One of the few nice things about tough times is that it woos many people into the garden. People who never grew so much as a pansy are now tomato growing obsessives. And lucky school kids are being dragged out there with them.
If you've been considering starting a garden in your community, whether to help feed people, to reclaim a vacant lot or to get the kids involved, there is a lot of great advice on the web to get you started. The American Community Gardening Association has a web site overflowing with charts and resources or you can begin with my boiled down checklist for getting a community garden organized. If you've been part of a community or school garden, we'd appreciate whatever tips you'd care to pass along. I'm collecting them here, so they'll be easy to find.
Photo of 'Free Farm', San Francisco, CA: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images News
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