapped rainwater for watering most of it,and also gave excess to local food banks.