Table 1. General information of the community gardens in the four case cities

Nation City Population Community garden status Number of sites visited
Number of gardens (number of plots) Year of establishment Operator Community orchard Commercial gardens and farms School gardens
United States of America Seattle 724,745 81 (2,650) 1973 Department of Neighborhoods 37 2 33 88
New York 8,622,698 600 1975 Grow NYC 0 52 582 26
Philadelphia 1,580,863 64 1973 PHS (Pennsylvania Horticultural Society) 0 0 0 24
Canada Vancouver 631,486 97 (3,900) 1995 Vancouver Park Board 3 17 55 28