In our town the city wants to sell some of the parks. A couple of them are near where the homeless are plentiful. Along with a few others a suggestion was made to put up a garden. One master gardener was willing to get his group to come in and till. A 1/2 acre would feed a lot of people and if some of the homeless wanted to help who knew anything about gardening, they could register/sign up and volunteer so many hours, they would have a chance of employment with one of the nurseries. It would help with the shelters and soup kitchens. It was voted "no" because of cost. One gardener stated "seeds' could be obtained from many of the foods already grown like pieces of potatoes with "eyes" and other foods. Another "no " factor was vandalism from those who were just mean people. So many opportunities with so many consequences. it's sad. The little town where I lived most of my life, many had gardens and shared with the less fortunate. those less fortunate would help with the gardens. They eventually learned to grow their own.