Master Gardener Volunteer Program of Tompkins County is NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

[Chrys B. Gardener]

 The Master Gardener Volunteer Program of Tompkins County is NOW ACCEPTING 
APPLICATIONS for our 2018-2019 cohort
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Do you love plants and people? Master Gardener Volunteers are working to make a 
more livable, equitable, and vibrant Tompkins County through gardening. Master 
Gardeners are students, teachers, moms, dads, grandparents, working folks, 
retired people, and anyone else you can imagine. All you need is a love for 
gardening, some time to volunteer, and a willingness to complete the training.
Master Gardener trainees should have a basic knowledge of, or interest in, 
gardening; enthusiasm for acquiring and sharing horticultural knowledge and 
skills; good communications skills; and a willingness and free time to 
participate in volunteer educational activities. Master Gardener training is 
offered every other year and will be held again from September 2018-May 2019. 
Workshops are interactive and hands on. They will be held one Saturday each 
month from 8:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in Ithaca as well as in surrounding Counties. 
Transportation to the out of town workshops is available from our Extension 
office.
Volunteers complete a written application, followed by an interview with 
members of our horticulture staff. Priority for selection is given to Tompkins 
County residents. Scholarships and a sliding scale are available to remove any 
financial barriers to participation. This year we are also offering two 
scholarships that are exclusively for members of community gardens.  In return, 
you commit to volunteering 80 hours over the following two years.  Master 
Gardeners love to be part of a community of enthusiastic gardeners committed to 
community service.
If you are interested in becoming a Tompkins County Master Gardener, please 
fill out an application at 
http://ccetompkins.org/gardening/master-gardener-volunteers and return it to 
the contact listed below by August 13, 2018.  Interviews will be conducted 
during the last two weeks of August. For more information, contact Horticulture 
Program Manager Jennie Cramer at jr...@cornell.edu or 
607-272-2292.
Cornell Cooperative Extension | Master Gardener 
Volunteers
ccetompkins.org
What is the Master Gardener Volunteer Program?The Master Gardener Volunteer 
(MGV) Program is a national program of trained volunteers who work in 
partnership with their county Cooperative Extension office to expand 
garden-based educational outreach throughout the community by providing home 
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Jennie Cramer
Horticulture Program Manager
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 146
www.ccetompkins.org

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Growing Tree Fruits, Wed. 4/25 at CCE Tompkins

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Growing Fruit Series #2: Tree Fruits
Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
Cost: $7-$10/person self-determined sliding scale; pay what you can afford

Learn to grow your own apple, cherry and plum trees! This class will cover site 
selection, disease-resistant varieties for organic cultivation, soil and light 
requirements, planting, maintenance and pest and disease management for home 
orchards.

Instructor Chrys Gardener is the Community Horticulture Educator at CCE 
Tompkins. She is passionate about teaching people to garden, with particular 
interests in growing edibles and seed saving. Prior to CCE Tompkins, Chrys 
worked as a landscape gardener in the Ithaca area and has extensive experience 
with practical garden design. She has been growing tree fruits organically for 
over 20 years.

Pre-registration is required. Go to the registration 
page to 
register and pay online, or call CCE-Tompkins at 272-2292. Pre-registration is 
required to hold your place in the class, and also in the event that a class is 
postponed or cancelled and we need to contact participants.

Register & Pay Online 
here.


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Growing 'Gourdgeous' Gourds, Wed. April 4 at CCE Tompkins

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Growing 'Gourdgeous' Gourds!
Wednesday, April 4, 2018, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

Cost: $7-$10 sliding scale fee (pay what you can afford)

Already growing peas, carrots and kale? Well, how about growing a gourd basket 
to put them all in?! Otto and Graham Ottoson of 
Gourdlandia will discuss some of the tricks 
involved in producing a hearty, carvable crop of cucurbit containers! Seed 
sources, pest management, drying, and a little bit about crafting will be 
discussed. The Ottosons are recent winners of the national Jim Story 
competition, the American Gourd Society's annual gourd manipulation contest.

Pre-registration is required. Go to link below to register and pay online, or 
call CCE-Tompkins at 272-2292 and we will register you online with information 
you provide. Pre-registration is required to hold your place in the class, and 
also in the event that a class is postponed or cancelled and we need to contact 
participants.

REGISTER AND PAY ONLINE 
HERE




Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Learn about Trees and Tree Pruning

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Learn about Trees and Tree Pruning in Ithaca!

Cornell Cooperative Extension and the City of Ithaca are once again hosting 
classes to train Citizen Pruner volunteers.  Learn about challenges trees face 
in the city and how to minimize problems through proper selection and planting. 
 And learn about proper pruning of trees and shrubs.

Classes take place on the following days.
All are being held at Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca 7 to 8:30 
PM.
Monday, April 9, 7-8:30PM - Right Tree, Right Place - learn about trees for 
difficult sites - Dr. Nina Bassuk, Cornell Urban Horticulture Institute
Monday, April 16, 7-8:30PM  - Pruning Trees - young and old - Jeanne Grace, 
City Forester and Keith Vanderhye, Limbwalker Tree Care
Monday, April 23, 7-8:30PM  - Pruning Shrubs - make them new again - Monika 
Roth, Ag Educator, Cooperative Extension
Monday, April 30, 5:30-7PM  - Tree ID walk and pruning discussion/demonstration

To sign up, visit www.ccetompkins.org/events or call 
607-272-2292

There is a $5 per class fee.  Anyone who plans to become a volunteer will have 
their fees waived.

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Know Your Soil class, 3/14 at CCE Tompkins

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Know Your Soil

Wednesday March 14

CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

Cost: $7-$10 (pay what you can afford)

Get up close and personal with your garden soil at this hands-on workshop! 
Knowing more about your soil can really help your gardening practice. 
Participants can bring in soil samples from their own gardens and will learn to 
assess the texture, color, drainage, fertility, pH and type of soil. They will 
also learn how to read soil analysis results and how to use the online Web Soil 
Survey tool to see detailed information about soils on their property. 
Participants should bring a soil sample from their home garden to assess, and a 
laptop (if possible) to access the online soil survey tool. A limited number of 
CCE laptops will be available for participants to use as well.

Pre-registration is strongly recommended so that we have participants' contact 
information on file in case of cancellation due to weather or low enrollment. 
Register 
online 
or call CCE-Tompkins at 272-2292 and we will help you with online registration 
using your input.

Instructor Chrys Gardener is the Community Horticulture Educator at CCE 
Tompkins. She is passionate about teaching people to garden, with particular 
interests in growing edibles and seed saving. Prior to CCE Tompkins, Chrys 
worked as a landscape gardener in the Ithaca area and has extensive experience 
with practical garden design and working with challenging soils.


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Bee Hotel class, Wed 3/7; Seed Starting class Sat 3/10

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Get ready for spring! Still a few spaces left in these two classes.



Make a Bee Hotel for Native Pollinators

Wednesday March 7, 6:30-8:30 pm

CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

Cost: $10 per person - includes cost of materials

Help increase populations of native bees in your yard and garden with a 
handmade bee hotel! Native solitary bees, like mason bees and leafcutter bees, 
are gentle, easy to raise, and are as important for pollinating as honey bees.

Jacob Johnston from Cornell's Lab of Ornithology will give a presentation on 
the life cycle of these fascinating native insects and show you how to make a 
bee hotel to attract them to your garden. Materials will be provided for 
participants to make bee hotels to take home.

REGISTER & PAY ONLINE 
HERE, or 
call 272-2292 to register by phone.

Seed Starting

Saturday March 10, 10 am - 12 pm

CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

Cost: $7-$10/person self-determined sliding scale

Grow everything from artichokes to zucchini from seed at home. Save money and 
enjoy the miraculous process of seed germination and plant growth in your home 
to get you through these last weeks of winter and get your garden started 
early. We'll cover techniques such as cold stratification and scarification as 
well as simple recipes for making your own potting and fertilizer mixes to save 
even more money. We'll talk about tools such as grow lights and heat mats and 
soil blocks. All participants will leave with a few starts to take home.

Instructor Jennie Cramer is our Horticulture Program Manager and coordinates 
our Master Gardener Volunteer  Program. She is a former conservation biologist 
with a passion for organic gardening, regenerative agriculture, natural history 
and botanical education. She is especially smitten with the intricacies of 
seeds.

Go to REGISTER & PAY ONLINE 
HERE
 to register online, or call 272-2292 to register by phone.



Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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CCE Tompkins classes: Bee Hotels 3/7; Seed Starting 3/10

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Make a Bee Hotel for Native Pollinators

Wednesday March 7, 6:30-8:30 pm

CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

Cost: $10 per person - includes cost of materials

Help increase populations of native bees in your yard and garden with a 
handmade bee hotel! Native solitary bees, like mason bees and leafcutter bees, 
are gentle, easy to raise, and are as important for pollinating as honey bees.

Jacob Johnston from Cornell's Lab of Ornithology will give a presentation on 
the life cycle of these fascinating native insects and show you how to make a 
bee hotel to attract them to your garden. Materials will be provided for 
participants to make bee hotels to take home.

Pre-registration is required to hold your place in the class, and also in the 
event that a class is postponed or cancelled and we need to contact 
participants.   Register and pay online on the link below, or call CCE-Tompkins 
at 272-2292 and we will register you online with information you provide.

REGISTER & PAY ONLINE 
HERE



Seed Starting

Saturday March 10, 10 am - 12 pm

CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

Cost: $7-$10/person self-determined sliding scale

Grow everything from artichokes to zucchini from seed at home. Save money and 
enjoy the miraculous process of seed germination and plant growth in your home 
to get you through these last weeks of winter and get your garden started 
early. We'll cover techniques such as cold stratification and scarification as 
well as simple recipes for making your own potting and fertilizer mixes to save 
even more money. We'll talk about tools such as grow lights and heat mats and 
soil blocks. All participants will leave with a few starts to take home.

Instructor Jennie Cramer is our Horticulture Program Manager and coordinates 
our Master Gardener Volunteer  Program. She is a former conservation biologist 
with a passion for organic gardening, regenerative agriculture, natural history 
and botanical education. She is especially smitten with the intricacies of 
seeds.

Pre-registration is required. Register and pay online on the link below, or 
call CCE Tompkins at 272-2292 and we'll register you online with your input. 
Pre-registration is required to hold your place in the class, and also in the 
event that a class is postponed or cancelled and we need to contact 
participants.

REGISTER & PAY ONLINE 
HERE


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Making and Using Biochar in the Garden, Wednesday 2/21 at CCE Tompkins

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Making and Using Biochar in the Garden

Wednesday February 21, 6:30-8:30 pm

CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

Cost: $7-$10 sliding scale


What is biochar and how does it improve garden soil? Sean Dembrosky from Edible 
Acres will lead this workshop on the benefits of 
biochar and show how to make it yourself. We'll discuss a number of easy and 
simple ways to make biochar in the wood stove, in simple outdoor pits, in 
mobile containers, and more. We'll explore how biochar can provide amazing 
boosts to your soil and discuss appropriate ways of incorporating it.


Pre-registration is required. Go to the registration page to register and pay 
online, 
or call CCE-Tompkins at 272-2292 and we will register you online with your 
input. Pre-registration is required to hold your place in the class, and also 
in the event that a class is postponed or cancelled and we need to contact 
participants.

Register & Pay Online 
here.





Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org
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Correction to Seed to Supper volunteer URL

[Chrys B. Gardener]

Here is the correct URL for info about becoming a Seed to Supper volunteer: 
http://ccetompkins.org/S2Svolunteer


Become a Seed to Supper Volunteer and teach your neighbors how to grow their 
own food!

Information Session at Tompkins County Public Library, Monday February 5 at 
6:30 pm

Are you passionate about growing vegetables? Are you interested in helping 
beginning gardeners in your community learn to grow their own food as well? 
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will train volunteers to 
become Seed to Supper educators to lead free gardening classes in their own 
communities. There will be an information session about Seed to Supper at the 
Tompkins Public Library on Monday February 5 from 6:30-7:30 pm. Anyone who is 
interested in Seed to Supper, whether as a volunteer or as a class participant, 
is welcome to attend.

Training sessions for volunteers will be held at Cornell Cooperative Extension 
on Thursday Feb. 22 from 5:30-8:30 pm, and on Saturday March 17 from 10 am - 4 
pm. Volunteers should be available to attend both training dates.  The training 
program will prepare Seed to Supper volunteer educators to teach free vegetable 
gardening classes in their own communities in Tompkins County. Volunteers will 
gain familiarity with the Seed to Supper curriculum and learn hands-on 
activities that they can use when teaching the classes in their communities.

Seed to Supper volunteers will work in small groups to lead the classes, and 
are provided with all the materials needed to run the classes. Topics include 
planning the garden, soil preparation, composting, planting, garden 
maintenance, pests and diseases, and harvesting. There is no cost for the 
training, and the gardening classes held in Tompkins County communities will be 
offered for free as well.

For more information and to download a volunteer application, go to 
http://ccetompkins.org/S2Svolunteer. The application deadline is February 15.  
For more information contact Chrys Gardener at 
ca...@cornell.edu, or call 272-2292 extension 241.



Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Seed to Supper volunteer info sesson, Mon. 2/5 at TCPL

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Become a Seed to Supper Volunteer and teach your neighbors how to grow their 
own food!

Information Session at Tompkins County Public Library, Monday February 5 at 
6:30 pm

Are you passionate about growing vegetables? Are you interested in helping 
beginning gardeners in your community learn to grow their own food as well? 
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will train volunteers to 
become Seed to Supper educators to lead free gardening classes in their own 
communities. There will be an information session about Seed to Supper at the 
Tompkins Public Library on Monday February 5 from 6:30-7:30 pm. Anyone who is 
interested in Seed to Supper, whether as a volunteer or as a class participant, 
is welcome to attend.

