Oh, for the days of the blistered hands, bloodied knuckes, sun-burnt neck and the numbing effect of the vibrating tractor. I remember gardening the 1 acre plus plots and the months of labor that followed prep and planting. What a pain in the arse for cheaper food.

That said, I would prefer to be able to do that in my own back yard, and someday I will. But for now I live in an apartment complex, and thats my lot.

Thanks for the link. Its kinda the idea I propose, though Im more for not impeading on the useability of anothers land. These people are doing it for political purposes (except the workers who use the land because it was there and they needed the porduce to live). If they believe that planting in derilect properties is ok, fine by me, but they better not be upset if the owner comes back and plows the ground over.

Forests in WA are abunant and there are clear cuts everywhere on the west side. Its not a far strectch of imagination to consider planting potatoes and other vegies in those, and it wont hurt the land or its value at all, infact, the vegies will often help renurish the land and make the trees grow better. As the trees grow up, the plots will die off because they get cut off from light, but thats how it goes. This form of gardening requires minimal input, and yields moderate output, but needs to be continually re-updated with new plots planted.

Most logging companies allow hunting, camping, and other recreational use of thier land. Consider, Im not talking a garden plot, Im talking planting in an area in such a manner that the produce will remain hidden and be able to grow as well. Some foods are better for this than others, and who knows, on a forage retrieval op you might find a deer to take home too.

BTW, try planting squash near or arround the garden, I've heard that deer dislike the stuff, though I never got the chance to try it out.