East End Veterans' Memorial Garden

History

In 2003, Chris, a Civic Garden Center volunteer, moved to the East End of Cincinnati and saw the need for a garden. He started planting seeds in conversations every chance he had. Joe Corcoran, an East End resident, heard about Chris after a phone call to the Civic Garden Center . Kathy Horn, a Cincinnati Police Officer, got permission from the City to use some vacant land on Strader Ave. Joe and Chris tilled ten 10' x 10' plots in 2004. Gardeners slowing trickled in. Starbucks donates used coffee grounds for compost as well as donating refreshments for work dates.

In 2006, the Civic Garden Center built six raised beds for the after school gardening club of nearby Riverside Academy , a Cincinnati Public Elementary School . Joe and other volunteers salvaged used brick and rock and built raised beds and a veteran's memorial. Much of the produce grown has been donated to the Freestore/Foodbank.