I'm thinking you're going to be better off joining some sort of club and getting the club to start the community garden. You could be chair of the committee, but you wouldn't have to do the whole thing. It's really way too much for one or two adults, even with a bunch of enthusiastic 4-Hers helping out.

My one solid piece of advice would be to have a constitution, bylaws, or at least a very clearly written set of rules before the first spadeful of dirt is turned. If you have good written policies, everybody knows what to expect in every situation, so there won't be problems with community members thinking that some people get special treatment. That's probably the greatest issue in any community project; it's very easy for someone to get their feelings hurt if they think anything's unfair, and before you know it folks have taken sides and half your group stomps off in a huff. To paraphrase Frost, good guidelines make good neighbors.

chiman