We like how CityBeat staffers put it when they voted us Best Environmental Classes: “Luckily there’s Park + Vine, our city’s green general store, to show us struggling wannabe-greenies the way to environmental salvation. Park + Vine holds multiple informal classes per week on easy, actionable stuff like household energy saving, ecosafe cleaning, composting and cloth diapering.”

ASL Interpreter: An American Sign Language interpreter is available upon request for store events. For this or other assistance, e-mail info@parkandvine.com or call 513-721-7275.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Park + Vine at Northside Farmers’ Market: through Oct. 13
Look for supplies–and vegan baked goods from Grateful Grahams and Sweet Peace Bakery–from Park + Vine alongside locally-grown produce, handcrafted products, music and art, “green” experts, bread, plants, soap and ready-to-eat food at the Northside Farmers’ Market 4 to 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday through Oct. 13 at Hoffner Park, 4104 Hamilton Avenue, Northside.

August Ice Cream Special
It’s hot out there. The average August high is 87°F around these parts. Chill out and take $1 off a pint of coconut, hemp or soy milk ice cream in August at Park + Vine. Indulge in a variety of dairy-free flavors from Luna & Larry’s Coconut Bliss, Tempt Hempmilk and Turtle Mountain.

Breastfeeding in Public: Aug. 27
Breastfeeding in Public: Uncovering Human Nature in the Urban Landscape by Ashley Skaggs Parker of Mud Goddess Photography opens 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 27 at Park + Vine in conjunction with Final Friday and the conclusion of National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. In this series, Ashley takes the relationship of the nursing mother and child out into the street in an unexpected and challenging way. A childrens’ and family portraiture p…hotographer from Covington, Ashley specializes in natural light photography, which gives her images have an ethereal and whimsical quality. She is donating ten percent of all photography sales from this show to Northern Kentucky Breastfeeding Coalition. Through Sept. 30.

Canning Basics: Sept. 11
Figure out what to do with the food you’ve grown, while getting the basics on canning, from Gretchen Vaughn of Greensleeves Farm 11 a.m. Sept. 11 at Park + Vine. Safety issues and more are covered with a water-bath canning demonstration and a discussion on pressure canning. Seating is limited. RSVP Gretchen at greensleevesfarm@gmail.com.

Composting 101: Sept. 11
Learn how to convert yard, garden and kitchen waste into soil-building compost 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 at Park + Vine. With Corina Bullock from Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati. Space is limited to 25. $5 suggested donation benefits Civic Garden Center. RSVP info@parkandvine.com or 513-721-7275 before Sept. 10.

Babywearing Bliss: Sept. 12
Park + Vine hosts Babywearing Bliss, a free workshop on safely and comfortably carrying a baby from birth through toddler years, the second Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. Sara Danks and Jamee Steele Diver take turns facilitating this fun monthly exchange. Experiment and ask questions about the different kinds of carriers (wraps, ring slings, pouches, mei tais and soft-structured) and browse our selection after the class.

Cloth Diapering Cuteness: Oct. 3
Park + Vine hosts an informal class on all aspects of cloth diapering the first Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. One of our in-house mamas, Elizabeth Whitton, tailors each discussion to the specific questions of present parents. Afterward, browse the best selection of cloth diapers in Cincinnati and take advantage of Park + Vine’s package discounts. Pick up our new Cloth Diapering Guide, designed by the awesome Chris Heckman, while you’re at it!

Park + Vine at World Peace & Yoga Jubilee: Oct. 21-24
Join Park + Vine and other eco-minded folks at the World Peace & Yoga Jubilee Oct. 21-24 at the Grailville Retreat Center in Loveland, just outside Cincinnati. This weekend-long conference features yoga teachers, musicians, authors, artists and chefs unfolding the path to world peace.