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October 2022
2022 Field to Pint Tour
October 19, 2022
8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Join Harvest NY, The Cornell Capital Area Agriculture & Horticulture Program, and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County on a full day "Field to Pint Tour" in Columbia and Green Counties. The tour will provide the opportunity to meet local farmers, producers, and end users who contribute to the craft beverage industry in the Hudson Valley and New York. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase at the final tour stop, Subversive Brewing.
You must be 21or older to attend this event.
You must be 21or older to attend this event.
NYC Fungus Festival
October 23, 2022
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
New York, NY

Like New Yorkers, fungi are fascinating, surprising, diverse and interconnected. That's why the New York Mycological Society is celebrating them at New York City's very first Fungus Festival on Randall's Island! This free community event welcomes mushroom-curious amateurs and experts of all ages!
Black Farmers United NYS & The NYC Chapter of Young Farmers Fall Mixer
October 28, 2022
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Brooklyn, NY

Urban farmers, community gardeners, aspiring growers and food system enthusiasts are all welcome! Come learn about BFU's "Nine Solutions For An Equitable Food System" and urban cannabis/hemp production, meet local policy makers and share your experience as a grower! Celebrate the end of another growing season.
November 2022
No Events Scheduled at this Time
December 2022
CRAFT + TUFFS Year-end Farmer-to-Farmer Gathering
December 16, 2022
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Brooklyn, NY

All NYC urban farmers are invited to celebrate the season at this year's final CRAFT visit (hosted by East New York Farms!) combined with a revival of The Urban Farmer-to-Farmer Summit (aka TUFFS)! There'll be snacks, a seed swap, a farm tour, and some TUFFS-style story-and-skill-sharing. But most importantly, we're just going to hang out, meet the other urban farmers we've never met, catch up with folks we haven't seen in a while, and have a good time.
Technical and Financial Resources for Urban Farmers in NYS
December 20, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am Eastern time

This online event will introduce you to urban agriculture field staff from a variety of organizations that provide direct support for urban farmers and community gardeners.
Upcoming Events
2025 Agroforestry Field Day Series -- Agroforestry Implementation and Management
October 23, 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Highland, NY
Interested in incorporating agroforestry practices into your farm? Join us for a series of workshops co-hosted by CCE Ulster, Orange, and Harvest NY with Mastwood Farms, Black Creek Farm and Nursery and Scenic Hudson. On October 23, we'll return to Erik Schellenberg's farm, Black Creek Farm and Nursery, for a Fall tour of their agroforestry plantings. Erik will talk about harvesting and managing plantings while we see some seasonal crops and installations of different ages and types. There will be time for questions and discussion as we wrap up the series. covered.
EVENT CANCELLED: Soil Health 101 for Community Gardens -- A Bilingual Workshop
October 24, 2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Staten Island, NY
EVENT CANCELLED: Join Urban Agriculture Specialists, Karen Guzman and Yolanda Gonzalez, as they discuss the importance of soil health and testing your soil as you prepare for the incoming growing season. They will go into strategies for best practices when it comes to soil health management and highlight the current soil testing program through NYSDAM and CCE. This workshop will be in both Spanish and English.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.