Urban Gardens

The Huffman Historic District is one mile east of downtown Dayton, comprised of historic Victorian and Queen Anne style homes. Now, the neighborhood is working to build an urban homesteading community.

An OSU Extension educator will help Dayton-area gardeners learn about soil health and amendment, heavy metals in your yard, and more, at the upcoming Five Rivers MetroParks Small Farm and Food Fest on Aug. 2.

Ohio farmer, Bryna Chandler, is an expert in preserving and using root vegetables months and years after harvest. Now, she's sharing her knowledge.

Betty Hoevel is an education coordinator with Five Rivers MetroParks who explained to WYSO how to stretch your summer garden harvest.

Five Rivers MetroParks is working with The Foodbank Inc to offer garden kits with seeds and starter plants at mobile distributions this spring.

Over the summer 20 students participated in the pilot program. UD's Hanley Sustainability Institute provided students with 238 pounds of produce, grown and processed at the campus garden.

Homesteading grew in popularity during the pandemic. Now, some homesteaders in Dayton are continuing to thrive off of their own land.

The Springfield Ohio Urban Plantfolk, or SOUP, just held their fifth Porch Garden Project, offering the community access to an assortment of fresh herbs and produce.

Students at Westbrook Village Elementary School in Trotwood are learning how to grow and harvest leafy greens through science, math and reading lessons. They’re also learning about where food comes from, and how to cook it.

This weekend, you can tour some of Dayton's best and most interesting gardens...

If your garden produces more fruits and vegetables than you can eat, a Dayton non-profit might be able to help. Access to Excess works to save produce from winding up in the dumpster.

Last Saturday Central State University Extension hosted a mushroom growing workshop. The people who attended got to learn how to start up their own personal mushroom farm and how to take care of it.