Training sessions for volunteers will be held at Cornell Cooperative Extension 
on Thursday Feb. 22 from 5:30-8:30 pm, and on Saturday March 17 from 10 am - 4 
pm. Volunteers should be available to attend both training dates.  The training 
program will prepare Seed to Supper volunteer educators to teach free vegetable 
gardening classes in their own communities in Tompkins County. Volunteers will 
gain familiarity with the Seed to Supper curriculum and learn hands-on 
activities that they can use when teaching the classes in their communities.

Seed to Supper volunteers will work in small groups to lead the classes, and 
are provided with all the materials needed to run the classes. Topics include 
planning the garden, soil preparation, composting, planting, garden 
maintenance, pests and diseases, and harvesting. There is no cost for the 
training, and the gardening classes held in Tompkins County communities will be 
offered for free as well.

For more information and to download a volunteer application, go to 
http://ccetompkins/S2Svolunteer. The application deadline is February 15.  For 
more information contact Chrys Gardener at 
ca...@cornell.edu, or call 272-2292 extension 241.



Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Seed to Supper info session for volunteers, Mon. 2/5 at TCPL

[Chrys B. Gardener]

Become a Seed to Supper Volunteer and teach your neighbors how to grow their 
own food!

Information Session at Tompkins County Public Library, Monday February 5 at 6 pm

Are you passionate about growing vegetables? Are you interested in helping 
beginning gardeners in your community learn to grow their own food as well? 
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will train volunteers to 
become Seed to Supper educators to lead free gardening classes in their own 
communities. There will be an information session about Seed to Supper at the 
Tompkins Public Library on Monday February 5 from 6:30-7:30 pm. Anyone who is 
interested in Seed to Supper, whether as a volunteer or as a class participant, 
is welcome to attend.

Training sessions for volunteers will be held at Cornell Cooperative Extension 
on Thursday Feb. 22 from 5:30-8:30 pm, and on Saturday March 17 from 10 am - 4 
pm. Volunteers should be available to attend both training dates.  The training 
program will prepare Seed to Supper volunteer educators to teach free vegetable 
gardening classes in their own communities in Tompkins County. Volunteers will 
gain familiarity with the Seed to Supper curriculum and learn hands-on 
activities that they can use when teaching the classes in their communities.

Seed to Supper volunteers will work in small groups to lead the classes, and 
are provided with all the materials needed to run the classes. Topics include 
planning the garden, soil preparation, composting, planting, garden 
maintenance, pests and diseases, and harvesting. There is no cost for the 
training, and the gardening classes held in Tompkins County communities will be 
offered for free as well.

For more information and to download a volunteer application, go to 
www.ccetompkins/S2Svolunteer. The 
application deadline is February 15.  For more information contact Chrys 
Gardener at ca...@cornell.edu, or call 272-2292 
extension 241.



Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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12/10: Making a Gardener's Herbals Salve

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Making a Gardener's Herbal Salve

Sunday, December 10th 2-4pm

@CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY


Come learn how to make a herbal salve from flowers and herbs you can grow in 
your home garden or collect from your yard. Local herbalist Amanda David of 
Rootwork Herbals (http://www.rootworkherbals.com) 
will guide you through this hands on class making a soothing salve for 
gardener's hands. Participants will learn the uses and lore of the plants you 
will work with and then make a salve to take home. An $8 materials fee is 
required in addition to the sliding class fee of $5-10. Pre-registration is 
required for this class so we can prepare adequate materials.  Register online 
at ccetompkins.org/events or call (607) 272-2292 to register by phone. 
Questions? Contact Jennie Cramer at jr...@cornell.edu.

More at:

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Gifts from the Garden: Making a Gardener's Herbal 
Salve
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Local herbalist Amanda David will teach us how to make an herbal salve from 
flowers and herbs from our home gardens in this class on Sunday, December 10 
from 2-4pm. Fee; preregister online.





Jennie Cramer
Horticulture Program Manager
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org







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Raising Chickens Sustainably, Thurs. 11/30 at CCE Tompkins

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Raising Chickens Sustainably
Thursday, November 30, 2017, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
Cost: $5-$10/person self-determined sliding scale; pay what you can afford

For three years Sean and Sasha of Edible Acres 
have been raising chickens for nearly no cost. Inspired by the Vermont 
Composting Company, which has been using chickens to help generate tremendous 
amounts of compost, they have been sourcing local food scraps, bartering for 
whole grain and collecting leaf bags and wood chips to create multiple 
wheelbarrow loads of compost per week while raising 50 chickens in a front 
yard. The chickens also provide ample amounts of eggs and meat for the table 
and for bartering. The techniques and concepts they have worked with can be 
scaled up and can easily be scaled down or added in small ways to a backyard 
chicken operation. Sean will share lots of photos of their setup and help 
people feel empowered to get their chickens working and playing in constructive 
and healthy ways.

REGISTER 
ONLINE, 
or call 272-2292 to register by phone.


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Winterizing Your Garden, 11/9 at CCE Tompkins

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Winterizing Your Garden
* Thursday, November 9, 2017, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
* The key to GREAT Spring gardening is good fall preparation!  Learn 
how to prepare and protect your soil from winter cold and spring rains, and how 
to ensure optimal nutrition and soil tilth for great gardening the rest of the 
year. Fee: $5-$10/person self-determined sliding scale, no one will be turned 
away. Register online or call 272-2292 to register by phone.
Fee

$5-$10/person self-determined sliding scale (no one will be turned away)

Learn More

http://db.ccetompkins.org/programs/civicrm/event/register?id=1219=1

 Contact

Jennie Cramer
Horticulture Program Manager
jr...@cornell.edu
(607) 272-2292 ext 146
http://ccetompkins.org/events/2017/11/09/winterizing-your-garden
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Cornell Cooperative Extension | Winterizing Your 
Garden
ccetompkins.org
Learn how to prepare and protect your soil from winter cold and spring rains, 
and how to ensure optimal nutrition and soil tilth for great gardening the rest 
of the year.




Jennie Cramer
Horticulture Program Manager
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org





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Intro to Permaculture Design class, 9/12 at CCE Tompkins

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Introduction to Permaculture Design
Thursday, October 12, 2017, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

Permaculture (permanent agriculture) is a popular and ancient system of growing 
food that minimizes labor by using perennial plants, which come back year after 
year. Join Sean Dembrosky of Edible Acres 
(edibleacres.org) for an evening introduction to the 
basic concepts of permaculture. We'll look at living examples of plant guilds, 
polycultures, and shed light on some of the concepts that inform permaculture 
ethics and design in gardens and beyond.

$5-$10/person self-determined sliding scale - pay what you can afford!

Register 
online, 
or call 272-2292 to register by phone.


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Cover Crops for the Home Garden

[Chrys B. Gardener]

Cover Crops for the Home Garden

  *   Wednesday, September 6, 2017, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Reduce your carbon footprint and enhance your soil all at once! Planting cover 
crops in your garden is a cost effective form of nutrition and organic matter 
and keeps your soil, water, and nutrients from running off as well as breaking 
up clay to make it easier for working in addition to a myriad of other 
benefits. Come learn which cover crops do well in our area and which ones work 
best for your garden situation. We'll cap off the evening with a hand-on cover 
crop planting demonstration in the CCE garden.

REGISTER 
ONLINE 
at http://db.ccetompkins.org/programs/civicrm/event/info?id=1150=1 or 
call 272-2292 to register by phone.

Fee

$5-$10/person self-determined sliding scale; pay what you can afford

 Contact

Jennie Cramer
Horticulture Program Manager
jr...@cornell.edu
(607) 272-2292 ext 146



Jennie Cramer
Horticulture Program Manager
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org





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FW: 6/22: "Managing Disease on Tomato Plants"

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Managing Disease on Tomato Plants
Thursday, June 22, 6:30-8:30pm
@CCE-Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

While there was no tomato blight last year due to the drought, it could be a 
bad year for it with this year's increased rainfall and cooler temperatures. 
Learn to identify common diseases of tomato plants, such as early blight, 
septoria and late blight, and learn organic and integrated pest management 
techniques to keep your tomato plants healthy and productive. Disease-resistant 
varieties of tomato plants also will be discussed. Cost: $5-$10 self-determined 
sliding scale. Click 
here to 
register online, or call Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County at 
(607) 272-2292 to register by phone. Questions? Contact Chrys at 
ca...@cornell.edu.

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Bee Hotel class, CCE Tompkins, Wed. April 19

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Make a Bee Hotel for Native Pollinators
Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

Help increase populations of native bees in your yard and garden with a 
handmade bee hotel! Native solitary bees, like mason bees and leafcutter bees, 
are gentle, easy to raise, and are as important for pollinating as honey bees. 
Jacob Johnston from Cornell's Lab of Ornithology will give a presentation on 
the life cycle of these fascinating native insects and show you how to make a 
bee hotel to attract them to your garden. Materials will be provided for 
participants to make bee hotels to take home.

Pre-registration is required. Please call 272-2292 or email ca...@cornell.edu 
to register, or go here to register 
online.

Fee: $10 - includes cost of materials


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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fruit tree pruning workshop, Sunday 4/2

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Fruit Tree Pruning
Sunday, April 2, 2017, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

If you grow fruit trees, it's important to know how to prune them correctly to 
promote yearly fruiting and reduce disease problems. At this hands-on 
demonstration at Indian Creek orchard, orchardist Steve Cummins will 
demonstrate pruning and training techniques for both young and mature trees, 
including dwarf, semi-dwarf and standard trees. Species covered will include 
apple, peach and plum trees.

Pre-registration is required. Call 272-2292 to register by phone or go to our 
registration 
page to 
register online.

The pruning demonstration will take place in the orchard so please dress for 
the weather.

Hands-on grafting will NOT be offered at the pruning workshop this year. Anyone 
interested in grafting can contact Greg at Cummins Nursery to schedule a custom 
grafting workshop: greg...@gmail.com

Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Chinese medicinal herbs, Monday 4/10 at TCPL

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RESCHEDULED from 3/13!

Commercial Production of Chinese Medicinal Herbs
Monday, April 10, 6:00-8:00pm
@ Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca NY

Learn about the domestic production of Chinese medicinal herbs. Jean Giblette 
of High Falls Gardens will give a presentation on this exciting emerging market 
for farmers and growers. High Falls Foundation has received funding from the 
New York State Farm Viability Institute to form a farmers' cooperative in NYS 
to begin production of Chinese medicinal herbs on a commercial scale. There is 
increasing demand for domestically grown Chinese medicinal herbs, and a 
cooperative in Virginia formed several years ago and is now selling their 
products to U.S. practitioners. This presentation will provide information to 
farmers and growers that may want to explore this opportunity further.  Cost: 
$5-$10/person self-determined sliding scale.  Call Cornell Cooperative 
Extension of Tompkins County at (607) 272-2292 to register by phone, or 
register online 
here.


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Seed Swap at CCE Tompkins, Sunday 3/26

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Community Seed Swap at CCE Tompkins
Sunday, March 26, 2017, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
Bring your extra seeds (home-saved or purchased) to share with others and go 
home with lots of seeds for your spring and summer planting! Learn about seed 
saving from some of our region's avid seed savers, and take home seed varieties 
that you won't find anywhere else and that are well-adapted to our growing 
conditions. Free hands-on demonstrations will also be held throughout the day 
on starting seeds, seed saving, seed cleaning and more!
Fee: $5 suggested donation, or free if you bring seeds to share!

Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Chinese medicinal herbs - a new opportunity for NYS farmers and growers

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Commercial Production of Chinese Medicinal Herbs
Monday, March 13, 2017, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Join us to learn about the domestic production of Chinese medicinal herbs. Jean 
Giblette of High Falls Gardens will give a presentation on this exciting 
emerging market for farmers and growers. High Falls Foundation has received 
funding from the New York State Farm Viability Institute to form a farmers' 
cooperative in NYS to begin production of Chinese medicinal herbs on a 
commercial scale. There is increasing demand for domestically grown Chinese 
medicinal herbs, and a cooperative in Virginia formed several years ago and is 
now selling their products to U.S. practitioners. This presentation will 
provide information to farmers and growers that may want to explore this 
opportunity further.

Call 272-2292 to register by phone, or register online 
here.

Fee

$5-$10/person sliding scale

Contact

Chrys Gardener
Commercial / Community Horticulture Educator
ca...@cornell.edu
(607) 272-2292 (Voicemail #241)

Location

Tompkins County Public Library
101 East Green Street
Ithaca, NY 14850


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Feb 6th: Urban Gardening event at TCPL with free dinner provided

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Urban Gardening - Learn how you can get involved!

Join the movement to grow food anywhere in Ithaca (even in raised beds over 
cement!)

 GSCP Networking session:

Monday, Feb 6th from 5:30 - 8:30 pm

at the Tompkins Public Library (Borg Warner Rm)

Free Meal, Open to All



Starting with existing gardening initiatives, we plan to grow more food

for food pantries and for anyone who feels hungry -

ANYONE interested in city gardening (from novice - to expert) can be involved



 The evening will include current Ithaca gardening initiatives, and address new 
projects!

Community gardens; School gardens; Backyard & curbside gardens; Permaculture 
parks; Raising chickens, and Food Policy

Breakout sessions following the presentations will give participants an 
opportunity to connect with existing urban food gardens and  initiate new 
projects in the city and town of Ithaca.

Co-sponsored by Greenstar Community Food Projects, Cornell Cooperative 
Extension of Tompkins County and the Tompkins County Public Library.

Please register 
HERE

so we know how much to cook!



Questions? Holly Payne  ho...@greenstar.coop or 
(607) 229-3540

www.hotpotatopress.org










--

Holly Payne, Coordinator

GreenStar Community Projects (GSCP)

Tel: (607) 229-3540https://greenstar.coop/gscp

FaceBook 
HERE

GSCP's mission is to collaboratively build a local

food system that's fair for all & healthy for the earth.
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donate to a rainwater harvesting system for Floral Ave. community garden

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Dear Permaculturists,
We currently have a fundraising campaign for the Floral Avenue Community Garden 
in Ithaca, which we started a few years ago with a Hunger and Food Security 
grant from the United Way..

