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Soapbox Media, "Civic Garden Center's roots enrich communities" - Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Created in 1980, the Community Gardens Program started out as a small garden called the Over the Rhine People’s Garden. Today, the CGC facilitates around 45 community gardens across the city.

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Look in October's issue of Ohio Magazine for a feature story on the Green Learning Station.

Channel 5, "Students Learn About Living Greener At New Facility" - Tuesday, August 9, 2011

A former gas station in Avondale is showing young people how to be green.

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WVXU Cincinnati Edition, Interview with Ryan Mooney-Bullock - Saturday, August 20, 2011

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Cincinnati Enquirer, " Garden Center ready to provide 'green learning'" - Friday, August 19, 2011

A completely remodeled former gas station and the paved lot around it serve as the focal point of the event. Four different types of gardens grow in beds atop the station, and a solar film captures energy.

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City Beat, "Going Green Gets Easier" - Wednesday, August 17,2011

The Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati is opening a new learning station that is aimed at teaching urban dwellers how to live green.

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Soapbox Media, "Green Learning Station programs set to bloom" - Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The $1.2 million Green Learning station showcases a wide range of environmentally friendly technology, including a composting facility, a green roof and pervious pavers to control water runoff.

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Cincy Chic, "Think Outside the Pot" - Monday, May 23 2011

Get your green thumbs dirty this summer with the Civic Garden Center's newest project that shows us how to make the most of our land and grow plants anywhere, even in the heart of the city!

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“Listen up, urbanites! Don't think you need to live in a bucolic bubble to be a part of the green solution. The small terrace that serves as your backyard is more than enough space to practice environmental responsibility. Check out the Civic Garden Center's new Green Learning Station (GLS), opening this summer, and interact with hands-on demonstrations of how our environmental problems can be solved just by creative use of the land around us.” – Cher Schaeper, Cincy Chic

We have descended into the garden and caught three hundred slugs. How I love the mixture of the beautiful and the squalid in gardening. It makes it so lifelike. ~Evelyn Underhill, Letters


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