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If you don't have to have a back yard in which to grow a garden but you're itching to raise your own food, there are lots of options out there for you.

Here are five ideas for finding a place to grow your herbs and vegetables.

Rent a Plot Most towns and cities will have an area where you can rent a plot of land. Often you'll find them as raised gardens tucked away in urban locations, corners of land at community centers, or sometimes even people with large yards will rent out portions to gardeners. Prices for renting often range between $10 and $40 a month, including water use. The best way to find a garden plot to rent is to do a search with key terms "rent a plot" or "rent a garden" plus your city's name. If your city is densely populated, it might be tough to find one where there isn't a waiting list. If that's the case, you may want to consider the following options.

Container Gardening Even if you don't have a yard, you might still have room enough for a few containers of veggies. We have a wide range of articles on Planet Green to help you get your container garden going, from finding pots, to soil, to plants, all for free! Container gardens are perfect for small spaces and can be plunked down anywhere from the front steps to the roof.

Guerilla Gardening Okay, so there's no chance you have space for a container garden, but there happens to be a perfectly good parkway that is going to waste. Snap it up! It's called guerrilla gardening and it's simply making use of wasted public space to grow some food. With luck, this will be a no-brainer option for urban dwellers within the next few years.

Roof Gardening Roofs, especially in city apartment buildings, are problematic. They are wasted space and cause heat islands. You can do your building, surrounding neighborhood, and local wildlife a favor by taking up gardening on the roof. Living roofs and roof gardens offer so much to to the environment, in addition to feeding you fresh produce!

Start a Community Garden Kick guerrilla gardening up a notch. If there's an empty field or area that would be perfect to turn into a gardening space to share with your community, take it over! Starting a community garden is a great way to get connected with your neighbors, reclaim a piece of fallow land and make it a vibrant focal point for your neighborhood, and of course get some fresh produce for your kitchen.