Urban Ag Pest Updates: Cabbage Whitefly

March 9, 2022


If you are an urban farmer in NYC and you see tiny white creatures fluttering around your brassicas, or little yellowish larvae stuck firmly to the undersides of your kale, collard, and broccoli leaves, there's a good chance you are looking at cabbage whitefly. This pest, resembling a very small moth but more closely related to aphids, is a relatively new species in our region, but for many NYC urban farms it's already the top brassica pest.

In this lunch session, CCE Urban Agriculture Specialist Sam Anderson will give an overview of what we know about cabbage whitefly, including how to recognize it early. We will see what has and hasn't worked for other urban farmers, and we will talk through some strategies you can try this year, leaving plenty of time for Q&A and farmer-to-farmer sharing. This is a free event!

Medicinal Farm Plants Workshop

August 2, 2026
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Staten Island, NY

Join Snug Harbor for a hands-on workshop with Urban Garden Specialist, Karen Guzman, as we explore medicinal plants growing on the farm! You'll get to see, smell, taste and learn how to grow and use them safely at home. 

Urban Farming from the Ground Up

August 10, 2026
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Bronx, NY

Join CCE Harvest NY Specialist Karen Guzman to turn a community center into an urban farm! This is an open volunteer event.

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).