Since 1989, the community garden along Race Street has served its community by providing urban gardening, educational classes, green space, and beauty to Over-The-Rhine. Since 2003, Cincinnati City Center Development Corporation (3CDC) has allowed gardeners to cultivate the land, and create the value it has today.

In 2019, 3CDC approached the Civic Garden Center with plans to destroy the garden and replace it with residential properties. 3CDC has decided that destroying this garden, and taking away this green space is more beneficial to the neighborhood than keeping this fully realized urban garden — which provides nutritious, organically grown vegetables for residents, collects rainwater, supports sustainability, grows apples, and provides green space for the community. 

We, the undersigned, believe green spaces such as these bring incredible value to the community. Until such time as there is a viable alternative agreed upon by the gardeners, we believe any and all demolition should be halted.