Projects must contribute not only to the individual, but also to the community they serve. ideas include the installation of a medicinal herb section in a community garden, creating an herbal first-aid kit for street medics, attending an online herb school to become a community herbalist, developing an herbal formula for a local free-clinic, publishing and distributing a zine about herbalism, or purchasing medicine making equipment for a tool-sharing initiative.

Micro-grants are prioritized based on need and will be offered first to members of the Greater Cincinnati BIPOC and trans communities, and locals whose cultural connections have been weakened due to recent apartheid or genocide. We hope to broaden our scope in the future to include other communities that experience widespread oppression such as the greater LGBTQ+ community, people who have been caught up in the prison system, people who have  disabilities, and survivors of abuse.

We also hope to develop a future micro-loan program. This would assist new entrepreneurs as they develop small herbal based business initiatives and begin monetizing their skills. These loans would circulate back into the program as they are repaid.

More information and micro-grant applications coming soon!