Fences for Connection: Wattle Weaving Workshop
Mar
7
11:00 AM11:00

Fences for Connection: Wattle Weaving Workshop

This workshop, lead by Ande “The Elf” Schewe, will guide hands on fence weaving using only local plant materials.  These valuable local living plant friends will keep growing and supplying materials for millennia with considerate land tending techniques, such as coppicing and pollarding.

  • Natural fences break down slowly (10+ years) into living soil -- no trash, no toxins, no energy expensive manufacturing or transport.

  • Weaving fences for beauty with community and a playful mindset  brings rejuvenation to the land and community.

You Will Learn: How to identify, harvest, prepare, and weave with local plants.  

You will feel: the communal and ancestral connection of weaving arts

Event takes place at 824 Enright Ave (Growing Value Nursery). $40. Pay ahead of time online or bring cash or check to the event. Questions? Email cpinursery@gmail.com. Outdoor events are subject to weather conditions and may be rescheduled if needed.

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Livestock in the City: Urban Animal Integration w/ Dylan Kennedy
Mar
14
12:00 PM12:00

Livestock in the City: Urban Animal Integration w/ Dylan Kennedy

Animals like chickens, ducks, rabbits, goats, and sheep can  contribute greatly to our urban homesteads by creating compost, reducing pests, providing food, and being friends.

In this skillshare + talk, Dylan Kennedy generously shares his insights and experience on how to integrate food producing animals into our daily lives. We will visit one or more example sites in the neighborhood and consider local regulations on animal keeping.
Dylan Kennedy is a lead organizer of the Heritage Food Festival in KY. He has spent over fifteen years in farm management as he pursues his passion for agro-ecology and a drive to build sustainable businesses and communities in tandem with regenerating ecosystems. His experience encompasses many disciplines, including permaculture, biodynamics, and Holistic Management with the Savory Institute.  Dylan is most in his element working with land managers as a connector of ideas and resources, or on his own small farm in Jabez Kentucky. 

Event starts at 824 Enright Ave (Growing Value Nursery) at 12PM and includes walking to neighboring sites. $30. Pay ahead of time online or bring cash or check to the event. Questions? Email cpinursery@gmail.com. Outdoor events are subject to weather conditions and may be rescheduled if needed.

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Grafting Trees & Woody Plants: Workshop
Mar
21
1:00 PM13:00

Grafting Trees & Woody Plants: Workshop

  • 824 Enright Avenue Cincinnati, OH, 45205 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Grafting is the ancient art of binding a twig from one tree  with a desirable characteristic (fruit, flower, biomass, etc.) onto another tree.  So simple, yet deep attention and sensitivity are needed for that twig to grow!

This skill is especially useful in the Cincinnati area for transforming bradford pears or fruitless mulberries into producers of plump delicious fruit.

Jon Ruebusch and Howard Zuefle will guide you through tree grafting basics by providing background, practice, tools, and grafting two apple trees and two pear trees for you to take home.

Workshop Flow:

  • 1-2 Arriving/Greeting 
    Short lecture 

  • 2-3 Practice sticks
    Bench grafting 
    Bagging and labeling your work 

  • 3-4 Coffee and Tea break 
    Short discussion on field grafting
    Proceed outdoors to graft onto existing mulberry trees in the area around the greenhouse
    Return, clean up and potting, healing in, planting or put in pots

Event takes place at 824 Enright Ave (Growing Value Nursery). $80 (includes trees to take home). Pay ahead of time online or bring cash or check to the event. Questions? Email cpinursery@gmail.com. Outdoor events are subject to weather conditions and may be rescheduled if needed.

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Wooden Shoe Hollow Spring Tree ID Walk
Mar
28
1:00 PM13:00

Wooden Shoe Hollow Spring Tree ID Walk

  • Wooden Shoe Hollow Drive Cincinnati, OH, 45232 United States (map)
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Learn about local tree species and how to identify them, even before they’ve leafed out for the summer, as well as ethical foraging practices and uses for woody plants. Seasoned tree enthusiast Max McCormick leads seasonal tree walks (follow intothetrees.green on Instagram to see the full schedule) and has graciously agreed to host a special walk just for CPI.

Wooden Shoe Hollow is a hidden gem in the Cincinnati bioregion with a rich history of stewardship. Take advantage of this special opportunity to get to know the local flora in an intimate, inspirational setting!

Suggested donation: $20

Use the form below to sign up before March 25!

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An Evening with Robin Greenfield. Foraging 100% of My Food For a Year!
Mar
28
6:00 PM18:00

An Evening with Robin Greenfield. Foraging 100% of My Food For a Year!

  • Urban Artifact - the Reliquary (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

For one year Robin Greenfield is foraging every bite of his food and medicine. A year without grocery stores, restaurants, pharmacies or even a garden. “Nature” is his garden! 

Is it possible to eat in harmony with Earth and live in reciprocity? Robin wholeheartedly believes so and is putting this love and devotion for Earth into bold action as he harvests the food and medicine that is growing freely and abundantly all around us

He is traveling to our community to share his foraging journey and celebrate the individuals and organizations in our community working for a more resilient, local food system. He will also share about the newly launched 1 Million Community Fruit Trees Initiative and invite us to get involved in this grassroots collaborative effort in food sovereignty.

While many of us are in great despair over our current social, political and environmental crises, this is a call to bold action. Now is the time to embrace community, build local resiliency, grow our relationships and develop our skills. This is a call to healing our relationship with Earth!

Join us for an eye opening exploration of food sovereignty through the food and medicine that is growing abundantly all around us.

