Visit Our Perennial Edible Nursery

SELLing rare, bio-region approved edibles AND NAtives

• Walk-in Shopping Hours have CONCLUDED for 2024 and shopping is now by appointment. Regular shopping hours will resume on Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays in spring 2025.

  Contact Howie at (513) 259-3504 to make an appointment.

• Nursery Volunteering: Every Wednesday in March, 5PM to 7PM. >> Sign Up

• Lunch & Learns with Ashton McCoy

  CPI’s intern Ashton McCoy is putting on a series of informal learning opportunities this year, taking place at the Growing Value Nursery These 1-hour focused sessions will gather weekly at the nursery for six weeks in the spring and in the fall, with time for both presentations and discussion covering a wide range of topics. Equal parts education and community-building, Ashton looks forward to sharing the full schedule for spring soon. If you’re interested in more information about Lunch & Learns, add your name to our list here.

UNIQUE Selection

Including Rare and Classic Perennial Edibles and Natives. We offer a wide variety of nut trees, fruit trees, edible landscaping plants, berry bushes, ground covers, perennial vegetables, nitrogen fixers, and vines to create every layer of your food forest.

Some of our 2024 highlights include:

• 5+ varieties of honeyberries

• Multiple varieties of cherries

• Goji berries

• Serviceberries

• Hicans

• Mulberries

• Currants

• Elderberries

Bio-Region Tested

The vast majority of our nursery has been tested for our unique and dynamic bio-region, giving you the assurance that you’re putting the right genetics in the ground. 

Non-Profit Pricing

This nursery was created as a public service to the permaculture community, providing value priced plants that can be difficult and expensive to source at typical nurseries.

Free Tree Planting Education

We aim to help you get the most out of your perennial plantings by providing resources and expert consultation on a few specific planting and maintenance techniques to ensure success.