Thank you all for the emails, calls, texts, and ideas. Good people, with good thoughts. For now, however, it seems the board is okay with the idea of a man growing his own food. Our management company rejected my request directly, and seemingly cannot.
I need to be respectful of my neighbors, plan for contingencies (e.g. fencing, mesh, etc. if there might be too much reflection) but we are moving forward with a site visit at the end of the week with no need to “live here for a year first” to test my abilities as initially suggested by said management company. It is a tough place to be. I’ve met two now that tried, and could not stay. I’ve met many that suggest staying put is the best course of action.
Feeding myself seemed appealing to the humans, once past the management company. This is a great sign to move forward. A site visit with photographs is planned and I will generate contingency plans, but it’s not over yet!
