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Community Garden Leadership Program – Application Open Now!

The Cornell Community Garden Leadership Program is a year-long online program that prepares individuals to enhance their leadership skills to strengthen community gardens throughout New York State. The program equips community gardeners with management best practices and operational skills to improve garden sustainability. The program also connects gardeners to regional resources, professional development opportunities, and a statewide community garden leadership network.

Register for a virtual information session to learn more about the program and discover if this program is the right fit for you. Each information session is typically 45min-1hr.

Session Dates:
April 9 at 10am
April 14 at 12pm
April 22 at 5:30pm
May 7 at 12pm
May 11 at 5:30pm

Register for an Information Session at https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=Community_Garden_Info_10510

**Please note: the program application closes on June 15th and will be sent to all who register for an information session.

The NYS Mushroom Summit was a huge success 🙌🏼. Over 70 participants, including a regional network of mushroom farmers and educators from indoor, outdoor, and community production systems; restaurateurs, food creatives and chefs; and extension, government and industry representatives attended. We discussed grower research and marketing needs, interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities, and community building initiatives in addition to peer-to-peer learning. Thank you too all who attended 🍄🍄‍🟫

Join us on December 5 for the first annual NYS Mushroom Summit - link in bio to register 🍄 🍄‍🟫

A beautiful weekend where we partnered with to discuss the benefits and use of biochar! Participants got the experience of learning what it takes to make biochar and how to apply it into their soil. Presenters included Urban Garden Specialist, Karen Guzman, Dr. Rebecca Nelson from Cornell University and Bill Hilgendorf from .

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Saratoga Springs, NY – The Cornell Cooperative Extension Agritourism Program Work Team invites farmers, tourism professionals, educators, and community leaders to attend the New York State Agritourism Conference in Saratoga Springs, NY. This two-day event on Monday, November 10 and Tuesday, November 11, will offer valuable insights and hands-on learning opportunities for anyone interested in strengthening or starting an agritourism enterprise.

The conference features two educational tracks, more than 18 speakers, and representatives from across New York’s agricultural and tourism sectors, including Farm Credit East, I Love NY, Tourism Promotion Agencies, and the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets. Attendees will also enjoy a regional networking event designed to build partnerships and foster collaboration.

On the second day, participants will select from two immersive experiences: “Hosting Agritourism Workshops” or “Interactive Farm Tours.” These sessions will guide attendees through planning, logistics, pricing, and customer engagement strategies before concluding with interactive, hands-on activities such as a lavender wreath-making class or sample farm tour stations featuring planting, agricultural literacy materials, and crafts.

Registration for the conference is $100, which includes light snacks on both days. To view the full conference schedule and learn more, visit https://ccebroome.my.canva.site/2025-nys-agritourism-conference/

Big thanks to all who came out yesterday for our Climate Week Event: “Cultivating Climate Resilience of Urban Agriculture in New York City” - over 100 attendees learned about best practices for building climate resilience and enhancing soil health through biochar applications on urban farms. Special thanks to our team and farmer panel speakers for sharing their expertise, as well as and for making this event possible!

Great morning visiting Manhattan’s Healing Forest on Roosevelt Island and learning about ’s programming centered around agroforestry! Looking forward to future collaboration 🌿🍄‍🟫🌳

Join us this September 24th for a NY Soil Health Field Day on Governor’s Island in partnership with New York Climate Exchange, Climate Smart Farming, and NY Soil Health, link to register in our bio 🌱

Join us for hands-on soil health field day! This event is for small-scale and urban growers, gardeners and farmers, with a focus on best practices for building soil health and cover cropping, and is a part of the 2025 Soil Health and Climate Resilience Field Days. It will offer valuable insights and hands-on demonstrations to enhance soil health. Space is limited! Pre-registration required. https://cvp.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=2082

Hosted by CCE Harvest New York and CCE Cornell Vegetable Program, New York Soil Health, Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation District, Taproot Collective, Urban Agriculture Working Group, Foodlink and more.

Yesterday’s Upland Rice Field Day at Home Farm 🌾 🍚 In attendance was urban farm crew and the Urban CAMP participants 🙌🏼

Yesterday’s climate adaptation planning at the farm in Brooklyn - check out the pigeon peas in the last pic 😮 🫛

🌿CCE Specialists Karen Guzmán and Yolanda González collaborated with to lead a workshop focused on intercropping with mushrooms to diversify yields and maximize space. The hands-on workshop included 3 mushroom varieties; wine cap, almond algaricus, and oyster mushrooms. A cooking demo was included to include different ways mushrooms can be incorporated into nutritional meals. 🍄‍🟫

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