I saw this earlier today, found her blog, and dropped her a line that I might be able to give advise around the Michigan Right to Farm Act. I'm not a lawyer, but maybe with a little guidance she could get her lawyer running down that track if need be.
This house is two blocks from me. Happens they're an Orthodox Jewish family.
Hearing THAT makes the situation just that much funnier. I guess Michigan ain't that big after all. Well, now that everybody left that is.
With my parents' permission, I'll be building some raised beds in the front yard next week.
Have you seen my little raised bed/cold frame greenhouse before? Personally, I think it's great if you're going to try and do veggies in Michigan. You can get all your stuff going mid April and never worry about frost.
And if you wanna irk the local planning commission, oh, that'd do it. Looks like you buried a covered wagon in the yard.