We are raising funds to construct a 12' x 12' pavilion that we will outfit with 
rain gutters and a 500 gallon water tank to harvest water for the garden. We do 
not have access to running water at the community garden and this year was very 
challenging with the severe drought in upstate NY. There is an inlet nearby but 
the City of Ithaca treats the water with an herbicide to control an invasive 
aquatic plant, so the water is not safe to use on the garden. This summer the 
gardeners had to bring water from home to water their plots.

Most of the Floral Ave plot holders are low income residents who live nearby - 
some of them don't have cars so bringing water to the site was very 
challenging. Our gardeners include a Burmese refugee who relies on the garden 
produce to feed her children and grandchildren, a Chinese immigrant who comes 
to the garden almost every day with her granddaughter, and two retired ladies 
who live in the low income apartments across the street and had never gardened 
before leasing plots at the garden. Altogether there are 20 plot holders at the 
garden who all rely on the fresh vegetables from their plots. Last spring we 
got a donation of dwarf fruit trees from a local nursery, so in a few years the 
trees will be producing apples, plums and apricots for the gardeners to share 
as well.

All of the gardeners are helping to raise money for the new pavilion and water 
harvesting system. If you can kick in a few bucks I would really appreciate it! 
If we can raise $600 in the next week our project will be eligible for an 
additional $400 challenge grant from SeedMoney, the fundraising website. Please 
click here to donate, and forward this link to your contacts:
https://www.seedmoney.org/campaign/277/floral-avenue-community-garden

Thank you so much!
--Chrys


Chrys Gardener
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Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Rainwater Harvesting class, Wed. Nov. 2 at CCE Tompkins

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Rainwater Harvesting
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 6:30-8:30 pm
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca
Cost: $5 - $10 sliding scale

Learn how to set up your own rainwater harvesting system to conserve water and 
be ready for the next drought! Sean Dembrosky will give a slide presentation on 
how his nursery, Edible Acres, thrived during this  summer's drought by using 
harvested rainwater. Topics covered will include sourcing and placement of 
containers, connecting multiple containers in series, techniques for designing 
overflow systems, and farming techniques that complement erratic rainfall and 
turbulent growing seasons.

For more information and to register online, go to 
http://ccetompkins.org/events. To register by phone call 272-2292, or email 
ca...@cornell.edu


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Introduction to Home Cidermaking, Wed. 10/19 at CCE Tompkins

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Introduction to Home Cidermaking
Wednesday October 19, 6:30-8:30 pm
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca
Cost: $5 - $10 sliding scale

'Hard' cider was a popular beverage in early American history, and it's making 
a big comeback today. Pressing and fermenting apples is a great way to preserve 
them for winter! Learn about blending different apple varieties for the best 
flavor, equipment needed for pressing and fermentation, sanitation, types of 
yeast, bottling and other details to get you started with making your own 
cider. There will also be information on where on apple pressing services and 
where to buy juice if you don't have your own apples.

Pre-registration is required. For more information and to register online, go 
to www.ccetompkins.org/events. To register 
by phone call CCE Tompkins at 272-2292, or email 
ca...@cornell.edu


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Seed Saving 101, Wed. Sept. 21 at CCE Tompkins

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Seed Saving 101
Wednesday September 21, 6:30-8:30 pm
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale

Learn to save your own flower and vegetable seeds for next year's garden and to 
share with others! In this hands-on class participants will learn the basic 
principles of seed saving. We'll spend some time outside harvesting different 
types of vegetable and flower seeds from the CCE gardens, then we'll clean the 
seeds using different techniques and tools. Learn why fermentation of tomato 
seeds is essential for good germination, and how to dry and store seeds for 
long-term use. We'll also have some heirloom tomatoes for tasting and for 
extracting seeds to save.

For more information and to register online, go to 
http://ccetompkins.org/events/2016/09/21/seed-saving-101. To register by phone 
call 272-2292, or email ca...@cornell.edu




Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Home Storage of Fruits and Vegetables class on 9/14, 6-8 pm

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Storing the Seasons Bounty

Wednesday September 14, 6-8 pm

CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale



This is the time of year to consider how you might store the great bounty of 
fruits and vegetables you will harvest.  You can also take advantage of bulk 
buying from area farmers so you can eat local produce this winter.  Most people 
think that putting food by involves canning or freezing, but you can also keep 
some produce for quite some time through proper handling and storage practices. 
 You may not have a root cellar, but there are easy ways to store roots and 
apples even without.



Cooperative Extension will be holding a class on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 6-8 PM, 
that covers all the ways to store fresh produce so that it will last for some 
time into the fall and winter.  Topics covered will include harvesting 
practices required for some crops to keep them in good condition, how to store 
in heated or unheated spaces in your home or garage, and how to build a root 
cellar.

Techniques for storing will be demonstrated during the class.



For more information and to register go to 
http://ccetompkins.org/events/2016/09/14/home-storage-of-fruits-vegetables, or 
call 607-272-2292 or email mj...@cornell.edu.  There 
is a sliding scale fee of $5 to $10 per participant payable at the door.

Cornell Cooperative Extension | Home Storage of Fruits 
...
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This class will focus the conditions you need to keep the harvest fresh into 
the late fall or even late winter. We will cover storing apples, pears, root 
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Tomato Festival! Saturday 9/10 at CCE Tompkins

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Tomato Festival!
Saturday, September 10, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
Suggested $5 donation to cover cost of materials.
Calling all tomato lovers! Come sample dozens of different varieties of 
heirloom tomatoes, then take home seeds from your favorites so you can grow 
these delicious yet sometimes hard-to-find varieties in your own garden. The 
tomato sampling and seed saving instruction will be ongoing so drop in when you 
can! Varieties available for sampling and seed saving will include: Amish 
Paste, Orange Banana, Striped Roman, Pink Brandywine, Chiapas, Fox Cherry, 
Green Zebra, Black Cherry, New Yorker, Black Prince, Black Zebra, Cosmonaut 
Volkov, Golden Jubilee  and more!
For more information go to 
www.ccetompkins.org/events or email Chrys 
Gardener at ca...@cornell.edu


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Tompkins County Open Day, Saturday August 6

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Tompkins County Open Day
Saturday August 6, 10 am - 4 pm
Admission: $7.00 per garden

Five private gardens will be open for self-guided tours for one day only on 
Saturday August 6. Each garden is unique, reflecting the personalities of the 
garden owners and include unusual features such as figgeries (stone-lined 
enclosures to grow figs outdoors in upstate NY), flower borders embellished 
with lab glassware, a stone potting shed, an heirloom vegetable garden, a barn 
filled with plein aire paintings on display,  a Stonehenge gate, and more!

Admission to  each garden is $7.00. Proceeds from the Open Day are shared 
between the Tompkins County Community Beautification 
Program and the 
Garden Conservancy.

For more information, photos and directions to each garden, go to 
http://ccetompkins.org/tours



Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org
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Master Gardener training, September 2016

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CCE Tompkins is offering Master Gardener volunteer training beginning in 
September 2016. This training is only offered every two years. Applications are 
due by August 7 and interviews will be held in mid to late August.


The Master Gardener Program is a national program of trained volunteers who 
work in partnership with their county Cooperative Extension office to expand 
educational outreach throughout the community by providing home gardeners with 
research-based information. Master Gardeners assist with gardening projects in 
their communities, teach classes and workshops, plant and maintain 
demonstration gardens at CCETC, provide information and soil pH testing at 
events, and answer gardening questions. Volunteers also participate in 
specially organized tours, events and social outings.


The cost for training is $75 and scholarships are available. More information, 
an application and training schedule can be downloaded from the CCETC Master 
Gardener page  http://ccetompkins.org/gardening/master-gardeners


This year Tompkins County is joining with Tioga and Broome counties to pilot a 
'flipped classroom' model for Master Gardener training in New York State that 
will be more active, hands-on and engaging. Trainees will watch videos on 
specific gardening topics on their own time, then the trainees will meet 
monthly for active, hands-on learning sessions at a variety of horticulture 
sites in Tompkins, Tioga and Broome Counties.


Video-viewing sessions will also be organized at CCE for those without access 
to a computer, and carpooling will be arranged to the monthly group sessions.




Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org
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Small Fruits class, Thursday 6/23 at CCE Tompkins

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Small Fruits for Home Gardens
Thursday, June 23, 2016, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue Ithaca
Cost: $5 - $10 sliding scale

Small fruits are ideal to grow if you are short on space and time. They are 
easy to fit into a home landscape and start producing fruit a year or two after 
planting. Currants, gooseberries and jostaberries will be ripe in the CCE 
gardens, so we will do some tasting of these lesser-known fruits. We will also 
explore more common fruits such as raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, and 
blueberries. Find out about cold hardiness, pollination, soil preparation, 
propagation, varieties to try, and more.

Pre-registration is required.  Go to 
http://ccetompkins.org/events/2016/06/23/small-fruits-for-home-gardens for more 
information or to register online, or call 272-2292 to register and pay by 
phone.




Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Herb Spiral construction at the Permaculture Park this Saturday, 6/11

[Chrys B. Gardener]

Join us this Saturday June 11 from 10-1 to build a community herb spiral at 
Conley Park, site of Ithaca's permaculture park project. Located at Adams and 
Lake St. in Ithaca's Northside neighborhood, the park is home to a diverse and 
growing array of edible species and landscape elements.

Help out this Saturday and learn easy construction techniques on how to build 
your own herb spiral. If you have culinary or medicinal herbs to donate, please 
bring them along as well as a big beautiful rock of two to add to the herb 
spiral.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1692629820986366/?ti=icl

Lunch provided by Bicicocina! Free vegetable and herb plants to take home!

Please contact Josh Dolan at 
sapsquat...@gmail.com or (607) 280-8498 with any 
questions.



Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org

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Landscape Design, Tues 5/17 at CCE Tompkins

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Landscape Design Part I
Tuesday May 17,  6:30-8:30 pm
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue Ithaca
Cost: $5 - $10 sliding scale

Whether your yard is a blank slate that you are designing from scratch, or an 
established garden that lacks pizazz, there are some simple design techniques 
that can really make your gardens shine while reducing maintenance tasks. In 
this class participants will learn site assessment techniques as well as design 
concepts like garden rooms, themed gardens, hardscaping as garden 'bones', 
wild-life friendly gardens, and how to add fall and winter interest. *The class 
will include time outside in the CCE gardens so please dress for the weather!

Pre-registration is required. Go to the registration 
page to 
register and pay online, or call CCE-Tompkins at 272-2292. See also Landscape 
Design Part 
II on 
Tuesday May 31. These classes can be taken separately or as a series.
For more information go to 
http://ccetompkins.org/events/2015/04/09/landscape-design-part-i


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Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
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Ithaca Seed Swap, Sunday 3/20 at CCE Tompkins

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Seedy Sunday! 4th Annual Ithaca Seed Swap
Sunday March 20, 11 am - 3 pm
CCE  Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue Ithaca
Cost: FREE if you bring seeds to share; otherwise a $5 donation

Bring your extra seeds (home-saved or purchased) to share with others and go 
home with lots of seeds for your spring and summer planting! Learn about seed 
saving from some of our region's avid seed savers, and take home seed varieties 
that you won't find anywhere else which are well-adapted to our growing 
conditions. Learn about seed saving and seed cleaning from experienced seed 
savers!

For more information, go to 
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Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
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Nut Trees class at CCE Tompkins, Monday March 7

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Getting Started with Nut Trees

Monday March 7, 6:30-8:30 pm

CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale

Nut trees can provide highly nutritious food for centuries. Local nuts can be 
used for anything from holiday snacks to staples like flour, oil, and butters. 
This class, taught by experienced nut growers Brian Caldwell and Akiva Silver, 
will provide information on growing nut trees in a changing climate, the best 
types of nuts for growing in NY, harvesting and processing nuts, and samples of 
several types of local nuts.

This class was sold out in fall 2015, and is back by popular demand. 
Pre-registration is required, please call (607) 272-2292 or email Chrys 
Gardener to register.

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Permaculture Design Studio, Wed. March 2 at CCE Tompkins

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Permaculture Design Studio

Wednesday March 2, 6:30-8:30 pm

CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue , Ithaca

Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale


Sean Dembrosky of Edible Acres will lead an informal design studio to help you 
incorporate permaculture design into your own garden or homestead. We will look 
at some examples of permaculture design and talk about how to assess your site 
and create 'zones' for different needs and activities. Participants will then 
work on their own plans to incorporate permaculture principles and techniques 
into their own landscape.


Go to www.ccetompkins.org for more information or to register, or call 272-2292 
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Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
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Introduction to Permaculture, Wed. 2/24 at CCE Tompkins

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Introduction to Permaculture
Wednesday February 24, 6:30-8:30 pm
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue Ithaca
Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale

Permaculture (permanent agriculture) is a popular and ancient system of growing 
food that minimizes labor by using perennial plants, which come back year after 
year. Join Sean Dembrosky of Edible Acres 
(edibleacres.org) for an evening introduction to the 
basic concepts of permaculture. We'll look at living examples of plant guilds, 
polycultures, and shed light on some of the concepts that inform permaculture 
ethics and design in gardens and beyond.

Call 272-2292 to register by phone, or go to ccetompkins.org/events to register 
online.


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
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Volunteer build sessions at the Permaculture Park, 10/15, 10/22 and 10/24

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Learn how to build raised beds with locust lumber and herb spirals!
@ Volunteer Days at the Permaculture Park (aka Conley Park) in the Northside 
neighborhood)
Thursday Oct 15, 4-7pm
Thursday Oct 22, 4-6pm
Saturday Oct 24, 12-4pm

After a successful crowdfunding campaign through ioby, the Get2gether 
Neighborhood Challenge Winner and the Center for the New American Dream, staff 
at CCE Tompkins are organizing multiple volunteer days at the Permaculture Park 
(aka Conley Park) in the Northside neighborhood to build raised beds using 
locally harvested locust lumber and an herb spirals with local stone. We would 
love to have you join us!

