Hi Thekla,
Thanks for restarting this thread.
I am currently off work because of an at work injury, and it has me wanting to get "my someday garden going."
I live on an acre and a half, big green yard that I pay someone $300/month to mow while I am gone driving truck over the road.
It would be nice to find one or two or three people that wanted a garden, but don't have the area. I think I would need to get it fenced, as the deer are plentiful in the area.
On YouTube there is a guy that lives in a Florida backyard, in a little shack and he tends 3 local gardens, sharing the produce with the landowners.
Taking some of the excess to a farmers market he earns some spending money, I believe it was around $10,000. Not a lot, but if he taught this to a few people he could get paid more by having more to share. Already knowing what grows best, he could teach homeowners how to reap the rewards of their own backyards.
https://youtu.be/4yXU8K-9SIw
I was on the north side of Philadelphia Pennsylvania and found a fenced in area called Victory Gardens, they rented out small parcels for people to have a garden. You would need to be able to trust your neighbors 😉.