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September 2019
Learn to Grow Mushrooms - Summer Workshops in NYC
September 18, 2019
Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:30pm
Bronx, NY

Both a food and a medicine, mushrooms are easy to grow at home and on gardens and farms, with minimal start-up costs and materials you may already have on hand. Join Cornell Cooperative Extension, Farm School NYC, and Just Food for a workshop where you'll learn to inoculate a shiitake log, grow oysters on straw, and plant wine cap in wood chips. Everyone takes home materials that will produce mushrooms! We will emphasize the potential for growing mushrooms as a small enterprise for community and local markets.
October 2019
FSMA Food Safety Training and Workshop
October 1 - October 2, 2019
Tues, 7:30am - 5:00pm; Weds, 8:30am - 2:00pm
Brooklyn, NY

Have you been thinking about getting more training in food safety? Are you overwhelmed with food safety certifications and don't know where to start? Well, we got you covered!
We'll be hosting a FSMA food safety training on Tuesday, October 1st and a food safety plan workshop on Wednesday, October 2nd. Space is limited!
We'll be hosting a FSMA food safety training on Tuesday, October 1st and a food safety plan workshop on Wednesday, October 2nd. Space is limited!
November 2019
Berry Growers Workshop
November 14, 2019
Thurs, 1:00-4:00pm
Alfred, NY

Join Harvest NY Berry Specialist, Esther Kibbe, as she guides potential and established berry growers through site selection and preparation, managing fertility in established plantings, and interactive small group discussions of case studies. This event is being hosted by CCE Allegany County, Harvest NY, and Alfred State College.
Upcoming Events
Biochar 101 for Community Gardens (Upper Manhattan)
October 25, 2025
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Upper Manhattan, NY
Join Karen Guzman and Dr. Rebecca Nelson of Cornell University, Bill Hilgendorf of White Feather Farm, and the NYRP Urban Ag team for a deep dive into biochar as a tool for waste management, carbon storage, and soil health in a community garden context. During this hands-on workshop, participants will have the chance to make biochar using garden waste and learn about best practices when applying it to a garden bed. Workshop attendees will all receive a small amount of biochar to take back to their garden.Space is limited. Pre-registration required.
Biochar 101 for Community Gardens (Bronx)
October 26, 2025
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Bronx, NY
Join Karen Guzman and Dr. Rebecca Nelson of Cornell University, alongside the NYRP Urban Ag team for a deep dive into biochar as a tool for waste management, carbon storage, and soil health in a community garden context. During this hands-on workshop, participants will have the chance to make biochar using garden waste and learn about best practices when applying it to a garden bed. Workshop attendees will all receive a small amount of biochar to take back to their garden.Space is limited! Pre-registration is required.