The Permaculture Park Project in Ithaca, NY is a neighborhood shared green 
space along the Cascadilla Creek in Ithaca's Northside community. The Park is a 
community effort which demonstrates ecologically sound landscaping practices in 
a public setting featuring a wide array of native and lesser known edible 
plants free for anyone to enjoy.

We are hoping to expand this project into more spaces and parks in Ithaca and 
Tompkins County. If you and your community are interested, we would be happy to 
consult with you and help guide you through the process of gaining permission 
from the city Parks Commission, securing donations of fruit trees and bushes, 
and organizing volunteers to plant and maintain. For more information or 
questions, email Will Gowen at  willgo...@gmail.com



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Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
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Propagating Fruit and Nut Trees, Tuesday 10/13 at CCE Tompkins

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Fall Propagation of Fruit and Nut Trees

Tuesday October 13, 6:30-8:30 pm

CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue Ithaca

Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale

Start planning your edible food forest this fall! Sean Dembrosky of Edible 
Acres will demonstrate techniques for propagating edible tree species, such as 
stratifying seeds of a variety of fruit and nut trees and striking cuttings 
from fruit bushes. Ripe paw paws from Cornell's orchard will be available to 
taste, and participants will be able to take home seeds and cuttings from other 
species as well.

Please register in advance so we have enough supplies for all participants. 
Click here 
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register online. You can also call 272-2292 to register by phone, or email 
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Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
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Rain Gardens class, Tues Oct 6 at CCE Tompkins

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Rain Gardens
Tuesday October 6, 6:30-8:30 pm
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale

This presentation by Dan Segal from The Plantsmen will begin with a basic 
explanation of wetlands in nature, how they work and why they are valuable. Dan 
will highlight several ornamental native species that thrive in wet conditions 
and also have important ecological functions. Once you see how these plants are 
perfectly pre-adapted to living in the rain garden environment, you'll see how 
easy it can be to use this basic information to create beautiful, 
low-maintenance, high-value rain gardens.

Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register online go to 
http://ccetompkins.org/rain-gardens, or call 272-2292 between 8:30 am - 4:30 pm 
to register by phone.


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Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
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Introduction to Home Winemaking, 9/30 at CCE Tompkins

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Introduction to Home Winemaking

Wednesday September 30, 6:30-8:30 pm

CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue Ithaca

Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale



It's fall and the grapes are ripening - time to make your own wine! Taught by 
award-winning winemaker Martha Gioumousis, this class teaches you the basics of 
home winemaking-for the beginner or advanced amateur winemaker. The class will 
include the basics of wine tasting, plus all you need to know to make wine at 
home, equipment and supplies needed, yeast choices, problem solving, the 
importance of record keeping, plus aging, finishing and bottling wine. While 
not a hands-on class, there will be examples of wine grape juice from a local 
vineyard.



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Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
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Introduction to Home Winemaking, 9/30 at CCE Tompkins

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Introduction to Home Winemaking

Wednesday September 30, 6:30-8:30 pm

CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue Ithaca

Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale


It's fall and the grapes are ripening - time to make your own wine! Taught by 
award-winning winemaker Martha Gioumousis, this class teaches you the basics of 
home winemaking-for the beginner or advanced amateur winemaker. The class will 
include the basics of wine tasting, plus all you need to know to make wine at 
home, equipment and supplies needed, yeast choices, problem solving, the 
importance of record keeping, plus aging, finishing and bottling wine. While 
not a hands-on class, there will be examples of wine grape juice from a local 
vineyard.


Pre-registration is required. Click 
here to 
register online, or call 272-2292 to register by phone. For more information go 
to www.ccetompkins.org/events




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Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
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Free workshop on cover crops, Sat 9/12, at the Ithaca Community Garden

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Free workshop on cover crops
Saturday September 12, 10-11 am
Ithaca Community Garden
Carpenter Circle at Third Street (near the Ithaca Farmer’s Market)
Free!

Have you heard the term ‘cover crops’ before but are not sure how they apply to 
your garden? Join us at the Ithaca Community Garden on Saturday September 12 
from 10-11 am as we share different cover crop options that you can use in your 
garden. We'll touch on winter rye, buckwheat, oats, peas and more. If we have 
time, we will also touch on seed saving as well (what we save seeds for depends 
on what we find in the garden). You don’t need to be a community gardener to 
attend – all are welcome!  For more information go to ccetompkins.org/events

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Growing Fall Vegetables, Tuesday 8/11 at CCE Tompkins

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Growing Fall Vegetables
Tuesday August 11, 6:30-8:30 pm
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale

Many garden vegetables can be planted in late summer for fall harvest, 
including peas, kale, spinach, and salad greens. Learn the best varieties and 
timing for planting fall vegetables. Planting fall garlic will also be covered, 
as well as cover crops, sheet mulching and other techniques for preparing beds 
for winter.
Pre-registration is required - please call 272-2292 or email 
ca...@cornell.edumailto:ca...@cornell.edu to register, or click 
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Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
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Tompkins Open Garden Day, Saturday August 1, 10 am-4 pm

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Tompkins County Open Day - 5 private gardens open for one day only

Saturday, August 1 from 10 am-4 pm

Admission: $7 per garden

Proceeds benefit the Tompkins County Community Beautification Program and the 
Garden Conservancy


The 2015 Open Days Garden Tour is scheduled for Saturday, August 1, from 10am - 
4pm.  The tour features five fabulous gardens, with features such as water 
elements, shade gardens, edible gardens, themed gardens, a working water wheel, 
lotus pond and garden art.  We have added a new feature this year - local 
nurseries will be set up at three of the gardens selling top quality, locally 
produced plants! Visit The Plantsmenhttp://www.plantsmen.com/ at the Gagnon 
garden, Baker's Acreshttp://bakersacres.net/ at the LaDue garden, and Cayuga 
Landscapehttp://cayugalandscape.com/ at the Myers garden.
Visit the links below to learn more about these remarkable private gardens that 
will be open for one day only this summer! Co-sponsored by Cornell Cooperative 
Extension of Tompkins County. For more information visit 
www.ccetompkins.org/opendayshttp://www.ccetompkins.org/opendays



Suwinski Garden, 451 Sheffield Road, Ithaca

Sue and Jan Suwinski have been planting gardens at their spacious country 
property for over 30 years. Sunny borders surround the house and are planted 
with a vibrant and colorful mix of shrubs and perennials. A flagstone patio 
with a contemporary water feature is a tranquil place to relax and take in long 
views of the horse pastures and fields. A series of shade gardens winds 
property, beautifully planted with shrubs and perennials with contrasting 
foliage colors and textures.
https://www.gardenconservancy.org/open-days/garden-directory/suwinski-garden

Gagnon Garden, 2353 Spencer Road (Rt. 34/96), West Danby

Joel and Sally Gagnon combine food production and ornamental plantings on their 
country property. The front gardens feature borders planted with wide swathes 
of colorful annuals and perennials. The back gardens are primarily devoted to 
fruit and vegetable production, with many mature fruit-bearing plants including 
apples, pears, mulberries, plums, paw-paws,peaches, blueberries, raspberries, 
gooseberries, currants, grapes, kiwis and strawberries as well as nut trees. 
The extensive organic vegetable garden supplies produce for the household for 
the entire year.
https://www.gardenconservancy.org/open-days/garden-directory/gagnon-garden

LaDue Garden, 1132 Snyder Hill Road, Ithaca

This three-acre property features many different themed gardens, including a 
lily garden, ornamental grass garden, hosta garden, prairie garden and a 
birdhouse garden, among others. The gardens around the house, barns and long 
fencelines of this country property are planted with masses of perennials and 
flowering shrubs. A large vegetable garden provides lots of food for the 
family. Eddy LaDue has created detailed maps of the plants in each garden, and 
these maps will be available to garden visitors at the Open Day.
https://www.gardenconservancy.org/open-days/garden-directory/ladue-garden

Myers Garden, 1071 Michigan Hollow Road, Spencer

Wayne's gardens are an amazing wonderland of gorgeous plantings, unique 
hardscaping and interesting historical features. Six acres of rolling lawn and 
perennial beds contain more than 550 different varieties of perennials nestled 
behind and between fieldstone walls and structures. Features include a covered 
bridge, a working water wheel on a post-and-beam constructed feed mill, a 
blacksmith shop, and a huge glass sponge fossil rock enclosed in a unique 
display case. Other unusual features include a thirty-foot-diameter stone 
sundial and a potting shed garden with four raised beds.Wayne's latest hobby is 
constructing huge metal flowers from discarded farm machinery parts and these 
flower sculptures can be found throughout the gardens.
https://www.gardenconservancy.org/open-days/garden-directory/myers-gardens

Ridenour Garden, 346 Warren Road, Ithaca

Winding stone pathways lead you to the highlight of this garden - a large pond 
behind the house filled with floating lotus plants. Dozens of the huge lotus 
blooms will be open on the day of the tour. Gardens nestled around the house 
and pond are filled with a variety of annuals and perennials. Nancy is an 
artist, so look for unique copper and cement sculptures distributed throughout 
the gardens. Before you leave, take time to visit Lotus Studios on the property 
to view photographic interpretations of the lotus and other flowers, as well as 
scenes from Cornell University and Nancy's extensive travels.
https://www.gardenconservancy.org/open-days/garden-directory/lotus-garden



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Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
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Diseases of Tomato Plants, 7/9 at CCE Tompkins

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Diseases of Tomato Plants
Thursday July 9, 6:30-8:30 pm
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
$5-$10 sliding scale

Did your tomato plants succumb to late blight or other tomato diseases in 2014? 
With the cool wet weather this summer it's expected to be another bad year for 
late blight, which has already been reported in some NY counties. This class 
will teach you to the difference between early blight, late blight and 
septoria,  and how to use organic and integrated pest management strategies to 
keep your tomato plants healthy and productive this summer.

Click 
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Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
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Intro to Permaculture, Thurs. 6/11 at CCE Tompkins

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Introduction to Permaculture

Thursday, June 11, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

$5.00 - $10.00 sliding scale

Permaculture (permanent agriculture) is a popular and ancient system of growing 
food that minimizes labor by using perennial plants, which come back year after 
year.  Join Sean Dembrosky of Edible Acres 
(edibleacres.orghttp://edibleacres.org/) for an evening introduction to the 
basic concepts of permaculture. We'll look at living examples of plant guilds, 
polycultures, and shed light on some of the concepts that inform permaculture 
ethics and design in gardens and beyond.

Click 
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register online, or call 272-2292 to register by phone. For more information go 
to www.ccetompkins.org/eventshttp://www.ccetompkins.org/events or email 
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Intro to Permaculture, Thurs. 6/11 at CCE Tompkins

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Introduction to Permaculture

Thursday, June 11, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

$5.00 - $10.00 sliding scale



Permaculture (permanent agriculture) is a popular and ancient system of growing 
food that minimizes labor by using perennial plants, which come back year after 
year.  Join Sean Dembrosky of Edible Acres 
(edibleacres.orghttp://edibleacres.org/) for an evening introduction to the 
basic concepts of permaculture. We'll look at living examples of plant guilds, 
polycultures, and shed light on some of the concepts that inform permaculture 
ethics and design in gardens and beyond.



Click 
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Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
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Dye Plants class, Tues 6/2 at CCE Tompkins

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Using Plants for Natural Dyes

Tuesday June 2, 6:30-8:30 pm

CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca


Natural dyes can be made from a variety of wild and cultivated plants. Textile 
artist Tracy McLellan will show slides of plants that can be used for dyeing 
fibers and fabrics. The discussion will include native plants and some that can 
be grown in our gardens, as well as common foods that can be used for dyes. 
Methods for dyeing with plants on fibers and fabrics will be provided and 
examples of plant-dyed fibers and fabrics will be shown.


Click here to register online. 
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Creative Container Gardening, Tues. 5/26 at CCE Tompkins

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Creative Container Gardening
Tuesday May 26, 6:30-8:30 pm
CCE Tompkins
$5-$10 sliding scale

Growing vegetables and herbs in containers is a great way to get started with 
gardening! Container gardens need little care other than watering, and most 
herbs and vegetables can be grown in pots and planters, even root crops like 
potatoes, carrots and onions. Bring your own container to this class and you 
will go home with it filled and planted. For more information, go to 
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Native Plants for Shade, 5/12 at CCE Tompkins

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Native Plants for Shade

Tuesday May 12, 6:30-8:30

CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca

$5-$10 sliding scale



Dan Segal of The Plantsmen Nursery will show a range of native plants that grow 
in our shady and dappled sun environments. Native plants add texture, color, 
form, layering and a general sense of natural beauty to even the shadiest 
landscapes with the poorest of soils. Coir logs and erosion control plantings, 
as well as working around trees and tree roots, will also be featured in this 
presentation. The class will include a tour of the new native plants shade 
garden at CCE.



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Save the Date! Spring Garden Fair and Plant Sale, Sat. May 16 at Ithaca High School

[Chrys B. Gardener]

The 2015 Spring Garden Fair and Plant Sale will be held on Saturday May 16, 
9:00am-2:00pm at

ITHACA HIGH SCHOOL, 1401 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca.

http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/10/03/30/spring-garden-fair-plant-sale

One of the Finger Lakes' most highly anticipated events is the annual Spring 
Garden Fair and Plant Sale, organized since 1982 by Master Gardener volunteers 
from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County.


The Garden Fair  Plant Sale features a wide variety of vendors who offer 
specialty plants and gardening advice on topics ranging from growing rock 
garden plants to selecting native species for the garden. Plants for sale 
include organically grown and heirloom vegetable transplants, colorful annuals, 
fragrant herbs, hanging baskets, small flowering shrubs, hardy roses, fruit 
crops, evergreens, and specialty perennials.


