“On Fridays, I deliver to eleven homes and drop the remaining yield off at Saint Jude’s food pantry down the road.”

Wayne looked out at the peaceful garden filled with neighbors helping neighbors.

“Forty families,” he repeated quietly.

Wayne picked up his clipboard and added several pages of notes, documenting the harvesting schedule, the distribution program, and the names of organizations willing to confirm how the food was used.

“Mr.

Callahan, the words unmaintained and nuisance do not describe what I am seeing,” Wayne said carefully.

“I cannot cancel a zoning citation just because this garden does good work.