Happy Spring from Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine People’s Garden! Cincinnati, Ohio— We made it through the Ohio frost date and are planting our seedlings furiously! We are headed towards the beginning of summer and I feel like I can already tase the tomatoes and peppers. Outside of planting, weeding, watering and top dressing our garden beds
Happy Earth Day Grow Appalachia friends! It is a beautiful day here in Cincinnati, Ohio, despite having cold temps and snow last weekend. Hoping we are finally saying goodbye to the winter temperatures and our warm up is here to stay. The tulips that are grown as a part of our market section of our
Hello garden friends, March is full of growing madness! Madness meaning, starting hundreds of seeds, hardening-off plants, and finally getting vegetable and flower plugs into the ground. Mother Nature provided a bit of weather madness too. Like highs in the 70’s, lows in the 20’s, and snow! But the gardeners and I welcome Spring's arrival
Covington, Kentucky ---- Here it is, already October, a transitioning time for our Victory Gardeners and a chance for us to reflect on the program, its outcomes, and its future. How is it possible that this year can feel like both the longest and shortest ever all at the same time? Starting our gardens in
Happy Fall from Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine People's Garden! Cincinnati, Ohio--- We made it through another season! A season like nothing I have ever experienced—gardening through a pandemic. But, none the less, it was fabulously successful and fun. We are now headed into my favorite time of year— Autumn. The peach tree and apple trees are picked
Covington, Kentucky ---- Here we are at the end of summer and I am proud to say that we have not lost any of our Victory Gardeners to defeat! Ok. Maybe this seems like a low bar for success. But just two months ago we had to work quickly to get this program created from
When in Rome! The Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati was so excited last year to introduce a HUB Garden Classes in three of the 70 Community Gardens. OTR People's Garden happens to be one of the 3. Well, then 2020 happened! Because of Covid-19, in person learning has been put on hold here in Cincinnati,
Hello garden friends, It's been a hot July! Because we have been sticking to a consistent watering schedule in Over-the-Rhine People's Garden, things are still looking really good! Our community garden is full of fresh food and flowers and we are really starting to reap the benefits from bombing the garden with plants in the
Longevity Matters Stewardship Matters Relationships Matter Partnerships Matter Forty years ago in 1980 the Civic Garden Center started the Community Gardens program at the Over The Rhine People’s Garden. Today that garden is still thriving and growing food for those in need and providing an opportunity for the neighbors to grow food for themselves. Longevity
Hello from Over-the-Rhine People's Garden located in the inner city of Cincinnati, Ohio! It’s our 7th year with Grow Appalachia and we are off to an interesting start as we garden our way through a pandemic. More than ever before, I feel certain that learning how to grow food is an essential life skill. Because of
