Open to students enrolled in the 2024-2025 Yearlong PDC

Open to students enrolled in the 2024-2025 Yearlong PDC

Join us for an introductory webinar about the Transition Town Movement on Wednesday, October 15 at 7:00pm. Learn more and see examples from the over 1,000 communities engaged in transition across the globe before registering. Webinar attendance is strongly recommended for all workshop participants.

Transition Towns is a global grassroots movement helping communities build resilience in the face of climate change, resource depletion, and economic uncertainty. Through practical projects and collective imagination, neighbors come together to re-localize food, energy, and so much more. Join us to learn how to become a local leader and prepare your community for a thriving, sustainable, and connected future.

This webinar is a preview for the 2-day workshop at the end of October, led by author of The Regeneration Handbook: Transform Yourself to Transform the World and Transition Network International training coordinator, Don Hall. The workshop will take place at two nearby locations where lunch and beverages will be provided. Potluck style desserts are welcomed.

Dates:

Free Preview Webinar: October 15, 7-8:30 PM - Register with Green Umbrella

Workshop Day 1: October 25th, 9:30am - 4:30pm at the UC Digital Futures Building
Workshop Day 2: October 26th, 9:30am - 4:30pm at the Civic Garden Center
Early Bird Registration thru 10/16 - $55 / Regular ticket price $75 - Register with Green Umbrella

PERMACULTURE INSTITUTE OF NORTH AMERICA ANNUAL DESIGN CONTEST

🎓 PDC Students: Turn Your Final Design Into a $2,500 Prize! You’re eligible to submit your final design to the 2025 Permaculture Design Contest (PINA).

✅ Open to any student completing a PDC in 2024 or 2025
💰 Prize: $2,500 for Best New Designer
🌍 Your work will be seen by top designers & educators
📅 Submission Period Open: August 15-October 15, 2025
📩 Submit here: https://pina.in/design_2025-pina-design-contest/

Your design is done—share it with the world.

MORE INFO

Fall Hours Just Announced:

• Thursday, October 2nd: Members Day!
  5:00-7:30 PM

• Friday, October 3rd: Open to All
  5:00-7:30 PM

• Saturday, October 4th: Open to All
  9:00AM-12:00PM

• Walk-In Thursdays: October 9 & 23, November 13, 5:00-7:30 PM

• Shopping by Appointment: Get 1:1 help with your plant selections.

  • Thursdays, 4:00 to 7:00 PM

  • Fridays, 3:00 to 7:00 PM

  • Saturdays, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

  • Contact Howie at (513) 259-3504 to make an appointment outside of these hours.

Call or email ahead if you are looking for specific plants and want to check our current inventory: (513) 259-3504 / cpinursery@gmail.com

Fall Hours Just Announced:

• Thursday, October 2nd: Members Day!
  5:00-7:30 PM

• Friday, October 3rd: Open to All
  5:00-7:30 PM

• Saturday, October 4th: Open to All
  9:00AM-12:00PM

• Walk-In Thursdays: October 9 & 23, November 13, 5:00-7:30 PM

• Shopping by Appointment: Get 1:1 help with your plant selections.

  • Thursdays, 4:00 to 7:00 PM

  • Fridays, 3:00 to 7:00 PM

  • Saturdays, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

  • Contact Howie at (513) 259-3504 to make an appointment outside of these hours.

Call or email ahead if you are looking for specific plants and want to check our current inventory: (513) 259-3504 / cpinursery@gmail.com

Fall Hours Just Announced:

• Thursday, October 2nd: Members Day!
  5:00-7:30 PM

• Friday, October 3rd: Open to All
  5:00-7:30 PM

• Saturday, October 4th: Open to All
  9:00AM-12:00PM

• Walk-In Thursdays: October 9 & 23, November 13, 5:00-7:30 PM

• Shopping by Appointment: Get 1:1 help with your plant selections.

  • Thursdays, 4:00 to 7:00 PM

  • Fridays, 3:00 to 7:00 PM

  • Saturdays, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

  • Contact Howie at (513) 259-3504 to make an appointment outside of these hours.

Call or email ahead if you are looking for specific plants and want to check our current inventory: (513) 259-3504 / cpinursery@gmail.com

Fall Hours Just Announced:

• September Thursdays: September 11, 18 & 25, 6-8:30 PM

• September Saturdays: September 13 & 20, 9AM-1 PM

• Thursday, October 2nd: Members Day!
  5:00-7:30 PM

• Friday, October 3rd: Open to All
  5:00-7:30 PM

• Saturday, October 4th: Open to All
  9:00AM-12:00PM

• Walk-In Thursdays in October: October 9 & 23, November 13, 5:00-7:30 PM

• Shopping by Appointment: Get 1:1 help with your plant selections.

  • Thursdays, 4:00 to 7:00 PM

  • Fridays, 3:00 to 7:00 PM

  • Saturdays, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

  • Contact Howie at (513) 259-3504 to make an appointment outside of these hours.

