It really is a testament to how absurd the theft of the commons under capitalism is that one of the first questions to ask...
It really is a testament to how absurd the theft of the commons under capitalism is that one of the first questions to ask before you start gardening is “how do I get dirt”
on one hand, yes, but on the other hand, there is no reasonable socialist system (planned, market, whatever) that doesn’t entail “how do i, a city dweller, start gardening?” getting answered with “go to a store and buy some dirt” - or if you really want complete leftcom-style end to the commodity-form, “go pick some up from a depot somewhere.”
(there’s an anprim solution to this, but it requires killing several billion people first)
i hate to break it to you but urban farming has been pretty common for the vast majority of urbanized history (and Cuba is super into it rn) and it’s not that far of a leap from there to some kind of participatory communal system where the answer is “go down to your neighbourhoods allotment”
I mean, if you’re just looking to grow whatever naturally grows in the area at an unenhanced yield level you can still take a wheelbarrow and pick “commons dirt” up off the ground for free