I guess that if their produce was sold in a proper store it would be labeled "child labour." No mention of health benefits for the children, nor the development of manual skills, nor recognition of their personal sense of responsibility within a team effort with the natural world. Instead of experiencing the sense of satisfaction and pride as a result of their efforts, they learn the challenge of frustration with the world of corporate bureaucratic control.

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City Shuts Downs Preschoolers’ Farm Stand Citing Zoning Violations
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
By Kerry McDonald

It’s like something out of The Onion: city manager shuts down preschool farm stand out of fear that, if allowed, “we could end up with one on every corner.”

Farm Stand Shut Down

Alas, this is not satire. It’s the current predicament facing the Little Ones Learning Center in Forest Park, Georgia, just outside of Atlanta. In an area where access to fresh fruits and vegetables can be limited, this preschool has stepped up to prioritize growing and selling fresh produce from its school gardens. According to recent reporting in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Little Ones has often sold its produce with generous discounts to local food stamp recipients and other neighbors and has been acknowledged as a leader in the farm-to-school healthy food movement.

That is, until the city shut down the bi-monthly farm stand program last month for zoning violations.

Despite protests from community members, city officials are holding firm to their stance that allowing one farm stand could lead to an unruly proliferation of fresh produce.

“Anywhere you live, you’ve got to have rules and regulations,” Forest Park City Manager Angela Redding said. “Otherwise, you would just have whatever,” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

That “whatever” is exactly the hope and promise that irks central planners. Whatever symbolizes what is possible when individuals and organizations spontaneously create new streams of value for their neighbors. Whatever are opportunities for mutual gain through voluntary exchange. Whatever are new inventions, new services, and new ways of living and being that augment our existence and improve our future. Whatever is freedom.

Much more at the link:

https://www.activistpost.com/2019/09/city-shuts-downs-preschoolers-farm-stand-citing-zoning-violations.html