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Where I live a cemetery encourages gardening on some of their extra expansion property. The area is plowing in the fall and disked in the spring. Plots are laid out with twine and numbers are assigned to each. A roto-tiller is free to use and each is responsible for filling it with gasoline when they finish with it as well as making sure it has the proper oil amount. Straw is made available for mulching. Plots can be reserved from year to year for those than want to amend the soil to suit their crops. An agreement is signed stating that if the plot is not tended, i.e. kept weeded, etc., that it will be plowed under by the manager. There was a rental rate to cover the manager and water, but it was such a small amount I doubt it covered those fees. Water is provided, however every time I attempted to water the spigot for those in my area was already in use. After weeks of frustration I just plowed the plot under myself. I once saw a plot owner disconnect water being used by another after deciding they had used enough. Most of the available plots were never used even though the city has many welfare recipients. (I disagree with the statement of it being cheaper to buy than to produce your own.) I found that driving or bicycling two miles each way only to find the water already being used a real hassle. I wish you well with such an adventure, but it didn't work for me as a user.
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