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earlier monthsJune 2025
Community Garden Leadership Program Information Session - June 4
June 4, 2025
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Community Garden Leadership Program is an online program that prepares individuals to enhance their leadership skills to strengthen community gardens throughout New York State. You will learn management best practices and operational skills. It is a year-long program requiring participants to meet as a cohort each month and connect with experienced professional, subject matter experts, and faculty to foster a supportive distance learning experience.
To learn more about the program, we are offering virtual informational sessions in June!
To learn more about the program, we are offering virtual informational sessions in June!
Intercropping with Mushrooms
June 8, 2025
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Bronx, NY
Join us for an afternoon of hands-on learning at Morning Glory! This free community workshop, led by Urban Agriculture Specialists Karen Guzman and Yolanda Gonzalez from Cornell Cooperative Extension, is perfect for anyone looking to diversify their garden harvest by interplanting with mushrooms. Learn how to maximize your garden space with small-scale techniques to increase productivity. You'll get guidance on growing three different types of mushrooms, from site selection to harvest. A food demo from a local chef will also explore the versatility of cooking with mushrooms!
Community Garden Leadership Program Information Session - June 12
June 12, 2025
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The Community Garden Leadership Program is an online program that prepares individuals to enhance their leadership skills to strengthen community gardens throughout New York State. You will learn management best practices and operational skills. It is a year-long program requiring participants to meet as a cohort each month and connect with experienced professional, subject matter experts, and faculty to foster a supportive distance learning experience.
To learn more about the program, we are offering virtual informational sessions in June!
To learn more about the program, we are offering virtual informational sessions in June!
Community Garden Leadership Program Information Session - June 16
June 16, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Community Garden Leadership Program is an online program that prepares individuals to enhance their leadership skills to strengthen community gardens throughout New York State. You will learn management best practices and operational skills. It is a year-long program requiring participants to meet as a cohort each month and connect with experienced professional, subject matter experts, and faculty to foster a supportive distance learning experience.
To learn more about the program, we are offering virtual informational sessions in June!
To learn more about the program, we are offering virtual informational sessions in June!
Community Garden Leadership Program Information Session - June 23
June 23, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Community Garden Leadership Program is an online program that prepares individuals to enhance their leadership skills to strengthen community gardens throughout New York State. You will learn management best practices and operational skills. It is a year-long program requiring participants to meet as a cohort each month and connect with experienced professional, subject matter experts, and faculty to foster a supportive distance learning experience.
To learn more about the program, we are offering virtual informational sessions in June!
To learn more about the program, we are offering virtual informational sessions in June!
Community Garden Leadership Program Information Session - June 30
June 23, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Community Garden Leadership Program is an online program that prepares individuals to enhance their leadership skills to strengthen community gardens throughout New York State. You will learn management best practices and operational skills. It is a year-long program requiring participants to meet as a cohort each month and connect with experienced professional, subject matter experts, and faculty to foster a supportive distance learning experience.
To learn more about the program, we are offering virtual informational sessions in June!
To learn more about the program, we are offering virtual informational sessions in June!
Interplanting Workshop
June 28, 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Bronx, NY
A hands-on workshop led by Urban Garden Specialist, Karen Guzman from Cornell Cooperative Extension discussing intercropping methods to increase yield and maximize space in small gardens using vegetable crops and mushrooms. This event is FREE! No prior registration required.
July 2025
No Events Scheduled at this Time
August 2025
2025 Rooted in Healing: Medical Farm Plants
August 2, 2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Staten Island, NY
Did you know your garden might be hiding natural remedies? This hands-on workshop with experts from Cornell University will help you uncover the power of medicinal plants growing on the Heritage Farm!
Upland Rice Farming in New York
August 5, 2025
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Clermont, NY
Join us at Home Farm for a field day focused on making upland rice production work in the Hudson Valley.
Cover Crops for Urban Growers
August 14, 2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Staten Island, NY
This hands-on workshop digs into the power of cover crops for farms and home gardens. Whether you're working an urban plot, backyard bed, or community garden, you'll learn how to use these mighty plants to restore soil health, add nutrients naturally, control erosion, and prep for a thriving next season.
Come get your hands dirty, meet fellow growers, and leave with tips you can implement right away!
Come get your hands dirty, meet fellow growers, and leave with tips you can implement right away!
Upcoming Events
CRAFT Urban Farmer Meet up
June 23, 2026
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Long Island City, NY
Kick off the growing season with a networking event where growers can have conversations about plans for this year and discuss opportunities for collaboration. Members from the Harvest NY team will talk about the Urban Ag Labor Study. Food and seedlings will be provided. Urban Farming from the Ground Up
July 2, 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, join us! Urban Agroforestry Summit
July 14, 2026
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
New York, NY
Learn and network with urban agroforestry practitioners, service providers and city government partners on ways to scale agroforestry in NYCJoin the Cornell Small Farms Program and Harvest New York for the first annual NYC Urban Agroforestry Summit. Begin the day by learning from invited speakers who will explore the evolution, current landscape, and future potential of agroforestry within New York City's food systems and urban forestry initiatives.
Announcements
Community Gardens Soil Testing Program Accepting Applications
Soil testing supports the growth and expansion of community gardens by protecting the health and safety of the food produced in these gardens. CCE Harvest NY, in partnership with the NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets (AGM) and the Cornell Soil Health Lab, is offering eligible, food-producing gardens in New York State the opportunity to send soil samples for testing without charge.The soil test will analyze samples for heavy metals and nutrient levels. Test results help gardeners make appropriate plans to produce high quality fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Technical support and education for participating growers will be available from the CCE Harvest New York team. Learn more about the 2026 Community Gardens Soil Testing Program.