Master Gardeners from CCE-Tompkins and other community groups participate in 
the sale to raise funds or create awareness of their programs. In past years, 
these have included members of the Finger Lakes Beekeepers, Auraca Herbarists, 
the Finger Lakes Native Plant Society, several smaller garden clubs, and the 
Adirondack Chapter of the Rock Garden Society. Tompkins County Solid Waste, 
CCE-Tompkins Master Composter Program, and The Ithaca Children's Garden.


Visitors are encouraged to bring carts or wagons to aid in transporting their 
plant purchases to their cars. Admission is FREE! Refreshments will be 
available for sale.


For more information, including a list of vendors and map showing the event 
location, please visit http://www.ccetompkins.org/events





Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org
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Know Your Soils class, CCE Tompkins, 4/20

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Know Your Soils class
Monday April 20, 6:30-8:30 pm
CCE-Tompkins Education Center
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

Participants will bring soil samples from their own gardens and will learn to 
assess the texture, color, drainage, fertility, pH and type of soil. Includes a 
pH test!



Knowing more about your soil can really help your gardening practice. 
Participants will bring in soil samples from their own gardens and will learn 
to assess the texture, color, drainage, fertility, pH and type of soil.

Participants will also learn how to read soil analysis results and how to use 
the online Web Soil Survey tool to see detailed information about soils on 
their property.


Pre-registration is strongly recommended so that we have participants' contact 
information on file in case of cancellation due to weather or low enrollment.


New! Register and pay online at http://www.cce.tompkins.org/events or call 
272-2292 to register by phone.




Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org
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Floral Avenue Community Garden

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Floral Avenue Community Garden Now Open!

Grow your own food, flowers and herbs this summer! The Floral Avenue Community 
Garden, located in Ithaca's West Side on Floral Avenue (Route 13A) is now 
leasing garden plots for 2015. Plot sizes are 10' x 10' for $15 annually, or 
15' x 15' for $25 annually. Tools, wheelbarrows, deer fencing, compost and 
water are all provided.

For more information or to sign up for a garden plot, contact Chrys Gardener at 
ca...@cornell.edu or call 272-2292, extension 241.



Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org
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Raise a Pig class on Feb. 25, 6:30 PM at CCETC

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Want to try raising a pig for home meat consumption...learn how!
Cooperative Extension is hosting a workshop on Wed. Feb. 25, 630-8:30 PM at the 
Extension Center located at 615 Willow Ave. off Rt. 13 in Ithaca.  The 
instructor for the class is Karma Glos, co-owner of Kingbird Farm located in 
Berkshire.  Karma has over 15 years experience raising livestock for sale at 
Kingbird farm and the Ithaca Market.  They follow organic practices and have 
lots of experience raising a variety of breeds that do well on pasture in 
season.   Additionally, they do their own breeding and farrowing.  Learn the 
sequence of raising pigs from piglet to market hog.

To register, contact Cooperative Extension at 607-272-2292 or email 
mj...@cornell.edumailto:mj...@cornell.edu.
Pre-registration is requested so we can notify you in the event of weather 
related cancelations.
[Note: this class was originally scheduled to be held at 4-H Acres but is now 
relocated to the Cooperative Extension office downtown. ]

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Ithaca Seed Swap, Sat. Feb 21 at CCE Tompkins

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Seedy Saturday - 3rd Annual Ithaca Community Seed Swap
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
Saturday, February 21, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Cost: $5.00 donation, or free if you bring seeds to share

Spring is coming and soon it will be time to plant seeds for this year's garden!

Bring your home-saved seeds or surplus purchased seeds to share with others, 
pick up some seeds for spring planting, learn how to save your own seeds, and 
get tips on starting plants from seed for this summer's garden. There will also 
be demonstrations on starting plants from seed, seed saving and seed cleaning. 
This event is open to all - you don't have to bring seeds to swap to attend!

No registration required.  For more information, contact Chrys Gardener at 
ca...@cornell.edumailto:ca...@cornell.edu

For guidelines on bringing seeds to swap, go to 
http://ccetompkins.org/events/2015/01/01/community-seed-swap-guidelines




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Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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Advanced Compost series in October at CCE Tompkins

[Chrys B. Gardener]

Advanced Compost Class Series
Three Wednesday evenings: October 15, 22 and 29, from 6-8pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca
Cost: $30 for a 3-class series


This three-part class series is for gardeners, educators or others who want to 
go beyond the basics of composting. Master Composter-level material will be 
presented in a shorter series, and without a requirement to volunteer. 
Participants will learn the biology, chemistry and physics behind the compost 
process, test and use compost in a variety of ways and know how to stop trouble 
(i.e. pests or smells) before it starts. Master Composters and guest presenters 
will teach some advanced applications of composting like capturing the heat 
generated, and making compost tea. If you are someone with some compost 
experience, and wish to take your knowledge and practice to the next level, we 
hope you will join us. Cost is $30 for the three-class series. Call CCETC at 
(607) 272-2292 or email Mila Fournier y...@cornell.edumailto:y...@cornell.edu 
for more information or to register.
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Know Your Lands workshop series, Oct 7, 14 and 21

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Know Your Lands Resources Workshop Series
Sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension-Tompkins County
-Soil Resources, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 7-8:30pm
-Forest Resources, Tuesday, Oct. 14th, 7-8:30pm
-Land Ownership Logistics and Opportunities, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7-8:30pm

All 3 sessions are held at 4-H Acres - Lower Creek Rd. off Route 13, Ithaca
Sign up for all sessions or just come to the one that interests you most; $5 
per session
Call 607-272-2292 or email mj...@cornell.edumailto:mj...@cornell.edu


Workshops for Rural Landowners and Beginning Farmers
Cornell Cooperative Extension-Tompkins County-is offering a Know Your Lands 
Resources workshop series in October; there will be three sessions held on 
Tuesdays (the 7th, 14th, and 21st) from 7-8:30pm.  All three sessions will be 
held at 4-H Acres - Lower Creek Rd. off Route 13.

At the first workshop, Janice Degni, CCE agronomist, will discuss soil 
resources, including the relationship between soil type, drainage and land use; 
understanding and using the soil survey; and the process for bringing an 
overgrown field back into production.  Brett Chedzoy, CCE Forestry Educator, 
will discuss forest resources at the second workshop.  In this presentation, he 
will cover topics that include: assessing your woods; why and how to manage 
your woods; adding value; tree management; profitable tree planting; and pests, 
invasives, and wildlife.  At the final workshop, Monika Roth (CCE Ag Educator), 
Ian Bailey (Finger Lakes LandLink), Jon Negley (TCSWCD) and Patrick Barry (USDA 
NRCS), will present on Land Ownership Logistics and Opportunities.  They will 
cover topics including: land taxes and agricultural assessment; leasing land to 
farmers; Finger Lakes Land Link; and resources and support that is available 
via the TCSWCD, USDA NRCS and Groundswell.

Sign up for all sessions or just come to the one that interests you most; $5 
per session
Call 607-272-2292 or email mj...@cornell.edumailto:mj...@cornell.edu for more 
information.


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Permaculture Tour at BWW Farm, Wed. Oct 1, 5-7 pm

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Permaculture Tour at BWW Farm, 8144 Searsburg Road, Trumansburg
Wednesday, October 1, 5-7 pm
Cost: Free

Visit an experimental nut planting and sample nuts from mature wild and planted 
varieties, including Carpathian walnuts. Nut grower John Wertis will lead the 
tour and provide information on growing nuts in New York State. There is no 
charge for this tour. Participants can drive themselves, or can get a ride on a 
van that will be leaving from Cornell Cooperative Extension (615 Willow Avenue, 
Ithaca) at 4:40 pm. To reserve a seat on the van, call 272-2292 or email 
sapsquat...@gmail.commailto:sapsquat...@gmail.com.

- See more at: http://ccetompkins.org/calendar


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Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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Tour Cornell's Paw-Paw Orchard, Wed. Oct 8, 4-7 pm

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Free Permaculture Tour at Cornell Permaculture Orchard
Sweazey Road, Lansing
Wednesday, October 8, 4-7 pm
Cost: Free!

Visit the largest area paw paw orchard in NYS for a tasting tour with orchard 
manager Erick Schatt and a presentation on growing paw paws by Josh Dolan. 
There will be paw-paws for tasting as well as to take home. There is no charge 
for this tour. Participants can drive themselves, or can get a ride on a van 
that will be leaving from Cornell Cooperative Extension (615 Willow Avenue, 
Ithaca) at 4:40 pm. To reserve a seat on the van, call 272-2292 or email 
sapsquat...@gmail.commailto:sapsquat...@gmail.com.


- See more at: http://ccetompkins.org/calendar

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Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
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Planting for Native Birds, Thursday 9/18, 6-7:30 pm

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Planting for Native Birds - hands-on workshop
Thursday September 18 from 6:00-7:30 pm

Ithaca Permaculture Park (aka Conley Park), Alice Miller Way between Franklin 
and Adams Streets, Ithaca

Cost: Free!
At our current rate of growth we lose 21 million acres of bird and pollinator 
habitat to residential development every decade - an area the size of Maryland 
and West Virginia combined! This means it's more important than ever for 
homeowners to plant shrubs, trees, perennials and annuals that support native 
birds and pollinators. In this free, hands-on class participants will help 
design and plant a native garden in the Ithaca Permaculture Park (aka Conley 
Park). This is an opportunity to learn about native plants that provide food 
and habitat for native birds and pollinators as well as best practices for 
planting trees and shrubs. This is an outdoor hands-on class so please come 
dressed for the weather! Tools and gloves will be provided.
- See more at: http://ccetompkins.org/calendar


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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Ash Seed Collection workshop at CCE Tompkins, Thurs 9/18

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Ash Seed Collection workshop
Thursday 9/18 from 12:30-3:30 pm
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
Cost: Free

To register for this workshop, please contact organizer Clara Moore at 
clara.hol...@parks.nyc.govmailto:clara.hol...@parks.nyc.gov or 718-370-9044.

Native seed collection is imperative for the preservation, conservation and 
reclamation of plant communities in decline. Face with the loss of Ash species 
as a result of the Emerald Ash Borer, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Seed Bank and 
the USFS National Seed Lab are collecting ash seed across New York State for 
preservation. Collecting seed is a fast and inexpensive way to reserve 
germplasm. By conserving the genetic diversity of ash species before the 
populations are lost, we have more opportinities to adequately restore the 
species to the landscape once a successful biological control is found.

Participants of this workshop will be introduced to the protocol for collecting 
Ash seed, learn how to identify Ash species and learn about preserving genetic 
diversity through seed. It is our hope that the information you gain from this 
workshop will result in your contribution of ash seed collections to both MARSB 
and the National Ash Conservation Project.

Please bring water, lunch, sun protection, bug repellent, appropriate outdoor 
clothing and a field notebook.
- See more at: http://ccetompkins.org/calendar



Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
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Planting for Native Birds class, 6-7:30 pm at Ithaca Permaculture Park

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Planting for Native Birds workshop
Thursday September 18 from 6:00-7:30 pm

Ithaca Permaculture Park (aka Conley Park)

Alice Miller Way between Franklin and Adams Streets, Ithaca

Cost: Free!
At our current rate of growth we lose 21 million acres of bird and pollinator 
habitat to residential development every decade - an area the size of Maryland 
and West Virginia combined! This means it's more important than ever for 
homeowners to plant shrubs, trees, perennials and annuals that support native 
birds and pollinators. In this free, hands-on class participants will help 
design and plant a native garden in the Ithaca Permaculture Park (aka Conley 
Park). This is an opportunity to learn about native plants that provide food 
and habitat for native birds and pollinators as well as best practices for 
planting trees and shrubs. This is an outdoor hands-on class so please come 
dressed for the weather! Tools and gloves will be provided.
- See more at: http://ccetompkins.org/calendar


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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FW: Insect ID class at CCE Tompkins, Tuesday 9/9, 6-8 pm

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Insect Identification Class
Tuesday September 9, 6 - 8 pm
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale

Learning  to identify insects in your home garden is a valuable skill. Some 
insects are beneficial and others are pests so it's very helpful to know the 
difference.  We will go through the major orders of insects, look at different 
types of damage to plants by insects, and practice identification skills on 
insect samples. There will also be information on dealing with major pests 
using non-toxic methods.

Pre-registration is strongly recommended so that we have participants' contact 
information in the event of class cancellation. Call 272-2292 or email 
ca...@cornell.edumailto:ca...@cornell.edu to register.

- See more at: http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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FW: Hemlock Grove Nut Tour, Sat 9/13, 10-11:30 am

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Permaculture, People and Plants Tour: Hemlock Grove Farm
Saturday September 13, 10-11:30 am
180 Walding Lane, Spencer
Free event!

Tour a mature nut grove planted with hazelnuts and chestnuts, learn about nut 
tree cultivation and sample some ripe nuts. Pre-registration is required for a 
seat in the van leaving from CCE-Tompkins, or you can drive yourself and meet 
at Hemlock Grove, which is located at 180 Walding Lane in Spencer, off Route 
34/96 south. To pre-register for a seat in the van, contact Josh Dolan at 
272-2292 or email sapsquat...@gmail.commailto:sapsquat...@gmail.com

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Chrys Gardener
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Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
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FW: Insect ID class at CCE Tompkins, Tuesday 9/9, 6-8 pm

[Chrys B. Gardener]

Insect Identification Class
Tuesday September 9, 6 - 8 pm
CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale

Learning  to identify insects in your home garden is a valuable skill. Some 
insects are beneficial and others are pests so it's very helpful to know the 
difference.  We will go through the major orders of insects, look at different 
types of damage to plants by insects, and practice identification skills on 
insect samples. There will also be information on dealing with major pests 
using non-toxic methods.

Pre-registration is strongly recommended so that we have participants' contact 
information in the event of class cancellation. Call 272-2292 or email 
ca...@cornell.edumailto:ca...@cornell.edu to register.

