Tessagrin- sad that your town voted no to that great idea........in the town next to where I live there is a community garden.....each plot is purchased for $10, and all donate some of the veggies grown to the local food pantry...vandalism has never been a problem.
I would safely bet that if organizers wanted to solicit help...garden tools, seeds, seedlings, local merchants would have been willing to donate.
sad, that there are hungry and homeless among us.......eatable food is daily thrown into dumpsters by stores, restaurants. We certainly are a wasteful society.