Call or email ahead if you are looking for specific plants and want to check our current inventory: (513) 259-3504 / cpinursery@gmail.com

Fall Hours Just Announced:

• September Thursdays: September 11, 18 & 25, 6-8:30 PM

• September Saturdays: September 13 & 20, 9AM-1 PM

• Thursday, October 2nd: Members Day!
  5:00-7:30 PM

• Friday, October 3rd: Open to All
  5:00-7:30 PM

• Saturday, October 4th: Open to All
  9:00AM-12:00PM

• Walk-In Thursdays in October: October 9 & 23, November 13, 5:00-7:30 PM

• Shopping by Appointment: Get 1:1 help with your plant selections.

  • Thursdays, 4:00 to 7:00 PM

  • Fridays, 3:00 to 7:00 PM

  • Saturdays, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

  • Contact Howie at (513) 259-3504 to make an appointment outside of these hours.

Call or email ahead if you are looking for specific plants and want to check our current inventory: (513) 259-3504 / cpinursery@gmail.com

Fall Hours Just Announced:

• September Thursdays: September 11, 18 & 25, 6-8:30 PM

• September Saturdays: September 13 & 20, 9AM-1 PM

• Thursday, October 2nd: Members Day!
  5:00-7:30 PM

• Friday, October 3rd: Open to All
  5:00-7:30 PM

• Saturday, October 4th: Open to All
  9:00AM-12:00PM

• Walk-In Thursdays in October: October 9 & 23, November 13, 5:00-7:30 PM

• Shopping by Appointment: Get 1:1 help with your plant selections.

  • Thursdays, 4:00 to 7:00 PM

  • Fridays, 3:00 to 7:00 PM

  • Saturdays, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

  • Contact Howie at (513) 259-3504 to make an appointment outside of these hours.

Call or email ahead if you are looking for specific plants and want to check our current inventory: (513) 259-3504 / cpinursery@gmail.com

Learn gardening skills, meet new friends, and give this urban community garden a seasonal refresh during this collaborative workday between Cincinnati Permaculture Institute & Permaganic! All experience and knowledge levels welcome. Tools and instruction provided. Parking available along Main St. and Hughes. Work starts at 10 AM. See you then!

The EcoGarden is an urban food forest at the Queen City’s heart, on the edge of Over-the-Rhine and Mt. Auburn, and has been maintained for nearly 30 years. The original establishment of the garden was a collaboration between Turner Farm, the Civic Garden Center, and IMPACT Over-the-Rhine, and since 2010, has been managed by Permaganic with help from community partners.

Questions? Contact Susan at info@cincinnatipermacultureinstitute.org

preserving traditional crafts by reinterpreting them to modern aesthetics
and bringing the community together to strengthen our connections

In celebration of its 75th anniversary, The Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati, in partnership with nine local craft guilds, hosted the inaugural Gathering of the Guilds (GOTG) on September 9th, 2023. GOTG showcased the wide variety of opportunities in craft education available in our city. Members of our community discovered that vibrant craft guilds exist and that they welcome new members. Guilds were ready to sign up new members and offer schedules for upcoming classes. The event included live demonstrations of blacksmithing, glassblowing, printmaking, weaving, spinning, quilting, art-book design, enameling, gemstone cutting, woodturning, and fabrication with clay.

This year, Gathering of the Guilds takes place on Saturday, September 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 PM at the Weaver’s Guild of Cincinnati, 4870 Gray Rd.

• 10 contemporary craft guilds,

• 17 juried makers,

• 8 merchants,

• 3 food vendors, and

• 30+ demonstrations

The Connection to Permaculture

Permaculture encourages us to consider what technologies and materials we use in our designs and our day to day life, looking to the wisdom of the past and the efficiency of nature for inspiration. The value of folk art is not only found in its beauty and the way it captures the creative spirit of a culture: these are the tools and skills that empower you to life a more naturally-derived, naturally-inspired life. Supporting traditional artisans keeps this valuable bank of wisdom alive and thriving as an asset the whole ecosystem can benefit from, while keeping local wealth in the local community, in the direct hands of the makers — the Fair Share ethic of permaculture.

Fall Hours Just Announced:

• September Thursdays: September 11, 18 & 25, 6-8:30 PM

• September Saturdays: September 13 & 20, 9AM-1 PM

• Thursday, October 2nd: Members Day!
  5:00-7:30 PM

• Friday, October 3rd: Open to All
  5:00-7:30 PM

• Saturday, October 4th: Open to All
  9:00AM-12:00PM

• Walk-In Thursdays in October: October 9 & 23, November 13, 5:00-7:30 PM

• Shopping by Appointment: Get 1:1 help with your plant selections.

  • Thursdays, 4:00 to 7:00 PM

  • Fridays, 3:00 to 7:00 PM

  • Saturdays, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

  • Contact Howie at (513) 259-3504 to make an appointment outside of these hours.

