Contact Information

Contact Harvest New York

If you know which specialist you would like to reach, their contact information is provided below. If, however, you are unsure whom to contact, please use the inquiry form to the right and the appropriate team member will respond to your request.





Sam Anderson

Sam Anderson

Urban Agriculture Specialist

55 Hanson Place, Suite 350
Brooklyn, NY 11217

cell 781-366-5939


Kristy Apostolides

Kristy Apostolides

Farm to School Coordinator, Lower Hudson Valley

phone 845-429-7085 x106


Cheryl Bilinski

Cheryl Bilinski

Local Food Systems Specialist, Farm to School Lead

phone 607-592-9507


Amy Bly

Amy Bly

Farm to School Coordinator, Long Island

CCE office
Long Island, NY

phone 631-827-1015


Lizzy Cooper

Lizzy Cooper

Farm to School Coordinator, Central NY

Central NY
phone 315-630-0405


Meghan Dohman

Meghan Dohman

Farm to School Coordinator, North Country

CCE Essex County
cell 518-791-1888


Makela Elvy

Makela Elvy

Urban Garden Leadership Curriculum Specialist

cell 347-804-5820


Yolanda Gonzalez

Yolanda Gonzalez

Urban Agriculture Specialist

55 Hanson Place, Suite 350
Brooklyn, NY 11217

cell 516-305-0358


Karen Guzman

Karen Guzman

Urban Gardens Specialist

cell 929-468-5179


Mallory Hohl

Mallory Hohl

Urban Gardens Specialist

cell 716-880-0275


Kwesi Joseph

Kwesi Joseph

Urban Gardens Specialist

cell 718-809-2781


Kyle Karnuta

Kyle Karnuta

Urban Ag Curriculum Development Specialist

cell 310-739-8735


Lori Koenick

Lori Koenick

Extension Support Specialist

cell 585-469-5798


Bridget O'Brien Wood

Bridget O'Brien Wood

Buffalo Farm Shares Coordinator

cell 716-536-3887


Becky O'Connor

Becky O'Connor

Farm to School Coordinator, WNY & Finger Lakes

CCE Erie County
cell 845-706-0293


Kitty O'Neil

Kitty O'Neil

Ag Climate Resiliency Specialist

cell 315-854-1218


Lindsey Pashow

Lindsey Pashow

Ag Business Development & Marketing Specialist

CCE Clinton County
6064 NY-22 #5
Plattsburgh, NY 12901

cell 518-569-3073


Kate Preston

Kate Preston

Farm to School Education Specialist


Judson Reid

Judson Reid

Extension Vegetable Specialist, Team Leader

CCE Yates County
417 Liberty Street
Penn Yan, NY 14527

phone 315-536-5123
cell 585-313-8912
fax 315-536-5117


Katie Sheehan-Lopez

Katie Sheehan-Lopez

Farm to School Coordinator, Upper Hudson Valley

phone 845-340-3990 x334


Savanna Shelnutt

Savanna Shelnutt

Ag Climate Resiliency Specialist

cell 518-651-9617


Anya Stansell

Anya Stansell

WNY Small Fruit Specialist

cell 607-752-2793


Daniela Vergara

Daniela Vergara

Emerging Crops Specialist

Cornell AgriTech
Geneva, NY

cell 812-219-0172


Sara Jean (SJ) Whelan

Sara Jean (SJ) Whelan

Farm to School Coordinator, New York City

NYC Dept of Education office
Long Island City, NY

cell 929-895-2257



Upcoming Events

Un Intercambio entre Agricultores Urbanos

February 25, 2025
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
New York, NY

CCE Harvest NY se complace en anunciar un evento de intercambio de recursos y creación de redes que se llevar?¡ a cabo en Project Farmhouse el 25 de febrero de 5:30 p. m. a 8:00 p. m. Tendremos presentaciones breves en español de GrowNYC, FSA (Farm Service Agency) y CEANYC (Cooperative Economics Alliance of NYC). También habr?¡ espacio para preguntas y para conectarse con otros productores urbanos.

The Urban Farmer-to-Farmer Summit (TUFFS) 2025

February 26, 2025
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Brooklyn, NY

The Urban Farmer-to-Farmer Summit (TUFFS) invites the NYC urban farm community to come together for an afternoon of conversations and show-and-tell, an opportunity to see what other urban farmers have been working on, to ask questions, and to share what went well for you this year (and what didn't).

Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program (Urban CAMP)

February 26, 2025
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Brooklyn, NY

The 2025 Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program (Urban CAMP) is designed to empower NYC farmers and agricultural advisors in their journey to gain and share knowledge and tools needed to be resilient in the face of climate uncertainty. This program is a partnership between Cornell University, the Harvest NY Program in Cornell Cooperative Extension, and the USDA Northeast Climate Hub. The Urban CAMP curriculum draws heavily from the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Fellowship (CAMF), created in response to farmers' need for information and technical assistance related to climate change.

The 2025 Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program (Urban CAMP) will consist of a series of in-person workshops, trainings, online webinars, and in-person field days, tailored for the specific needs of farmers in and around New York City. The program begins February 26, 2026 and will run through September 2026. Five in-person training sessions will be held once a week on Wednesdays in February and March (Feb. 26th, March 5th, March 12th, March 19th, and March 26th). There will be a total of three in-person farm tours during the growing season (dates TBD). Urban CAMP participants will then work to develop an adaptation or mitigation plan for their urban farm, or a farm they work with. Participants who attend all in-person events and complete a farm plan will receive a certificate of completion and a $150 stipend.

Announcements

New York Urban Farms Sustainable Pest Management Fact Sheet Series

Cornell Cooperative Extension has partnered with dozens of urban farms across New York State to demonstrate and evaluate sustainable pest management strategies. Together with farmers, we found success using control methods that prevent or reduce crop losses through exclusion strategies, crop timing, host resistance, the introduction of beneficial organisms, and more. Regardless of management strategy used, common requirements for success include a knowledge of the pest and disease complex, preventative deployment and commitment to the process. The New York Urban Farms Sustainable Pest Management Fact Sheet Series includes case studies highlighting pest management techniques that New York urban farms have found valuable.

NYS Urban Growers Pest Management Needs Assessment

As part of a multi-year project exploring non-spray pest management options that are economically and environmentally sustainable for urban farms, we conducted a needs assessment with urban growers across New York State. The New York State Urban Growers Pest Management Needs Assessment presents findings on current pest management practices, challenges, and topics of future interest.