- See more at: http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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Fall Gardening class, CCE Tompkins, Tues 8/12, 6:30-8:00 pm

[Chrys B. Gardener]

From: Chrys B. Gardener
Sent: 05 August 2014 14:38
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Subject: Fall Gardening class, CCE Tompkins, Tues 8/12, 6:30-8:00 pm


Fall Gardening -  Late Vegetables and Winter Cover Crops

Tuesday, August 12, 6:30-8:30 pm

Cornell Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY

Cost: $5-$10 (sliding scale)


Late summer is a great time to plant salad and cooking greens, cilantro and 
peas for fall harvest. It's also the best time to plant garlic for spring 
harvest, and over-wintering cover crops can also be sown now to suppress 
perennial weeds and add fertility and organic matter to soils. Learn which 
vegetable crops are suitable for fall planting and when to plant them, how to 
use cover crops in a home garden, and how sheet mulching in fall can make 
gardening next spring easier!


Registration is required so that we have participants contact information in 
the event of cancellation. For more information or to register, call 272-2292 
or email ca...@cornell.edu




Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org
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Ithaca Permaculture Park volunteer session and potluck, Wednesday July 9, 4:30-7:30

[Chrys B. Gardener]

Permaculture Park Work Party and Potluck, Wednesday July 9
Work Party from 4:30-6:30 pm
Potluck from 6:30-7:30

The work party will include a talk about the Apios americana (Potato Bean) at 
5:30 pm, presented by Dr. Gautam Bhattacharya, who will also be donating 
several plants for an experimental garden plot in the park. This vine, which is 
also known by other names such as hopniss and groundnut, produces a tuber that 
is like a more nutritious version of a potato- similar taste and look, but 
almost 4x the protein content (15% vs. 4%.) Apios is very versatile and can be 
grown in regular soil but it's also notable for performing well in flooded, 
nutrient-poor environments such as swamps. This gives it an advantage if 
planted in areas that are vulnerable to heavy spring melts (such as our creek 
flooding!) It is also nitrogen fixer and helps regenerate the soil.

Apios is native to the area between Southern Canada and Florida and to the west 
as far as Colorado. However it has never been cultivated domestically, perhaps 
because the wild plants take a couple years to produce tubers. That makes these 
self-sowing perennials a perfect candidate for use in permaculture projects, 
which place less emphasis on immediate crop yields and allow for more patience. 
Dr. Bhattacharya's crops were acquired from stocks created during a breeding 
experiment at Louisiana State University. He is currently attempting to set up 
a study on them at Cornell. They've been planted in several local areas, such 
as the meadow at Beebe Lake, and we're excited to add them to the park as both 
an educational resource and a food producer!

For more information on the Apios americana and other edibles with 
domestication potential, see this article: 
http://www.wired.com/2014/06/potato-bean

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Nursery Pot and Canning Jar Swap at CCE-Tompkins, June 20-25

[Chrys B. Gardener]

CCE-Tompkins is coordinating a gardener's pot swap from Thursday June 20 - 
Wednesday June 25. Bring in your surplus trays and nursery pots and other 
people who need them will take them away. If you're interested in picking up 
some free pots, cell-packs, trays and canning jars, come on down! At the end of 
next week anything that is left over will be taken to Tompkins County Solid 
Waste for recycling.

http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/10/04/16/gardeners-pot-swap-recycling-event

Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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Insect Pests class at CCE Tompkins, Monday 6/2 at 6:30 pm

[Chrys B. Gardener]

Insect Pests of Vegetable Gardens
Monday June 2, 6:30-8:30 pm

CCE-Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale



What's eating your vegetable plants? Learn to identify common insect pests of 
the garden and how to control them using cultural and organic techniques. 
Insects such as flea beetles, potato beetles, aphids and more will be covered.



Please call (607) 272-2292 to register, or email Chrys Gardener at 
ca...@cornell.edumailto:ca...@cornell.edu

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Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
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Grand Opening of Ithaca Permaculture Park, Mon June 2, 12-2 pm

[Chrys B. Gardener]

RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WITH MAYOR SVANTE AT ITHACA PERMACULTURE PARK



WHERE: CONLEY PARK, BETWEEN SCIENCENTER AND NEIGHBORHOOD PRIDE



WHEN: MONDAY, JUNE 2ND, 12-2 pm



The Ithaca Permaculture Park is a public edible landscaping and permaculture 
demonstration project in the Northside/Fall Creek area. On Monday June 2 there 
will be a grand opening event at the park. Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick will be 
there to introduce the park, cut the ribbon on our new sign, and plant a 
paw-paw tree. There will also be refreshments and tours of our new plantings. 
The Permaculture Park is a project of Cornell Cooperative Extension and 
neighborhood volunteers.


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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Upcoming Events in the Ithaca Permaculture Park

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There is a volunteer session taking place in the Permaculture Park on Tuesday 
May 20 from 4-6:30 pm. We will be making rabbit cages for the new trees and 
shrubs, finishing the sheet mulching, and labelling the new plantings.  The 
Permaculture Park is located in the Northside neighborhood of Ithaca, between 
the Sciencenter and Neighborhood Pride (Adams and Franklins Streets).

Save the date! Ribbon-cutting event in the Permaculture Park, Monday June 2, 
12-2 pm.  Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick will cut the ribbon on our new 
Permaculture Park sign and plant a fruit tree. There will also be tours of the 
edible plantings in the park and light refreshments. Come join us to learn 
about permaculture in a public park setting!

For more information about the Permaculture Park, visit our blog at 
http://permaculturepark.wordpress.com/
And follow us on Facebook: Permaculture Park for Ithaca


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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Keeping Critters Out of the Garden workshop, Thurs May 6:30 pm at 4H Acres

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Keeping Critters Out of the Garden - A Hands-On Workshop

Thursday, May 1 6:30-8:00 pm

4H Acres, Lower Creek Road, Ithaca (see below for directions)

Cost: $5-$10 (sliding scale).



Learn strategies to keep wildlife from eating your edible and ornamental 
plantings, such as protecting vegetable gardens from deer, woodchucks and 
rabbits, protecting shrubs from deer browsing in winter, and protecting fruit 
tree trunks from chewing rodents. Come dressed for the weather and gardening 
work - the class will include a hands-on practicum in setting up  a fence to 
keep out deer and woodchucks, protecting tree trunks from rodents and 
constructing shrub cages. For more information or to pre-register, call 
272-2292 or email Chrys Gardener at ca...@cornell.edumailto:ca...@cornell.edu



Directions: 4H Acres is located on Lower Creek Road, which is off Route 13 
North between Hanshaw Road and Route 366. From Ithaca, take Route 13 north past 
the exits for the mall and the airport. Continue through the traffic light at 
the turn to Hanshaw Road, Lower Creek Road is the next left turn. 4H Acres is ¼ 
mile on the left.



Visit http://ccetompkins.org/calendar for a complete listing of CCE workshops, 
classes and events




Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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Volunteer Session in Permaculture Park, Sat. 4/26

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Saturday April 26, 9 am - 1 pm: Permaculture Park volunteer session
The Permaculture Park is located at Conley Park, between the Sciencenter and 
Neighborhood Pride grocery store. A group of staff from Cornell Cooperative 
Extension and neighborhood volunteers are working together to develop edible 
plantings in the park, including fruit and nut trees, fruit bushes, and edible 
perennials. On Saturday April 26 we will be planting fruit trees, adding more 
mulch to the beds, putting up caging to protect the new trees and shrub from 
deer and rabbits, and labeling the edible plants in the park. Join us on 
Saturday if you are interested in learning more about permaculture or 
harvesting food from a local park in future years,

For more information about the Permaculture Park and photos, visit our Facebook 
page (Permaculture Park for Ithaca) and our brand new blog at 
http://permaculturepark.wordpress.com/


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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Grow Your Own Spuds class, Thursday 4/24 at 4H Acres

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Grow Your Own Spuds!
Thursday, April 24 , 6:30-8:30 pm
@ 4H Acres, Lower Creek Road, Ithaca
$5.00 - $10.00 (sliding scale)

Everything you always wanted to know about growing potatoes!  Potatoes are one 
of the most productive and easiest garden crops for anyone to grow, plus they 
store well for winter. We will dig an Irish 'lazy bed' - this is a great way to 
break new ground for next year's veggie garden and produces higher yields than 
conventional planting methods. The class will also cover information on common 
diseases and pests of potatoes and how to manage them using organic techniques. 
To register please call 272-2292 or email 
ca...@cornell.edumailto:ca...@cornell.edu
For more information go to http://ccetompkins.org/calendar

Directions to 4H Acres: Take Route 13 north from Ithaca. Go past the turnoffs 
for the mall and the airport. Go past the turnoff for Hanshaw Road (on the 
right) and soon after turn left onto Lower Creek Road. 4H Acres is located a 
short distance on the left.



Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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High-Density Crops, Tues 4/8 at CCE Tompkins

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High Density Crops for Your Garden

Tuesday, April 8, 6:30-8:30pm

@ Cornell Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca



Learn how to grow crops in your garden that are easy to grow and will feed you 
next winter, such as dried beans, dried corn, soup peas (similar to chickpeas), 
soup beans, and root crops like potatoes, leeks, carrots and parsnips. The 
workshop will include demonstrations of grinding corn into cornmeal for polenta 
and baking, as well as threshing and winnowing black beans harvested last fall. 
Pre-registration is required;  $5-$10/person self-determined sliding scale fee. 
 For more information or to register call 272-2292, or email Chrys Gardener at 
ca...@cornell.edumailto:ca...@cornell.edu


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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High-Density Crops for Your Garden, Tues 4/8 at CCE Tompkins

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High Density Crops for Your Garden

Tuesday, April 8, 6:30-8:30

Cornell Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca

$5-$10 sliding scale fee

Pre-registration required - call 272-2292 or email ca...@cornell.edu


Learn how to grow crops in your garden that are easy to grow and will feed you 
next winter, such as dried beans, dried corn, soup peas (similar to chickpeas), 
soup beans, and root crops like potatoes, leeks, carrots and parsnips. The 
workshop will include demonstrations of grinding corn into cornmeal for polenta 
and baking, as well as threshing and winnowing black beans harvested last fall.


For more information or to register call 272-2292, or email Chrys Gardener at 
ca...@cornell.edu

Visit http://ccetompkins.org/calendar


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org
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Spring Into Gardening, Saturday 3/29 at CCE-Tompkins

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Spring Into Gardening
Saturday March 29, 9 am - 5 pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension-Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY

Had enough of winter yet? Start spring off on the right foot by learning skills 
to grow, cook and preserve your own fresh organic fruits and veggies!
This year's Spring Into Gardening theme is Gardening and Climate Change - learn 
how sound gardening practices can reduce greenhouse gas emissions while 
reducing your 'food miles'. There will also be classes on preserving the 
harvest and cooking with renewable energy sources.

Cost: $8.00 per workshop, or register for four different workshops for just $25!

Workshop descriptions and a downloadable brochure are available at  
http://ccetompkins.org/garden/spring-gardening

Spaces are limited! Call CCE's reception desk at 607-272-2292 to register or 
download a brochure and send it in with your workshop choices. For more 
information contact Chrys Gardener at 
ca...@cornell.edumailto:ca...@cornell.edu

Spring Into Gardening 2014 - Workshop Descriptions
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Gardening in a Warmer Climate: Gardeners and farmers know that our climate is 
changing and we have to adapt our growing methods. Climate change means 
increased opportunities, such as a longer frost-free season and warmer 
temperatures for heat-loving crops, but it also can bring challenges such as 
droughts and new insect pests and diseases. The Master Gardeners will share 
some tips for taking advantage of the longer growing season and new plants to 
try out in your garden, as well as information on preparing your garden for 
longer dry spells and dealing with new insect pests and diseases.

Water-Wise Gardening: Climate change is altering the rainfall patterns - our 
region is predicted to receive fewer rain events of increased intensity. 
Gardeners need to be prepared to harvest and store rainwater to use during dry 
spells, and also to design gardens that can absorb run-off during heavy storms. 
Sharon Anderson, CCE Environmental Program Leader, will present information on 
using rainwater harvesting systems and planting 'rain gardens'.

10:45 am - 12:15 pm
Composting Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases:  We all know how composting 
can reduce our trash disposal costs, but did you know that, when done properly, 
composting can also help reduce greenhouse gases? Composting helps sequester 
carbon in soils, improves the water-holding capacity of soils, and reduces or 
eliminates the need for fertilizers and pesticides. The Master Composters will 
share information on the best composting methods and techniques.

Extending the Growing Season: Learn about different strategies to extend the 
growing season into the fall and winter. Margo Hittleman and Richard Lansdowne 
will present information on constructing high tunnels and low tunnels to grow 
greens all winter, and Chrys Gardener will talk about solar greenhouses, which 
require no additional heat and can be used to grow salad greens in winter. 
There will also be a hands-on demonstration on constructing an inexpensive 
light stand from PVC to grow plants under fluorescent lights.

Canning Garden Fruits and Vegetables:  Canning is a great way to preserve some 
of the garden harvest for winter. This class covers the science of food 
preservation and how to safely can high-acid foods,, such as tomatoes, fruits 
or pickles.  Participants will receive up-to-date information and see a 
demonstration of canning by CCE Consumer Educator Carole Fisher.

12:15 pm - 1:14 pm: Lunch   Bring a brown bag lunch to eat at CCE or go out to 
a restaurant or café downtown

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Unusual Fruits and Perennial Vegetables for the Ithaca Area: Sean Dembrosky, 
owner of Edible Acres in Trumansburg, will talk about less-common fruits such 
as paw-paw, persimmon, hardy kiwi , currant and jostaberry, and perennial 
vegetables such as cardoon, sea kale, skirret and air potato. Sean will also 
lead a hands-on demonstration on taking cuttings from jostaberry and hardy 
kiwi. Participants will take home cuttings from these plants for their own 
gardens.