Hosted by Cincinnati Permaculture Institute at Urban Artifact 6:00-9:00 PM

  • 6:00-6:20 Arrival 

  • 6:20-8:00 Talk

  • 8:00-8:30 Q and A

  • 8:30-9:00 Community Time & Book Signing

Donation-based event - suggested donation $10-40 (goes to Robin)

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Feb
8
10:00 AM10:00

Willow Basket Weaving Workshop

  • 700 Enright Avenue Cincinnati, OH, 45205 United States (map)
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Come experience the magical wonders of weaving with Willow & Kudzu! 

Sunday, February 8th from 10-4pm @ IMAGO NATURE CENTER: 700 Enright Ave. 45205

(Backup location for freezing weather)

This is an exciting opportunity to learn to build and weave a beautiful, strong, and functional Ribbed Hand Basket with mostly willow and some kudzu vine. This one-day class will provide the skills and foundation for building a small to medium basket to take home and the ability to create future baskets! 

At the workshop, together we will:

  • Talk about Willow- growing, harvesting, using, storing, rehydrating, and its medicinal uses; Kudzu too 

  • Weave in community and connect in a way our ancestors did 

  • Observe as your own creative genius unfolds before your eyes ~ go from Willow whips to functional tool or basket art!

  • Connect with natural fibers and the living earth to build, create beauty, heal, commune together, gift, and live!

—> Contact Allison for Registration and questions: Text: 859-640-9575   

Cost: $90 ***Register promptly, class is limited to 10 people

What’s Provided: Willow and Kudzu materials! Warm snacks

What to Bring: water, lunch, your favorite pruners, and a sharp knife

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Forage & Feast: Making Acorn Pancakes
Dec
13
10:00 AM10:00

Forage & Feast: Making Acorn Pancakes

Acorns are a wild, abundant,  nutritious, and free food at our  feet this time of year! The Oak trees that the acorns fall from have been held  sacred by humans for  hundreds of thousands of years, literally all of  us have ancestors that ate acorns. Let’s open that portal back up by becoming  acorn eaters ourselves! 

Come on over to Growing Value Nursery at !!!!NEW LOCATION!!!! 537 Enright Ave. 45205 (private home) Saturday December 13th from 10-1pm to learn how to process acorns into flour and  how to cook with that flour. Then we will feast  on Acorn pancakes together! 

Howie and Allison will have stations setup to  walk you through the entire process. Suggested donation of $25.

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Wattle Weaving Workshop
Dec
6
11:00 AM11:00

Wattle Weaving Workshop

Fences for Connection! At this special skill workshop, Ande Schewe will teach you natural fence making using the wattle weave technique.

You’ll learn:

  • Hands-on weaving techniques and knowledge of the best natural materials

  • The skill of repurposing for beautiful, sustainable design

  • A zero-waste building method (no trash, no toxins)

The benefit:

  • Create fences that decompose into living soil

  • Deepen your connection with nature and community

Growing Value Nursery, 824 Enright Ave. $40. Registration required.

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Teacher Appreciation Dinner
Nov
22
5:30 PM17:30

Teacher Appreciation Dinner

CPI Teachers, speakers, and site hosts are invited to join us for a special appreciation dinner following the kick-off of the next yearlong permaculture design course at Treasure Lake!

Saturday, November 22, 5:30 pm
2590 Lawrenceburg Ferry Rd, Petersburg, Ky 41080

Thanksgiving dinner featuring local, organic, turkey from Sundance Farm, Sunman Indiana. Side dishes and family members most welcome.

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Seed Swap & Potluck
Nov
2
5:00 PM17:00

Seed Swap & Potluck

  • 6193 Branch Hill Miamiville Road Loveland, OH, 45140 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Permaculturist Beth Robeson invites you to her home for a fall seed swap on Sunday, November 2 from 5-8 PM. Bring some seeds or plant cuttings to share with your community and leave with some exciting new things to plant this spring! 6193 Branch Hill Miamiville Rd., Loveland

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Oct
23
5:00 PM17:00

Walk-in Shopping at the Nursery

  • 824 Enright Avenue Cincinnati, OH, 45205 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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

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Oct
15
7:00 PM19:00

Transition Towns Webinar (Free!)

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

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Oct
15
12:00 AM00:00

PINA Design Contest Entry Period Closes

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

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Oct
9
5:00 PM17:00

Walk-in Shopping at the Nursery

  • 824 Enright Avenue Cincinnati, OH, 45205 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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

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Oct
4
9:00 AM09:00

Walk-in Shopping at the Nursery

  • 824 Enright Avenue Cincinnati, OH, 45205 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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

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Oct
3
5:00 PM17:00

Walk-in Shopping at the Nursery

  • 824 Enright Avenue Cincinnati, OH, 45205 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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

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Sep
25
6:00 PM18:00

Walk-in Shopping at the Nursery

  • 824 Enright Avenue Cincinnati, OH, 45205 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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

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Sep
20
9:00 AM09:00

Walk-in Shopping at the Nursery

  • 824 Enright Avenue Cincinnati, OH, 45205 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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

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Sep
18
6:00 PM18:00

Walk-in Shopping at the Nursery

  • 824 Enright Avenue Cincinnati, OH, 45205 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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

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Sep
14
10:00 AM10:00

Permaganic Community Garden Workday

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

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Sep
13
10:00 AM10:00

Gathering of the Guilds

  • Weaver's Guild of Cincinnati (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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.

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Sep
13
9:00 AM09:00

Walk-in Shopping at the Nursery

  • 824 Enright Avenue Cincinnati, OH, 45205 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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

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Sep
11
6:00 PM18:00

Walk-in Shopping at the Nursery

  • 824 Enright Avenue Cincinnati, OH, 45205 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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

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Sep
7
10:00 AM10:00

Permaganic Community Garden Workday

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

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