Title

The Common Orchard Project (Incubated by Green Umbrella)

Description

The Common Orchard Project works to install and maintain hundreds of small orchard plantings across Greater Cincinnati and grows “commonly held” resources by educating communities on fresh food and urban land management. These common orchards provide increased food access, tree canopy, walkable greenspace and community building in neighborhoods that have experienced disinvestment. Founded in 2017 by Chris Smyth, the effort has planted 12 orchards across Cincinnati and two in Cleveland, with plans to install 50 more by 2024.

In 2021, The Common Orchard Project was been adopted by Green Umbrella as an "accelerator project." Chris Smyth continues to serve as the director of the project as it incubates within Green Umbrella and will plant more orchards each year thanks to Giving Grove’s support. Learn more about the project at www.commonorchard.com.

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link to Green Umbrella

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Denomination

Interfaith

Audience

All audiences/General public

All Youth audiences

Environmental Organization

Green Umbrella

Issues

english Human Health & Well-being

english Eco-Justice

english Farms, Food, Gardens

Relation

Green Umbrella: Regional Sustainability Alliance

The Giving Grove