Welcome to the Garden District Corporation

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Garden District Main Market Garden (MAIN) is located at College Avenue, Columbus, OH 43209. This is the original garden space and our organization's current administrative headquarters. During the non-growing season, we produce microgreens that go straight into our agency's pantries. This garden also hosts many community events and promotes our motto, "Take care of yourself and someone else if you can." 

South Bexley Community Garden (SOBEX) is located within Schneider Park at 925 Ferndale Place, Columbus, OH, 43209. The Garden District manages the multiple giving gardens. This beautiful, well-invested allotment-style community garden, with 60 plots, is open to Bexley and non-Bexley residents.  

Berwick Alternative Community Garden (BACG) is at 2655 Scottwood Rd, Columbus, OH 43209. The mixed-use space includes a student school garden, communal space, annually leased plots, and educational gardens. The Garden District creates a free farmstand to distribute the produce grown to students, families, staff, and neighbors.  

Wexner Heritage Rooftop Garden (WHV) is at 1511 College Avenue, Columbus, OH 43209. The Garden District originally produced cut flowers and donated them to the residents of WHV. The partnership has expanded to restoring a rooftop garden that produces food for the residents, families, and staff of WHV. It is often the connection for many residents to nature as it is easily accessible. Once a month, the produce is donated to Jewish Family Services to First Americans, Holocaust survivors, and people experiencing food insecurity.  

Garden District Community Farm (GDCF) is located at 1278 Ann Street, Columbus, OH 43206. This fenced-in urban farm is a City of Columbus Landbank Parcel. The Garden District was approved in 2024 to bring it back to life and become a collaborative space for a thriving, high-yield production urban farm.

LSS Champion Avenue Farm (CAF) is located at 1460 South Champion Avenue, Columbus, OH 43206. The Garden District assisted in developing this space in partnership with LSS, Southside Family Farms, Franklin Park Conservatory, OSU, and Foreground Studios. It serves as a community, educational space, and farm that provides additional produce for the pantry.  

LIFE Community Farm (LCF) is at 620 Alum Creek Drive, Columbus, OH 43205. This fenced-in space was abandoned for 3-4 years on the property of LIFE Vineyard Church. GDLF has partnered with LIFE Vineyard Church and signed a lease for 2024 to restore it to a thriving, high-yield production urban farm.  

Southside Fruit Park (SFP) is at 345 Reeb Avenue, Columbus, OH 43207. It was built to be a unique gathering place for young and older adults to enjoy fresh fruit and develop meaningful relationships with family and friends. It started in 2017 in partnership with the Parsons Area Merchant Association and Community Housing Network. The fruit that will be yielded is intended for the community to share and was selected with an eye towards the history and preferences of the neighborhood. Varieties are "timed" to ensure that something will always be available upon maturity during the growing season.  

Partner Garden Locations: We provide fiscal sponsorships to new and existing community garden spaces called our "Partner Gardens." If you would like sponsorship for your garden, please contact us for assistance. 

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18th & Main Pollinator Garden is at 18th and Main Street, Columbus, OH, 43205. In April 2024, passionate gardeners acquired a 30 x 190-foot lot at the 18th & Main Street intersection in Columbus, Ohio. With a few raised beds for volunteers and community members to plant what they please, the lot intends to establish a long-term environment for pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and birds. This involves killing the grass with cardboard and compost to create a no-mow climate with clover.