"Donovan McCulloch, who works with the Woodbridge Community Garden Club in Irvine, said his group has an unprecedented 15 people on its waiting list for a plot..."
That's cool that they are doing it in Woodbridge. If people are going to garden as their food source, they should also <a href="http://www.freshpreserving.com/pages/preserve__fresh_preserving__home_canning_/33.php">learn canning</a>, in my opinion.
Another benefit that the article doesn't mention is health. When people are more connected to the production of their food they tend to eat much healthier.