Brick Gardens work to combat food insecurity by converting vacant land and buildings into urban farms and indoor vertical farm houses, providing fresh healthy produce to areas of Cincinnati considered food deserts.
Community gardens
NANA and Cincinnati Parks team up to obliterate litter
Join your neighbors in keeping North Avondale’s green spaces beautiful this year.
2024 Call to Get Active and Help Out with quarterly beautification events
The NANA Beautification committee is organizing quarterly events for 2024.
Call for Beautification and Garden Volunteers—Get Active and Help Out
The NANA Beautification committee is organizing quarterly events for 2024.
North Avondale litter and weed control needs YOU!
Expand your time outdoors as a member of the North Avondale litter patrol.
Beautification: June 2022
Jolene Struebbe. Beautification Chair Gardener Extraordinaire Richard Jackson honored at NANA Annual Meeting Immediate Past President Heather Herr honored Richard Jackson for his 18 years as our gardener in charge of multiple NANA Community Gardens. Richard has maintained the Dana Roundabout and the garden border near Marion Park for several years, […]
Victory Parkway Greenspace – Park and Nature Enthusiasts, Volunteers Needed! June 2022
Neighbors and Cincinnati Parks are starting a new effort to improve the Victory Parkway Greenspace, bounded by Ledgewood Ave, Victory Parkway, Winding Way, and the Xavier baseball field. Many of us enjoy this lovely greenspace for frequent walks, often with pets and kids. Currently, Xavier maintains the lawn area and […]
Help Still Wanted, Gardens at Marion and Dana: May 2022
I’ve agreed to help with the gardens at Marion and Dana circle. However, still looking for volunteers if anyone would be able to help out it would be appreciated. Judy and I met and will continue to recruit anyone who can give an hour or two of their time occasionally. […]
Help Wanted – Spring is Here!! April 2022
It has been hard to miss our gardens blooming with early spring flowers. We still have two small community gardens in need of captains. They are small gardens and should not take a great deal of time this year, as they have been well maintained by gardener extraordinaire, Richard Jackson, who […]
NANA Community Gardens: September 2021
North Avondale gardens are still in bloom. A big thank you to those who volunteer in our community gardens, and to those who have captained our beautiful gardens, some for many years. We have 8 gardens that our NANA gardeners maintain. Our garden at the triangle of Clinton Springs and Washington is in need […]