Using Biochar as a Soil Amendment: There's a lot of buzz lately about biochar 
and its role in boosting soil fertility and sequestering carbon in soils.  
Created through a process called pyrolysis, biochar locks in and stabilizes 
carbon that decomposing green waste would otherwise release back into the 
atmosphere as CO2. In the form of biochar, that carbon can be returned to the 
soil where it will continue to store carbon while increasing water retention 
and air capacity as well as providing habitat for soil microbiology, which 
helps cycle nutrients. John Gaunt from GreenTree Garden Supplies will talk 
about what biochar is and how to use it, and he'll have biochar samples to show.
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Worm Composting: No space for an outdoor compost pile? The Master Composters 
will teach you all you need to know about vermicomposting, an indoor 
composting system that is 

Spring Into Gardening workshops, 3/29 at CCE-Tompkins

[Chrys B. Gardener]

Spring Into Gardening
Saturday March 29, 9 am - 5 pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension-Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY

Had enough of winter yet? Start spring off on the right foot by learning skills 
to grow, cook and preserve your own fresh organic fruits and veggies!


This year's Spring Into Gardening theme is Gardening and Climate Change - learn 
how sound gardening practices can reduce greenhouse gas emissions while 
reducing your 'food miles'. There will also be classes on preserving the 
harvest and cooking with renewable energy sources.


Workshop descriptions and a downloadable brochure are available at  
http://ccetompkins.org/garden/spring-gardening

Spaces are limited! Call CCE's reception desk at 607-272-2292 to register or 
download a brochure and send it in with your workshop choices. For more 
information contact Chrys Gardener at ca...@cornell.edu



Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org
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Introduction to Seed Saving, Tues March 11, CCE-Tompkins

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Introduction to Seed Saving
Tuesday, March 11, 6:30-8:30 pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Avenue Ithaca
Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale

To register, please call 607-272-2292 or email ca...@cornell.edu

Saving your own seeds is a fascinating and rewarding skill that can help 
increase self-sufficiency and save money while increasing agricultural 
biodiversity. This class will cover basic information to get you started saving 
your own vegetable, herb and flower seeds this summer. Learn the difference 
between open pollinated and hybrid varieties, which types of seeds are easiest 
to save, cross-pollination vs. self-pollination, and how to easily incorporate 
seed saving into your food and flower gardens.



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Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org
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Spring Into Gardening Workshops, Saturday March 29

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Spring Into Gardening
Saturday March 29, 9 am - 5 pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension-Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY

This year's Spring Into Gardening theme is Gardening and Climate Change - learn 
how sound gardening practices can reduce greenhouse gas emissions while 
reducing your 'food miles'. There will also be classes on preserving the 
harvest and cooking with renewable energy sources. Workshop descriptions and a 
downloadable brochure are available on the CCE website   
http://ccetompkins.org/garden/spring-gardening

Spaces are limited! Call CCE's reception desk at 607-272-2292 to register. For 
more information contact Chrys Gardener at ca...@cornell.edu


Spring Into Gardening 2014 - Workshop Descriptions
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Gardening in a Warmer Climate: Gardeners and farmers know that our climate is 
changing and we have to adapt our growing methods. Climate change means 
increased opportunities, such as a longer frost-free season and warmer 
temperatures for heat-loving crops, but it also can bring challenges such as 
droughts and new insect pests and diseases. The Master Gardeners will share 
some tips for taking advantage of the longer growing season and new plants to 
try out in your garden, as well as information on preparing your garden for 
longer dry spells and dealing with new insect pests and diseases.

Water-Wise Gardening: Climate change is altering the rainfall patterns - our 
region is predicted to receive fewer rain events of increased intensity. 
Gardeners need to be prepared to harvest and store rainwater to use during dry 
spells, and also to design gardens that can absorb run-off during heavy storms. 
Sharon Anderson, CCE Environmental Program Leader, will present information on 
using rainwater harvesting systems and planting 'rain gardens'.

10:45 am - 12:15 pm
Composting Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases:  We all know how composting 
can reduce our trash disposal costs, but did you know that, when done properly, 
composting can also help reduce greenhouse gases? Composting helps sequester 
carbon in soils, improves the water-holding capacity of soils, and reduces or 
eliminates the need for fertilizers and pesticides. The Master Composters will 
share information on the best composting methods and techniques.

Extending the Growing Season: Learn about different strategies to extend the 
growing season into the fall and winter. Margo Hittleman and Richard Lansdowne 
will present information on constructing high tunnels and low tunnels to grow 
greens all winter, and Chrys Gardener will talk about solar greenhouses, which 
require no additional heat and can be used to grow salad greens in winter. 
There will also be a hands-on demonstration on constructing an inexpensive 
light stand from PVC to grow plants under fluorescent lights.

Canning Garden Fruits and Vegetables:  Canning is a great way to preserve some 
of the garden harvest for winter. This class covers the science of food 
preservation and how to safely can high-acid foods,, such as tomatoes, fruits 
or pickles.  Participants will receive up-to-date information and see a 
demonstration of canning by CCE Consumer Educator Carole Fisher.

12:15 pm - 1:14 pm: Lunch   Bring a brown bag lunch to eat at CCE or go out to 
a restaurant or café downtown

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Unusual Fruits and Perennial Vegetables for the Ithaca Area: Sean Dembrosky, 
owner of Edible Acres in Trumansburg, will talk about less-common fruits such 
as paw-paw, persimmon, hardy kiwi , currant and jostaberry, and perennial 
vegetables such as cardoon, sea kale, skirret and air potato. Sean will also 
lead a hands-on demonstration on taking cuttings from jostaberry and hardy 
kiwi. Participants will take home cuttings from these plants for their own 
gardens.

Using Biochar as a Soil Amendment: There's a lot of buzz lately about biochar 
and its role in boosting soil fertility and sequestering carbon in soils.  
Created through a process called pyrolysis, biochar locks in and stabilizes 
carbon that decomposing green waste would otherwise release back into the 
atmosphere as CO2. In the form of biochar, that carbon can be returned to the 
soil where it will continue to store carbon while increasing water retention 
and air capacity as well as providing habitat for soil microbiology, which 
helps cycle nutrients. John Gaunt from GreenTree Garden Supplies will talk 
about what biochar is and how to use it, and he'll have biochar samples to show.
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Worm Composting: No space for an outdoor compost pile? The Master Composters 
will teach you all you need to know about vermicomposting, an indoor 
composting system that is easy and produces particularly rich compost for your 
garden and houseplants. Participants go home with a working worm bin. There is 
an additional materials fee of $15 per household (payable directly to the 
instructor on the day of the class).

Cooking with Renewable Energy : You have grown and 

Beautification Brigade Volunteer training

[Chrys B. Gardener]

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE  RELEASE

What: Beautification Brigade Volunteer training
When: Tuesday March 18 and Thursday March 27, 6:00-8:30 pm
NOTE: NEW TRAINING DATES
Where: Cornell Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

CONTACT: Martha Gioumousis at m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu or 
272-2292, extension 123

If you are interested in helping make Ithaca more beautiful while learning 
about growing annual and perennial flowers, consider joining the Beautification 
Brigade, a group of volunteers who work at various flower planting sites around 
the City of Ithaca. No previous experience is necessary to join. Training for 
the 2014 Beautification Brigade will be held Tuesday March 18 and Thursday 
March 27 from 6:00 to 8:30 pm, at Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 615 
Willow Ave, Ithaca. For more information and a volunteer application, contact 
Martha Gioumousis at 272- 2292, ext. 123, or m...@cornell.edu.
More information and application forms can also be found at 
www.ccetompkins.org/beautificationhttp://www.ccetompkins.org/beautification. 
The deadline for applications is Friday March 14.



Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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Beautification Brigade Training in March

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE  RELEASE

February 10, 2014

CONTACT: Martha Gioumousis at m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu or 
272-2292, extension 123

If you are interested in helping make Ithaca more beautiful while learning 
about flower gardening, consider joining the Beautification Brigade! The 
Beautification Brigade is a group of volunteers who work with the Community 
Beautification Program at various flower planting sites around the City of 
Ithaca. No previous experience is necessary to join. Training for the 2014 
Beautification Brigade will be held Monday March 3 and Tuesday March 18 from 
6:00 to 8:30 pm, at Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Ave, 
Ithaca. For more information and a volunteer application, contact Martha 
Gioumousis at 272- 2292, ext. 123, or m...@cornell.edu. More information can 
also be found at 
www.ccetompkins.org/beautificationhttp://www.ccetompkins.org/beautification. 
The deadline for applications is Friday February 28.


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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Veggie Gardening for Beginners Tues. Feb. 18

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Feb. 3, 2014 Press Release  Contact:  
Pat Curran, 272-2292

For Immediate Release

Getting Started with Vegetable Gardening

This is the class for the beginning vegetable gardener!  Learn where to site 
your garden, how to prepare the soil, how to start seeds, how to plant, when to 
mulch, and which easy veggies to try first.  Pat Curran, Horticulture Educator, 
will also discuss favorite varieties, container gardening, and harvesting tips. 
 Find out about Cooperative Extension's free seeds cabinets!  This class will 
be held Tuesday, Feb. 18, 6:30-8:30 pm, at the Tompkins County Cornell 
Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca.  Fee $5-$10 
(self-determined sliding scale fee); pre-registration preferred to ensure 
enough handouts.  Please call 272-2292 for more information or registration.




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Beautification Brigade volunteer training

[Chrys B. Gardener]

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 30, 2014

CONTACT: Martha Gioumousis 272-2292, ext. 123

 Training sessions for the 2014 Beautification Brigade will be held Monday 
March 3 and Tuesday March 18 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm, at Cornell Cooperative 
Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca. The Beautification 
Brigade is a group of volunteers who work with the Community Beautification 
Program at various flower planting sites around the City of Ithaca. No previous 
experience is necessary to join. More information and the volunteer application 
are available at
www.ccetompkins.org/garden/beautification-brigadehttp://www.ccetompkins.org/garden/beautification-brigade
 or contact Martha Gioumousis at 272- 2292 ext. 123, or m...@cornell.edu.


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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Beautification Brigade training - correct link

[Chrys B. Gardener]

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 30, 2014

CONTACT: Martha Gioumousis 272-2292, ext. 123

 Training sessions for the 2014 Beautification Brigade will be held Monday 
March 3 and Tuesday March 18 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm, at Cornell Cooperative 
Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca. The Beautification 
Brigade is a group of volunteers who work with the Community Beautification 
Program at various flower planting sites around the City of Ithaca. No previous 
experience is necessary to join. More information and the volunteer application 
are available at
http://www.ccetompkins.org/garden/beautification-brigadehttp://www.ccetompkins.org/garden/beautification-brigade
 or contact Martha Gioumousis at 272- 2292 ext. 123, or 
m...@cornell.edumailto:m...@cornell.edu.




Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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Community Seed Swap at CCE Tompkins, Sunday February 2

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Time to get your seeds for this year's garden! Cornell Cooperative Extension of 
Tompkins County is holding a Community Seed Swap on Sunday, February 2 from 10 
am to 3 pm.  Everyone is welcome to bring home-saved seeds or purchased seeds 
to swap with other gardeners. The CCE seed cabinets will also stocked with seed 
packets from seed companies and seeds donated by local seed savers. You do not 
need to bring seeds to swap to attend this event.



The Seed Swap will include workshops on starting plants from seed and making an 
inexpensive light stand for starting plants indoors. The event is free to those 
who bring seeds to swap, otherwise a $5 donation is requested.  For more 
information, go to 
http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/13/11/06/community-seed-swap-guidelines or 
contact Chrys Gardener at ca...@cornell.edu or 272-2292, extension 241.


Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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Community Seed Swap Sunday February 2

[Chrys B. Gardener]

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County is holding a Community Seed 
Swap on Sunday, February 2 from 10 am to 3 pm.  Everyone is welcome to bring 
home-saved seeds or purchased seeds to swap with other gardeners. The CCE seed 
cabinets will also stocked with seed packets from seed companies and seeds 
donated by local seed savers.

The Seed Swap will include workshops on starting plants from seed and making an 
inexpensive light stand for starting plants indoors. The event is free to those 
who bring seeds to swap, otherwise a $5 donation is requested.  For more 
information, go to 
http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/13/11/06/community-seed-swap-guidelines
 or contact Chrys Gardener at ca...@cornell.edumailto:ca...@cornell.edu or 
272-2292, extension 241.



Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org
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Seed Swap in Ithaca, Sunday Feb 2

[Chrys B. Gardener]

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County is holding a Community Seed 
Swap on Sunday, February 2 from 10 am to 3 pm.  Everyone is welcome to bring 
home-saved seeds or purchased seeds to swap with other gardeners. The CCE seed 
cabinets will also stocked with seed packets from seed companies and seeds 
donated by local seed savers.

The Seed Swap will include workshops on starting plants from seed and making an 
inexpensive light stand for starting plants indoors. The event is free to those 
who bring seeds to swap, otherwise a $5 donation is requested. (Everyone will 
go home with more than $5 worth of seeds!) For more information, go to 
http://ccetompkins.org/calendar or contact Chrys Gardener at 
ca...@cornell.edumailto:ca...@cornell.edu or 272-2292, extension 241.



Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.orghttp://www.ccetompkins.org

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Jan. 1 Deadline to Apply for Master Gardener Training

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Master Gardener Volunteer Training Starts February 2014


 The Master Gardener Program of Tompkins County Cornell Cooperative 
Extension is planning a Master Gardener volunteer training to start in February 
2014.  The Master Gardener Program is a national program of trained volunteers 
who work in partnership with their county Cooperative Extension office to 
expand the agency's educational outreach by providing home gardeners with 
research-based information.

Master Gardener trainees should have a basic knowledge of gardening, enthusiasm 
for acquiring new knowledge and skills, good communication skills, and have the 
willingness and time to participate in volunteer activities.

