Makela Elvy

Urban Gardens Specialist

cell 347-804-5820
email Makela

Areas of Interest
Composting, Soil Health, NYC Community Gardens

A native New Yorker, Makela attended DePauw University, Indiana majoring in Environmental Geoscience, and has her M. Ed. from Concordia University - Portland in Curriculum and Instruction.

Makela has been involved in a number of environmental experiences in NYC, providing public outreach on composting, food systems and other environmental processes. She is joining our other Urban Garden and Urban Agriculture educators to expand our programs in New York City.

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Field Guide: Arthropod Pests of NYC Vegetables

Arthropod Pests of NYC Vegetables aims to help urban farmers and gardeners find, identify, and understand the most common and important insects and other arthropod pests found in New York City farms and gardens. Some of these pests are rarely mentioned in other guides but are common in NYC. The guide emphasizes scouting tips, including how to identify pests by the damage they leave behind, even when you can't find the insect itself.

This guide was created as a collaboration between Cornell Cooperative Extension's Harvest New York team and the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program.