Writer James Glave has an excellent first hand report on how residents of Seattle and Ballard in Washington State are getting into vegetable gardens, many with the help of their municipal governments

The City encourages residents to plant in the “parking strip”– the generous swath of city-owned property between a sidewalk and the street–and issues guidelines and advice on how to do it right. The city’s Department of Neighborhoods also oversees the P-Patch program, a network of community gardens.  (from the article, Eat Your Yard)

Loads of pictures and video on his site, JamesGlave.com