Almost any kind of item that will hold soil or any area with a little earth can be turned into a productive vegetable garden. Even in a concrete jungle there are lots of opportunities to start growing some of your own food. In this chapter you will find suggestions on how to reinvent spaces that may already exist. There are step-by-step instructions on how to make a straw-bale garden, and you will discover how to plant a garden using recycled items that can be found around your home or yard.