Grown in Columbus

08/08/2024

FRESH, HIGH QUALITY VEGETABLES AND FRUIT Local food is usually sold to the consumer within hours of being picked. In contrast, the average vegetable in the grocery store is 5 to 7 days old, sometimes as much as 2 weeks old, before the consumer buys it. MORE NUTRITIOUS THAN WHAT YOU CAN GET AT A GROC...

08/08/2024

On Sunday, August 25th, from 11am-2pm, community members will be opening up their native garden spaces for you all to visit and learn about, as well as connect with other local native plant gardeners and enthusiasts! Touring participants will be able to visit 5 different local gardens on a come-and-go basis during the allotted timeframe. This is the perfect opportunity to engage in the native plant effort here in central Ohio. We hope you'll join us for a day full of thriving garden spaces, community, and fun! Registration required at https://zurl.co/UJX4

(Do you recognize this house? 🥰)

04/14/2024

Come spend your Earth Day building a community Storybook Trail around the Urban Farm Church! On Saturday, April 20, shifts will be from 9am-12pm or 1-4pm, with lunch provided in between. FREE UFC water bottles for all volunteers!!
Sign up here: https://signup.com/go/mgqLBLO

09/29/2023

09/08/2023

PLANT LINE-UP for SUNDAY’s Fall Garden Sale! Take home a wide variety of cool-season veggies, native perennials, and small shrubs that LOVE being planted RIGHT NOW.

Sunday, Sept. 10 at 1-4 pm
Columbus Garden School, 1350 E. Cooke Rd, 43224
Plants, used garden tools, gardening books, local honey, and more! Enjoy the beauty of the late-summer prairie!

07/12/2023

Come visit us!

In addition to our weekly open hours on Sunday afternoons from 1 to 5pm, we'll also be participating in the Simply Living Garden Tour on Saturday, July 15th, 2023. The event opens at noon and closes at 6pm at the The Urban Farm Church : stop there first to pick up a map, get oriented with parking and other amenities, and visit with lots of local vendors. We really love our neighborhood, and are proud to be counted among the many who are doing cool things with urban properties! Several stops are within walking or biking distance of each other, and other spots further afield are easily accessible by car or bus.

The nursery will be available for public shopping during these hours, and Julie and Jim will each take turns conducting behind the scenes tours through our urban farm and other outdoor initiatives, including many types of upcycling, rainwater collection, hugelkultur, organic practices, honey bees, and community.

Come be a part of what makes Columbus special!

Details in Linktree

06/24/2023

06/22/2023

[JOB POSTING for paid interns! If interested, contact [email protected], below.]

Now Hiring!

My small ecological landscaping company, Catch the Water, is now hiring for internships and summer / fall jobs. We focus on utilizing stormwater to re-create habitat diversity with native plants. Great for gardeners, students or graduates in Natural Resources, Forestry, Ecology, Biology, Entomology, Environmental Studies, Landscape Architecture, etc.

This is not a typical landscape crew job, but more like applied ecology. Pay is commensurate with experience. Some work is strenuous, with lighter work sometimes available, including planting and bookkeeping. I need reliable people who are hungry to learn through doing. 3-5 days per week as soon as possible through June and beyond.

Interested parties should explore CatchTheWater.com and then contact me at 614-301-8860 or [email protected]. Resumes welcome.

06/14/2023

We are an urban church with a sustainable farm growing crops and community in the North Linden area of Columbus.

06/02/2023

05/26/2023

Ready for our big Wild Ones Native Plant Sale? Here's your checklist to shop it like a pro.

>LOCATION/TIME: Saturday May 27th from 9am-1pm at the parking lot of Overbrook Church, 4131 N High St. Columbus, Oh. Entrance off Croswell Rd.

>SETUP: There will be 4 areas at the sale where you can purchase plants: Wild Ones Columbus, Natives In Harmony, Scioto Gardens, and Leaves for Wildlife. Plants should be purchased separately from each.

>PAYMENT METHODS: Wild Ones plants can be purchased with Cash, Venmo, or Paypal. The 3 native plant nurseries all accept Credit card or Cash.

>PLANT TRANSPORT: If you're planning to buy more plants than fit in your hands (of course you are!), consider bringing a cardboard box, crate, wagon or something else to more easily transport. We'll likely have some trays and boxes on hand, but not usually enough.

>PARKING: The site has a parking lot available for customers. Please follow signs as the entrance and exit will be one way only. Once the parking lot is full, there is ample street parking available in the surrounding area. We just ask that you be respectful of the neighborhood and ensure you are parking legally, and not blocking traffic or driveways.

>PLANT LIST: There will be a wide variety of native flowers, shrubs, and trees that support a diverse ecosystem. From staple pollinator flowers to unique finds, we'll have it all. Wild Ones plant list is provided here. More to be added later, but this is most of it. Each of the native plant nurseries have plant lists on their websites, and they'll presumably be bringing some subset of that. TBD.

05/23/2023

TWO CLASSES on edible gardening coming up over the next TWO WEEKS at CGS: one online, one in-person, and both are deeply informative about the art & science of RAISED BED GARDENS. It's just in time for Summer 2023! Please join us at www.ColumbusGardenSchool.com.

05/06/2023

Directories are ready to be picked up at the City Folk's Farm Shop booth this morning.