Call or email ahead if you are looking for specific plants and want to check our current inventory: (513) 259-3504 / cpinursery@gmail.com

Fall Hours Just Announced:

• September Thursdays: September 11, 18 & 25, 6-8:30 PM

• September Saturdays: September 13 & 20, 9AM-1 PM

• Thursday, October 2nd: Members Day!
  5:00-7:30 PM

• Friday, October 3rd: Open to All
  5:00-7:30 PM

• Saturday, October 4th: Open to All
  9:00AM-12:00PM

• Walk-In Thursdays in October: October 9 & 23, November 13, 5:00-7:30 PM

• Shopping by Appointment: Get 1:1 help with your plant selections.

  • Thursdays, 4:00 to 7:00 PM

  • Fridays, 3:00 to 7:00 PM

  • Saturdays, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

  • Contact Howie at (513) 259-3504 to make an appointment outside of these hours.

Call or email ahead if you are looking for specific plants and want to check our current inventory: (513) 259-3504 / cpinursery@gmail.com

Learn gardening skills, meet new friends, and give this urban community garden a seasonal refresh during this collaborative workday between Cincinnati Permaculture Institute & Permaganic! All experience and knowledge levels welcome. Tools and instruction provided. Parking available along Main St. and Hughes. Work starts at 10 AM. See you then!

The EcoGarden is an urban food forest at the Queen City’s heart, on the edge of Over-the-Rhine and Mt. Auburn, and has been maintained for nearly 30 years. The original establishment of the garden was a collaboration between Turner Farm, the Civic Garden Center, and IMPACT Over-the-Rhine, and since 2010, has been managed by Permaganic with help from community partners.

Questions? Contact Susan at info@cincinnatipermacultureinstitute.org

CINCINNATI CIVIC GARDEN CENTER FALL NATIVE PLANT FESTIVAL

Are you a native plant novice? Expert? Somewhere in between? Join us for the Fall Native Plant Festival! Whether you don’t know what a native plant is or have been growing them for years, this free, multi-vendor celebration of all things native plants is for you.

INFO

Open to students enrolled in the 2024-2025 Yearlong PDC

Join Food Not Lawns Cincinnati for a get-to-know-you summer social event to build community and gather momentum for our upcoming projects. All are welcome to this free event!

• Design jam - Collaborate on a design for a courtyard at a local women’s shelter!

• Eco Open Mic

• Propagation Station

• Micronursery unveiling

• Fall planting in the People’s Garden

• Skill demonstrations

Learn gardening skills, meet new friends, and give this urban community garden a seasonal refresh during this collaborative workday between Cincinnati Permaculture Institute & Permaganic! All experience and knowledge levels welcome. Tools and instruction provided. Parking available along Main St. and Hughes. Work starts at 10 AM. See you then!

The EcoGarden is an urban food forest at the Queen City’s heart, on the edge of Over-the-Rhine and Mt. Auburn, and has been maintained for nearly 30 years. The original establishment of the garden was a collaboration between Turner Farm, the Civic Garden Center, and IMPACT Over-the-Rhine, and since 2010, has been managed by Permaganic with help from community partners.

Questions? Contact Susan at info@cincinnatipermacultureinstitute.org

Gather with your Montessori family and the at-large community for a mini music festival featuring art displays and Nature Center tours. Bring your own chairs/blanket and picnic basket to enjoy folk music on the back lawn in the Dater Montessori Nature Center to celebrate our shared community and Maria Montessori’s birthday (August 31, 1870). Maria Montessori revolutionized education by observing children in their natural state to optimize learning. Her observations and principles align closely with those of Permaculture. 

Restroom access, and electricity available for use. Co-sponsored by Dater Montessori School, Montessori Nature Center committee, Rotary Club, and Cincinnati Permaculture Institute.

Learn gardening skills, meet new friends, and give this urban community garden a seasonal refresh during this collaborative workday between Cincinnati Permaculture Institute & Permaganic! All experience and knowledge levels welcome. Tools and instruction provided. Parking available along Main St. and Hughes. Work starts at 10 AM. See you then!

The EcoGarden is an urban food forest at the Queen City’s heart, on the edge of Over-the-Rhine and Mt. Auburn, and has been maintained for nearly 30 years. The original establishment of the garden was a collaboration between Turner Farm, the Civic Garden Center, and IMPACT Over-the-Rhine, and since 2010, has been managed by Permaganic with help from community partners.

Questions? Contact Susan at info@cincinnatipermacultureinstitute.org

Learn gardening skills, meet new friends, and give this urban community garden a seasonal refresh during this collaborative workday between Cincinnati Permaculture Institute & Permaganic! All experience and knowledge levels welcome. Tools and instruction provided. Parking available along Main St. and Hughes. Work starts at 10 AM. See you then!

The EcoGarden is an urban food forest at the Queen City’s heart, on the edge of Over-the-Rhine and Mt. Auburn, and has been maintained for nearly 30 years. The original establishment of the garden was a collaboration between Turner Farm, the Civic Garden Center, and IMPACT Over-the-Rhine, and since 2010, has been managed by Permaganic with help from community partners.

Questions? Contact Susan at info@cincinnatipermacultureinstitute.org