Office of Environment & Sustainability

Local food production and distribution plays an important role in addressing health, social, economic and environmental issues. By 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	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 Church of Christ
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.