Give Our Home a Name

Cincinnati Permaculture Institute has recently become the proud owner of three properties along Enright Ave. in East Price Hill: the greenhouse, the icehouse, and…. this house, destined to be the new permanent home and headquarters of our organization. While we are and will remain CPI, we felt that each of the three spaces deserves its own moniker and sense of place, and none moreso than the corner building.

In its past, this combined residential and commercial location has been through a few different names, including Common Roots, Paradise Lounge, and Casey’s Corner. Our goal with a fresh new name is to help it shed its old identity as a bar and party zone, and inspire visitors (familiar faces and newcomers) to envision what’s to come: a multifunctional, indoor and outdoor, living and evolving demonstration of urban permaculture design available for year-round use.

Nuestra casa es su casa.

Our home is your home. That’s why we want you to have a say in naming it.

In keeping with the Permaculture Principle of Cooperation: This isn’t a contest, but a collaboration. All submissions will be collected anonymously through June 30, 2026 and pooled into a bank of eligible names for a final vote in July.

We’ve started you out with some seed ideas brainstormed by our board, and welcome you to add yours to the list! New submissions will be added to the voting options as they come in. The earlier you submit yours, the more votes it has the chance to collect before the cutoff, so don’t wait! Do you have more than one idea to add to the list? Close and reopen this page in your browser to refresh the form and submit again!

(You don’t need to submit a full tagline like the examples below, but if you have comments to add behind your name idea, go ahead and include them!)

All Hands on Deck: More Ways to Support

We are actively collaborating with our neighbors, partners and community to determine the most viable path forward that lets us meet our financial obligations as property owners and sustain something special and unique to Cincinnati. If you are interested in getting engaged, there are several ways you could support us:

• Make a financial donation to our capital fund

• Make a donation of supplies or services from our wishlist

• Contribute your time as a volunteer at the building or the nursery - see the volunteer schedule here

• Join the CPI Board to help guide the long-term plans and have a voice in decisions

We’ve put together a brief list of what is needed in terms of materials and labor at the site. Learn about all the ways to get involved and lend support at our Wishlist page.