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The Organic Community Garden
in Broadview Heights, Ohio
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What Does It Mean To Be An Organic Gardener?

Organic gardening is the philosophy that we, as gardeners, should strive to be in harmony with nature.

The four cornerstones of organic gardening:

  • Respect for the soil (don’t treat it like dirt; build healthy soil)
    • Disturb the soil as little as possible.  Hand till only and only when necessary.
    • Amend with natural amendments
    • Compost is the best possible amendment
  • Responsible control of unwanted plants (i.e., weeds)
    • Mulch, pull, hoe
    • No need for herbicides
  • With regard to wildlife:  encourage the beneficials, reasonably discourage unwanted pests.
    • Beneficials include:pollinators, predators, decomposers (mostly insects)
    • Unwanted pests include those mammals and insects that eat what we grow.
    • Learn to tell the difference between the good guys and the bad guys!
  • Use water wisely
    • Water deeply and infrequently and only when necessary
    • Control runoff
    • Mulch
    • Don’t postpone harvest beyond the veggie’s peak

Encourage the beneficials by:

  • Giving them a food source:  dill, yarrow, native plants
  • Providing shelter and water
  • Limiting spraying (even the organic sprays)

Discourage the pests by:

  • Encouraging the predators (insects, birds, snakes, etc.)
  • Using integrated pest management techniques (identify the problem, take action only when necessary and use the least intensive controls)
  • Use sprays, oil, biological controls only as a last resort.

Upcoming Important Dates

Meetings and Work Days are currently canceled / postponed due to COVID-19 :(. We hope to see you all soon! The garden itself is still open though!

Registration Info

2021 Registration Packet (PDF)

Work Groups Information (PDF)

Plot Holder Information

If you're interested in a plot, please send an email to us by using the contact form on this website. Yearly fee for a plot is $30.00, Plots are 4ft x 10 ft.

Plot holders (current and future) must be either:
- A resident of Broadview Heights
- An employee of a business in Broadview Heights
- A member of the Chippewa Garden Club

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