What I've come to learn over the years is that the elusive $64 tomato isn't even a budget consideration for the average low-income city dweller. Now that I'm not working full time, I've had to give up online garden orders and $100 shopping sprees at Hyam's Garden Center cold turkey. I'm making do mainly with what's on hand. And if you want to join the urban garden bandwagon and grow your own food, you can do the same, green thumb or not.