Urban Agriculture

Local food production and distribution plays an important role in addressing health, social, economic and environmental issues. Buy providing Green Cincinnati Plan Seeds of Change Urban Agriculture Grants the City supports local agriculture efforts, such as community gardens, foraging sites and market garden businesses, as well as local food hubs, to increase local food production, distribution and access to fresh, healthy foods.

GRANT AWARDS FY2026

In fiscal year 2026 the City received 54 urban agriculture applications. Forty eight proposals received award funding. Funding was provided by the City’s general fund and additional financial support from the Green Cincinnati Fund at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.

The following entities received urban agriculture resources for FY 2026. Congratulations to them and much appreciation for all the work they do as part of Cincinnati's food system!

 

Bellarmine Chapel

 

BLOC Ministries

 

Camp Washington Community Council

 

Carthage Civic League Community Garden

 

Christian Ministries Inc Garden of Joy Culinary Academy

 

Cincinnati Christian Adult Ministries Center

 

Cincinnati Permaculture Institute

 

Cincinnati Urban Promise

 

Clifton Recreation Center

 

College Hill Gardeners

 

Community Matters Lower Price Hill

 

Dees Given Knowledge

 

Druffel Gardens

 

Ealiox Unlimited, LLC 

Rose HIll Garden

 

East End Area Council Gateway Garden

 

East End Community Garden

 

Elevating Wellness

 

Feed The Soul

 

Gray Road Community Development Corporation

 

Groundwork Ohio River Valley

 

Imagine Cincinnati

 

Little Schoolhouse in the Woods

 

Mealz That Heal LLC

 

Meridian Micro Farm

 

Millvale Recreation Center

 

Mount Washington Presbyterian Church

 

Mt. Auburn Garden Initiative Collaboration MAGIC

 

Ocotillo Herbals, LLC

 

Our Harvest Cooperative

 

 

Over the Rhine Community Council Race St Garden

 

Pleasant Street North Community Garden

 

Price Hill Community Garden

 

Price Hill Will

 

Ranger Community Group

 

SPCA Garten Klub

 

Sidestreams

 

South Fairmount Community Council

 

Spring Grove Village Community Garden

 

St Leo the Great Church

 

Taft High School Garden

 

The Flower Lady

 

Turner Farm Community Garden Program  

 

University of Cincinnati

 

Village Green Foundation

 

Walnut Hills Area Council

 

Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation

 

Westwood Grows

 

Winton Terrace Residents Community Garden

 

Working In Neighborhoods

 

 

 

For more information, please contact Robin Henderson at robin.henderson@cincinnati-oh.gov or at 513-352-5340.