Grrls Meat Camp -- Cut & Cook: PIG Workshop

October 18 - October 19, 2017


Grrls Meat Camp Cut & Cook series of workshops is coming to New York!

Grrls Meat Camp is teaming up with Cornell Cooperative Extension, Harvest NY for our Grrls Meat Camp Cut & Cook PIG workshop. Let's come together in small groups build a strong circle of like-spirited grrls, while sharpening our butchery, cooking, and business skills. Come have fun and earn your badges!

Day One: 9:30-5:00
Workshop #1 How to Cut & Cook- Whole Hog (including breakdown cost out)
- 1. Whole Hog Breakdown badge
- 2. Knife Skills badge
Lunch + Networking

Workshop #2 Added Value Products: Making Fresh Sausage & Whole Muscle Curing
- 3. Basic Charcuterie badge
- 4. Sausage Maker badge
- 5. The Fifth Quarter

Evening: Cassoulet Supper & Meat-up!

Day Two: 9:30-5:00
Workshop #3 Brown Bag Charcuterie: Making Deli Meats at Home (poultry, pork, beef)
It's time to put your skills to work and roll out some delicious and healthy deli meats for the whole family: Ham, Bologna, Liverwurst and other home-made luncheon meats
- 6. Brown Bag Badge

Lunch & Presentation by Host Grrls

Workshop #4 Panel Discussion- Which Part of our Grrls Meat Chain are You?
Growing animals for food? Slaughtering and butchering? Maker and cook? How do we strengthen our resources and keep our food chain diverse, resilient and nimble? What is the business of being a women working in meat: gender negotiation, self-value, mentor match up. 

Fee: $550 per person, includes 4 workshops, two lunches, 1 supper and social event, workshop supporting materials, GMC Badge Apron and badges!

Rochester Soil Health Day

September 1, 2026
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Rochester, NY

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest NY, New York State Soil Health, and Foodlink for interactive activities focused on soil health and an opportunity to get your garden soil screened for lead (reservation required).

IPM Field Day for Urban Growers

September 10, 2026
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Buffalo, NY

Join us for a hands-on field day exploring integrated pest management and season extension tools for urban growing spaces and the opportunity to build community with local growers!

This event will focus on best practices for using row covers and rat mitigation. Check out our CCE demonstration trial using insect exclusion netting to manage swede midge, an invasive fly that causes damage to brassica crops. Explore how to identify rat activity, reduce attractants, and strengthen site management. Hear from local growers on how they manage pests with a focus on organic management and how they extend the season on their farms and gardens.

Resilient Gardens Conference

September 18 - September 19, 2026
Fri: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm; Sat: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Poughkeepsie, NY

The third Resilient Gardens Conference will focus on culturally relevant gardening skills and community garden management for the unique resource needs of urban gardeners. This two-day event will feature education and practical skills on day one; we'll hear from leaders of diverse stakeholder groups on strategies to overcome these issues in cities and rural communities and connecting resources between Cornell Cooperative Extension and leading community gardens. The second day is optional and will include tours of local gardening projects across Poughkeepsie and Kingston NY. 

This event is primarily open to Seed to Supper Garden Educators, CCE Educators, Master Gardener Volunteers and Upstate Seed to Supper Program Participants, as well as partner Community Gardens involved with Harvest NY.