Not everyone has a green thumb; and by the same token, not everyone who has a green thumb, happens to own land.

New to the green scene is a site that helps bridge that gap — sharingbackyards.com.  Connecting folks in an ever-growing number of cities, it’s also a great idea that you can try on your own, with friends or family in your own community.

Why not turn more of our lawns into edible gardens; eat home-grown, local fare on-the-cheap, and ensure that the food we’re eating is fresh (and hopefully, organically grown)?  Before planting those seeds, just be sure that you and your gardening partner have a fairly flexible perspective at the outset, and a clear understanding of how it will work.  Here’s a sample backyard share in Portland, Oregon.

via:  body + soul (July/Aug ’09)