Location of Community Gardens:

Now that you are excited and ready to dig, enjoy and (eventually) harvest; WHERE do you find these kind of gardens in Boston?

There are two different ways to "proceed":

Sign up for a plot in an existing community garden
Do it on your own: find a vacant lot near where your live, or somewhere else in the city

In the first case you'll be ready to gets your hands dirty fairly soon, but in the second case there will be a lot of "non yard-related" work ahead of you. But don't give up, this website will guide you through the process!

Three Thriving Existing Community Gardens:
The following three gardens are very well known among community gardeners and "not-so-green-thumbs" in the Boston area, click on each of them and you will find some inspiration or you can find out how to sign up for a plot:

Fenway Victory Gardens (along the Emerald Necklace)
South West Corridor Park (South End)
Christian A. Strater Gardens (along the Charles River in Brighton)

Finding a Vacant Lot:
Or you want to start from "scratch", probably because you know of a great vacant lot and you do not know how to proceed. The "Involvement Section" of this website should give you some great ideas.