Classroom training will take place Thursday evenings, 6:00-9:00 pm, in Ithaca, 
from early February to mid-April.  Hands-on, practical gardening skills will be 
taught in garden settings over the spring and summer, then classes will resume 
Thursday evenings in the fall.
Application materials can be downloaded here: 
http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/13/12/12/master-gardener-volunteer-training  
and returned to Pat Curran at CCE- Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 
14850-3555 by January 1, 2014.  Direct questions to Pat Curran at 272-2292 or 
p...@cornell.edumailto:p...@cornell.edu. Applications will be reviewed, and 
interviews will be scheduled for January.


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Ithaca Seed Swap, Sunday November 24

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Ithaca Community Seed Swap
Sunday November 24, 10 am - 3 pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY

Bring your home-saved seeds (or surplus purchased seeds) to share with others, 
pick up some seeds for spring planting, learn how to clean seeds, get tips on 
starting plants from seed for next year's garden, and join in on 'Seed Dating' 
to connect with other seed savers and gardeners! Cost: $5.00 donation, or free 
if you bring seeds to share.

For more information and guidelines on bringing seed to swap, go to 
http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/13/11/06/community-seed-swap-seed-workshops
For more information, contact Chrys Gardener at 
ca...@cornell.edumailto:ca...@cornell.edu

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Ithaca Community Seed Swap, Sunday November 24

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Ithaca Community Seed Swap
Sunday November 24, 10 am - 3 pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY

Bring your home-saved seeds (or surplus purchased seeds) to share with others, 
pick up some seeds for spring planting, learn how to clean seeds, get tips on 
starting plants from seed for next year's garden, and join in on 'Seed Dating' 
to connect with other seed savers and gardeners! Cost: $5.00 donation, or free 
if you bring seeds to share.

For more information and guidelines on bringing seed to swap, go to 
http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/13/11/06/community-seed-swap-seed-workshops. 
For more information, contact Chrys Gardener at ca...@cornell.edu

Bring your home-saved seeds (or surplus purchased seeds) to share with others, 
pick up some seeds for spring planting, learn how to clean seeds, get tips on 
starting plants from seed for next year's garden, and join in on 'Seed Dating' 
to connect with other seed savers and gardeners! Cost: $5.00 donation, or free 
if you bring seeds to share! See below for guidelines if you plan to bring 
seeds to share. Contact Chrys Gardener at ca...@cornell.edu if you have any 
other questions.
Bring your home-saved seeds (or surplus purchased seeds) to share with others, 
pick up some seeds for spring planting, learn how to clean seeds, get tips on 
starting plants from seed for next year's garden, and join in on 'Seed Dating' 
to connect with other seed savers and gardeners! Cost: $5.00 donation, or free 
if you bring seeds to share! See below for guidelines if you plan to bring 
seeds to share. Contact Chrys Gardener at ca...@cornell.edu if you have any 
other questions.
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Ithaca Community Seed Swap

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Ithaca Community Seed Swap
Sunday November 24, 10 am - 3 pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY

Bring your home-saved seeds (or surplus purchased seeds) to share with others, 
pick up some seeds for spring planting, learn how to clean seeds, get tips on 
starting plants from seed for next year's garden, and join in on 'Seed Dating' 
to connect with other seed savers and gardeners! Cost: $5.00 donation, or free 
if you bring seeds to share.

For more information and guidelines on bringing seed to swap, go to 
http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/13/11/06/community-seed-swap-seed-workshops
For more information, contact Chrys Gardener at ca...@cornell.edu
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Permaculture planting in conley park, ithaca

[Chrys B. Gardener]

There will be a volunteer work party at Conley Park on Saturday September 21 
from 9 am - 12 pm. Conley Park is on the opposite side of Cascadilla Creek from 
CCE, tucked between the Sciencenter and Neighborhood Pride.

We will be sheet composting some of the existing beds which are mostly just 
weeds right now, and planting some interesting edible species like bush cherry, 
chestnut, lemony quince, paw-paw, hardy banana and jujube, as well as more 
familiar fruit trees like apples, plums etc. The goal is to create a 
permaculture demonstration with edible plants as a model for other parks in the 
city, and Cornell Cooperative Extension will also use the park as a teaching 
and demonstration garden site.

The volunteer session is one of the farm-a-thon sites for Greenstar's  Food 
Justice Summithttp://foodjusticesummit.org/ that day, so people can sign up 
as Farmer-Champions on their website to help raise funds for the Food Justice 
program, or you can also just show up at the park that morning to help out for 
a few hours. We will have tools and wheelbarrows available for volunteers.
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The Gardener's Trail, Saturday September 21

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The Gardener's Trail
Saturday, Sept. 21, 10:00am-4:00pm
at various locations in Tompkins County
A special one-day event featuring FREE hands-on activities, talks, samples and 
tours at 8 locally-owned garden centers and nurseries.  Explore the wealth of 
unusual plants, garden products and horticultural expertise in our county!  For 
photos and links to participating horticultural businesses, visit: 
http://ccetompkins.org/gardeners-trail .  To see a map of event locations, go 
to the Gardener's Trail maphttp://goo.gl/maps/bBTia. For more information, 
contact event coordinator Chrys Gardener at Cornell Cooperative Extension of 
Tompkins County (607) 272-2292 or ca...@cornell.edumailto:ca...@cornell.edu

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Gardener's Trail, Saturday September 21

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The Gardener's Trail - Saturday September 21, 10 am - 4 pm
 Baker's Acres, 1104 Auburn Road (Route 34) North 
Lansinghttp://bakersacres.net/
   Nothing says fall like eating a fresh apple picked right off the tree! In 
addition to carrying one of upstate New York's most complete selections of 
flowering perennials, Baker's Acres also has a mature apple orchard with 25 
varieties of old favorites like Macintosh, Macoun, Cortland, Gala, Empire and 
Jonagold, just to name a few. Take a wagon ride* around the nursery and stop 
off at the orchard where you can pick ten pounds of apples and get five pounds 
for free! Then take a stroll through the beautiful display gardens and find 
inspiration for your own garden - fall is the perfect time for new plantings, 
and many of their trees, shrubs and perennials will be on sale for this event.  
  (*Wagon rides $2.00 per person)
   Baker's Acres was founded 30 years ago by Bob and Jackie Baker. Now managed 
by daughter Reenie Sandsted as well as Cathy Kessler, the nursery features an 
alphabetically-arranged selection of hundreds of varieties of perennials, from 
Acanthus to Zauschneria. While you're there you can also enjoy lunch at 
Kendra's café and shop for garden and nature-themed gifts at Rae's Roost.
 Cayuga Landscape, 2712 North Triphammer Road, 
Ithacahttp://cayugalandscape.com/:
   Those of us who love to garden in upstate New York must accept that this is 
deer habitat and that means woody plants must be protected, especially in 
winter when there is little else for the deer to eat. The staff at Cayuga 
Landscape also have to protect their nursery stock from deer every winter, and 
you can watch demonstrations of various deer repellent products and techniques 
that they use, including fences, barriers, and repellents at 11 am, 1 pm and 3 
pm. For children, there will be mini-pumpkins to paint and take home throughout 
the day.
   For 34 years, Cayuga Landscape's mission has been to create and maintain 
imaginative and sustainable landscapes in Tompkins County, NY. They are a 
specialist nursery in deer-resistant plants and also stock a huge selection of 
trees in all sizes, especially native shade, flowering, and evergreen trees 
grown at their own nursery in the Town of Ithaca. These trees are naturally 
acclimated to the upstate NY climate!
 Der Rosenmeister, 190 Seven Mile Drive, 
Ithacahttp://derrosenmeister.wix.com/welcome:
If you have ever envied your neighbor's rambling rose draped gracefully 
over a pergola, then why not try your hand at growing old-fashioned climbing 
roses?  These vigorous roses may be grown on trellises or fences, as trailing 
groundcovers, or as large shrubs in the landscape.  Or try them twined around 
pillars, posts, or swags! Throughout the day Der Rosenmeister will demonstrate 
his techniques for fall pruning and tying roses in place to different types of 
support in the demonstration gardens. There will also be rose hips (fruits) to 
take home with instructions on how to germinate the seeds within. Learn to grow 
your own rose from seed!
   Der Rosenmeister is a rose nursery specializing in climbing and rambling 
roses, both old and new. A special education teacher during the school year, 
Lee Ginenthal spends much time researching, traveling, and collecting newly 
released as well as older, forgotten roses and running trials on them in 
Ithaca. Gorgeous rose gardens surround their hillside home and you can see 
roses trained as swags along the driveway, growing over pergolas and up posts.
Greentree Garden Supply, 606 Elmira Road, 
Ithaca:http://www.greentreegardensupply.com/
Just because winter is coming doesn't mean that gardening has to slow down! 
Discover the world of growing plants indoors using lights and hydroponics. At 
11 am watch a demonstration on setting up a hydroponics system and indoor 
lighting. There will be further demonstrations throughout the day on how to use 
this type of system. Learn how to propagate plants by cuttings and take a 
rosemary cutting home to grow indoors this winter. You can also get information 
about the merits of coconut coir vs. peat-based soil mixes, pick up some lawn 
care tips for the fall, and view a vertical 'pallet garden' with directions on 
how to build one.
   Located in Ithaca, N.Y., Greentree Garden Supply has Central New York's 
largest selection of specialist garden supply equipment for indoor and outdoor 
growing - everything from grow lights, lamps and bulbs, hydroponic systems and 
components, nutrients, fans, filters, meters, controllers, containers, 
accessories and more. GreenTree even sells its own line of high quality potting 
soils with a focus on environmentally sustainable ingredients.
 Indian Chttp://indiancreekithaca.com/reek Farm, 1408 
http://indiancreekithaca.com/ Trumansburg Road (Route 96) 
Ithacahttp://indiancreekithaca.com/:
   Come on out to apple tasting paradise! First stop at the farm stand where 
there will be a selection of  different 

Growing Hazelnuts in NYS, Saturday August 3

[Chrys B. Gardener]

Can hazelnuts (filberts) be grown in as a commercial crop in New York State? 
Visit the rural property of Dawn and Jeff Zarnowski in McGraw, Cortland County 
on Saturday August 3 and learn about the possibilities. The Zarnowskis have 
been growing hazelnuts for some fifteen years and they will explain the basics 
of hazelnut growing and give a tour of their hazelnut plantings.

This full day program is sponsored by the New York Nut Growers Association and 
will feature presentations by leading horticulturists and plant breeders from 
Cornell University, Rutgers University, Minnesota and Oregon. These 
presentations will introduce new cultivars of hazelnut that are resistant to 
disease and freezing. They will report on successful steps taken to mechanize 
hazelnut planting and harvesting to allow for larger scale commercial 
production.

The full program agenda is available online at 
www.nynga.orghttp://www.nynga.org. The program is free and open to the public 
but registration is requested. There will also be a buffet lunch served on site 
for $15.00 - registration is required for this to help plan for the buffet 
lunch. Registration forms can be obtained from the NYNGA website along with 
driving directions to the Zarnowski property.

For more information, contact John Wertis, NYNGA Program Coordinator at 
(607)387-4331 or at bwwfarmto...@aol.com
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Free YardMapping Session, Monday July 15

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Free Yard Mapping Session at Tompkins County Public Library

Monday July 15, 6:00-8:00 pm



Are you interested in helping to create more bird-friendly habitat in your 
neighborhood? Come to a free session on how to use an online program called 
YardMap, hosted by Professor Josh Cerra of the Cornell University Department of 
Landscape Architecture. Professor Cerra will talk about the goals of YardWorks 
and how to get involved in the project.  He will demonstrate how to use the 
YardMap program and laptop computers will be available for participants to map 
their own yards at the session, or you can bring your own.



The YardWorks project is a project partnership between the Cornell Laboratory 
of Ornithology's YardMap program and Cornell Landscape Architecture, and in 
collaboration with Cornell Cooperative Extension.  YardWorks offers an 
opportunity to work with multiple landowners on coordinating larger networks of 
bird-friendly habitat at the scales of both their neighborhood and their yards.



Enter to win free landscaping plans for your neighborhood!
YardWorks is currently looking for two communities within the state of New York 
to work with our landscape design studios to develop goals and plans for more 
bird-friendly habitats, and are hosting a competition for interested 
neighborhoods. It is very easy to submit! Each neighborhood must have at least 
five participants willing to work with a professor-student team to create 
schematic plans and design concepts for their property and the surrounding 
area. The contest deadline has been extended to Monday July 22.



You do not need to attend the free Yard Mapping session to enter - you can also 
just go to the YardWorks website at http://www.yardmap.org/ and map your own 
yard (this takes about 10-15 minutes) then encourage four of your neighbors to 
map their yards and enter your group into the contest. Your neighborhood could 
win free landscape consultation and customized garden plans from Cornell's 
Department of Landscape Architecture, to help make your neighborhood an 
incredible habitat for birds and people!



See more at: http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/13/06/14/free-yardmapping-session


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Seed Saving Class at CCE-Tompkins, Wed 7/3

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The next seed-saving class will be held at CCE-Tompkins on Wednesday, July 3 
from 6:30-8:30 pm. Call 272-2292 to register, or email Chrys Gardener at 
ca...@cornell.edumailto:ca...@cornell.edu.  Cost: $5-$10 (sliding scale)

Seed Saving Techniques: Isolation, Rogueing  Hand-Pollination - Wednesday, 
July 3, 6:30-8:30 pm, CCE-Tompkins, Ithaca
This class will cover techniques that will help you learn to save healthy, 
viable seed for next year's garden. You will gain hands-on experience in 
learning to select the best plants for seed production, rogueing out off-types, 
and hand-pollinating crops like summer squash to prevent out-crossing. 
Different isolation techniques to prevent out-crossing will also be covered.

http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/13/04/19/seed-saving-techniques-selection-rogueing-hand-pollination

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