Upcoming Events
You’ll find a listing of all our current classes and events below. (Prefer a calendar view? Here you go.) If something catches your eye, click on it for more information and to register. We also include a run-down of upcoming events in The Civic Gardener each month, which is a great way to stay in the loop!
FULL: Volunteer for the Fall Native Plant Festival
Help us get ready to put on an awesome Fall Native Plant Festival!
Volunteer for the Fall Native Plant Festival
Help us pull off an awesome Fall Native Plant Festival!
Green Teens Field Study Facilitator Training
You’ll learn to help facilitate our high school field studies for participants in our Green Teens Challenge.
ReRooted Propagation Workday
We’ll be organizing and cleaning up the hoop house to celebrate another successful Fall Native Plant Festival.
Hands On at Hauck
We’ll be cleaning up the Food Forest and exploring why winter habitat is essential for a healthy backyard ecosystem.
Community Chat with Victoria
Join CGC Community Engagement Coordinator Victoria for a special opportunity to connect and collaborate!
Hands On at Hauck
We’ll be running a community science BioBlitz to find and identify the plant species growing in our garden.
Lil' Sprouts
Kickstart your week with a trip to the garden and engage in seasonally relevant activities with the Lil’ Sprouts in your life! This free drop-in series for children ages 3 to 8 and their caregivers offers our youngest gardeners and nature lovers an opportunity to learn more about the natural world. We hold Lil' Sprouts on the second and fourth Monday of each month.
COST: Free!
Hauck Veggie Garden Workday
We’ll be in the onsite veggie garden at Hauck Botanic Garden learning how best to plant and maintain a garden at this time of year.
Green Teens Challenge Entry Judging
We’ll be reviewing student submissions to our Green Teens Challenge and awarding points based on provided rubrics.
CUF Restoration Planting
We’re breaking ground on the Green Buffer of native shrubs and perennials that will welcome future visitors and beautify a busy intersection.
CUF Restoration Planting
We’re breaking ground on the Green Buffer of native shrubs and perennials that will welcome future visitors and beautify a busy intersection.
Green Teens Challenge Entry Judging
We’ll be reviewing student submissions to our Green Teens Challenge and awarding points based on provided rubrics.
Green Teens Challenge Entry Judging
We’ll be reviewing student submissions to our Green Teens Challenge and awarding points based on provided rubrics.
POSTPONED: Dewey Ave Pocket Park Workday
We’ll be cleaning up the Dewey Ave. Pocket Park.
CANCELED: South Cumminsville Community Garden HUB Workday
We’ll be clearing weeds out of common areas and tidying up the orchard.
Hands On at Hauck
Our Fall Native Plant Festival is just around the corner on September 12, and we need your help to get the grounds ready for the party!
Community Chat with Victoria
Join CGC Community Engagement Coordinator Victoria for a special opportunity to connect and collaborate!
Taft High School Garden Workday
We'll be helping to weed, unload wood chips, and generally clean up the garden in preparation for the start of school.
Hands On at Hauck
Our Fall Native Plant Festival is just around the corner on September 12, and we need your help to get the grounds ready for the party!
Flavors of the Garden
Every year, our green-thumb community gathers to feast on our garden-grown harvests. Gardeners bring homemade dishes crafted from crops they’ve nurtured, turning seasonal produce into a communal, farm-to-table experience right here at the CGC. If you’re part of our urban agriculture community, we hope you’ll join us!
COST: Free (registration required)
Crop Prop Workday
We’ll be “bumping up” fall favorites like kale, spinach, collards, and broccoli that will be available at our Fall Native Plant Festival and distributed to our network of community gardens.
Compost Kids Facilitator Training
You’ll learn how to lead one of our Compost Kids field trip stations for K-6 students.
Lil' Sprouts
Kickstart your week with a trip to the garden and engage in seasonally relevant activities with the Lil’ Sprouts in your life! This free drop-in series for children ages 3 to 8 and their caregivers offers our youngest gardeners and nature lovers an opportunity to learn more about the natural world. We hold Lil' Sprouts on the second and fourth Monday of each month.
COST: Free!
Holloway Hope Community Garden Workday
We’ll be weeding, mowing, watering, pruning, and harvesting.
Community Chat with Victoria
Join CGC Community Engagement Coordinator Victoria for a special opportunity to connect and collaborate!
CANCELED: Seed Sorting Workday
We’ll be sorting donated seeds for our backyard and community gardeners.
FULL: ReRooted Workday
We need your help this spring to grow 80 different species of native plants for our ReRooted program. This week, volunteers will work with CGC staff to tag and organize plants to get ready for our Fall Native Plant Festival on Saturday, September 12.
Hands On at Hauck
Our Fall Native Plant Festival is just around the corner on September 12, and we need your help to get the grounds ready for the party!
Herbarium Lab Workday
We'll be digging through our specimen collection and mounting, scanning, and organizing them as they find their place in our Community Herbarium collection.
CANCELED: Seed Sorting Workday
We’ll be sorting donated seeds for our backyard and community gardeners.
West End Community Garden HUB Workday
We’ll be weeding flower beds, turning compost, and spreading mulch.
FULL: ReRooted Workday
We need your help this spring to grow 80 different species of native plants for our ReRooted program. This week, volunteers will work with CGC staff to pot up the last few native plant seedlings.
Hands On at Hauck
We’ll be battling invasive species and keep our Rain Garden looking clean and healthy.
FULL: Crop Prop Workday
We’ll be dividing starts for fall favorites like kale, spinach, collards, and broccoli that will be available at our Fall Native Plant Festival and distributed to our network of community gardens.
CANCELED: Seed Sorting Workday
We’ll be sorting donated seeds for our backyard and community gardeners.
Herbarium Lab Workday
We'll be digging through our specimen collection and mounting, scanning, and organizing them as they find their place in our Community Herbarium collection.
Lil' Sprouts
Kickstart your week with a trip to the garden and engage in seasonally relevant activities with the Lil’ Sprouts in your life! This free drop-in series for children ages 3 to 8 and their caregivers offers our youngest gardeners and nature lovers an opportunity to learn more about the natural world. We hold Lil' Sprouts on the second and fourth Monday of each month.
COST: Free!
Seed Sorting Workday
We’ll be sorting donated seeds for our backyard and community gardeners.
Holloway Hope Community Garden Workday
We’ll be weeding, mowing, watering, pruning, and harvesting
Hands On at Hauck
We’ll be battling invasive species and keep our Butterfly Garden looking clean and healthy.
The 2026 Volunteer-A-Thon Begins!
Join our 2026 Volunteer-A-Thon to earn cool prizes and maximize your impact!
Northgate Community Garden HUB Workday
We’ll be tidying up the garden in preparation for the free HUB Garden Healthy Harvest cooking demonstration being held here on Saturday, August 8!
Crop Prop Workday
We’ll be sowing seeds for fall favorites like kale, spinach, collards, and broccoli that will be available at our Fall Native Plant Festival and distributed to our network of community gardens.