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2020 Spring Plant Sale

• Monday, May 25, 2020, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

RESERVE TICKETING IS CLOSED, BUT THERE ARE WALK-IN SPOTS AVAILABLE, WITH ABOUT 20 SPOTS EACH HOUR FROM 9AM-12 AND MANY SPOTS AVAILABLE AFTER 12PM!

JOIN US!

@ Ithaca Farmers’ Market, 545 Third Street, Ithaca, New York

In consultation with the Tompkins County Health Department, we have designed this to be a social-distancing friendly Plant Sale. Vendor spaces will be spread out, and we will limit the number of attendees in the pavilion. 

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TICKETS

MONDAY, MAY 25 / MEMORIAL DAY, 8AM–2PM 

We have reserved the 8:00-9:00AM hour to ensure the safety of vulnerable shoppers. If you or someone in your household would be protected by Matilda's Law, please contact Mila at ymf5@cornell.edu to be added to the very limited Early-Bird shoppers list.

PRE-SALE ORDERING

Many of the vendors below are offering pre-ordering to pick up at the Plant Sale. You can pick up a pre-order without a ticket to the Plant Sale. Click on individual vendors below to see if they are accepting pre-orders. 

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INSTRUCTIONS TO KEEP VENDORS AND ATTENDEES SAFE:

• All attendees and vendors must wear a face-covering or mask in compliance with the Governor's Executive Order.
• Please arrive at the beginning of your timed entry. 
• If you cannot secure childcare, but still wish to attend: babes in arms/carrier or strapped into a stroller do not need a ticket, but all walking children count as an occupant and will require a ticket.
• When you arrive, join the appropriate entry line leading to the Pavilion and maintain a safe social distance of 6' in front of and behind yourself. No print-out necessary, your name will be on a list at the entrance.
• Don't forget to bring your basket or wagon to transport your new plants

• Please, only one shopper per household.

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2020 Vendor List

The State of NY has restrictions on who can sell at our Plant Sale - limiting us to primarily edible plant sales. Please check back for your favorite vendors, the list is growing every day!  Vendors will attend both days, unless noted.

• A.J. Teeter Farm, Ithaca NY - Vegetable and herb transplants. Cash or Venmo.
• Blue Heron Farm, Lodi NY- Certified organic veggie transplants, herbs, annuals, native perennials. Cash, check, or credit card.
• Cayuga Landscape, Ithaca NY - Annual bedding plants, perennials, shrubs, trees. Credit cards preferred, can accept cash and checks.
• Der Rosenmeister, Ithaca NY - Specialty roses. Cash or check.
• Graceful Gardens, Mecklenburg NY - Annuals, perennials, hanging baskets. Checks and credit cards.
• Ithaca Organics, Ithaca, NY - Veggie starts. Cash or credit card.
• Kingbird Farm, Berkshire NY- Certified Organic tomatoes, peppers, herbs, and tropicals. Cash, check, or credit card.
• The Magic Garden, Interlaken NY - Annuals, perennials, herbs, vines, hanging baskets, tropical plants. will take preorders that can be picked up at the sale . Cash, check, or credit card.
• Mehrabyan Nursery, Ithaca, NY - Fruit trees. Cash or check.
• Muddy Fingers Farm, Hector, NY - Vegetable transplants. Cash, check, or credit card. Pre-order, pay online and pick up at the plant sale using https://muddy-fingers-farm.square.site/
• Of the Forest Farm, Trumansburg, NY, native trees, shrubs & berry bushes. Cash, check, credit card, or paypal.
• Ort Family Farm, Bradford NY - Small fruiting plants, heirloom vegetable transplants, herbs. Cash or Credit Cards.
• Queen of the Meadow, Medicinal and culinary herbs. Cash and Venmo.
• RC's Plants and Produce, Brooktondale, NY - vegetable and herb plants. Cash, check, or credit card.

• Stoney Creek Nursery, Genoa NY - Annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetable transplants, tree seedlings. Cash or credit cards.
• Under the Tree, Ithaca, NY - vegetable and herb plant starts and apple trees. We have apple trees available for preorder. Cash and credit cards.

Not Participating On Monday, May 25th

The following vendors and groups will not be able to participate in the Plant Sale this year, but they are still part of the Plant Sale Family. Please check their websites, some of them still offer programming or have online ordering available. 

• Adirondack Chapter North American Rock Garden Society - check website for newsletters and membership
• Aurora Ridge Gardens, Aurora, NY

• Baker's Acres, Lansing NY - Veggie transplants, bedding plants, herbs, perennials
• Bill's Concrete Creations
• Chickadee Farm, Freeville NY - Wildflowers
• Centurion Farm, Lodi NY - Vegetable and culinary/medicinal herb transplants; heirloom bean seeds. May 17th Only.
• Coldwater Pond Nursery, Phelps NY - Ornamental trees and shrubs. Safe shopping by appointment at the nursery or online sales available.
• DeWitt Community Based Class - We have an abundance of veggies-tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, cucumbers, summer and winter squashes and the like-some flowers but mostly edible veggies. Contact parmstro@icsd.k12.ny.us to order plant starts and support this school program.
• Edible Acres, Ithaca, NY - Perennial food-bearing plants & inoculated mushroom logs. Has some stock available for local pick-up
• Finger Lakes Bonsai Society - community of encouragement and enthusiasm for Bonsai artists, whether new or experienced, with or without trees
• Finger Lakes Native Plant Society - plants native to the Finger Lakes region , locally propagated, mostly from local seed sources.
• Flutterby Plantarium, Ithaca NY - Butterfly, pollinator and hummingbird perennials and herbs, offers online reservation and delivery
• Food Forest Farm. 
• Fruition Seeds, Naples NY - Vegetable transplants and seeds
• GreenTree Garden Supply, Ithaca NY - Locally blended potting soil and amendments
• Horse Head Woodworks, Gillett NY - Wooden garden trellises
• Iron Kettle Farm, Candor NY - Veggie and flower transplants, hanging baskets
• Ithaca Children's Garden
• Ithaca High School Little Red Farm Project, veggie seedlings
• Kay's Rare Cacti and Succulents - cacti and succulent houseplants
• Littleflowers Farm, Newfield NY - Herb plants, culinary and ornamental. 
• Master Composters of Tompkins County
• Master Gardeners of Tompkins County

• Michaleen's Florist and Garden Center, Lansing NY - Annuals, perennials, tropical plants
• Sheehan's Raised Beds - custom corrugated metal planting beds with wooden frames

• Shelterbelt Farm, Brooktondale, NY purple varieties of vegetables and flowers, plus succulents in upcycled cups and mugs. May 17th only.

• Sommarstuga Gardens, Trumansburg NY - Annuals, perennials, vegetable transplants
• The Plantsmen Nursery, Groton NY - Native nursery-propagated perennials, trees and shrubs
• Twisted Tree Farm, Spencer NY - Fruit & nut trees, berry bushes & perennials
• West Haven Farm, Ithaca NY - vegetable, herb, and flower starts. Please see website if you would like to pre-order for pick up at the Plant Sale. May 17th only.

• White Oak Nursery, Geneva NY - Native trees & shrubs

Fee

FREE but timed entry ticket is required!

Learn More

https://mahaplatform.com/events/2020plantsale525

Location

CCE-Tompkins Education Center
615 Willow Avenue
Ithaca, NY 14850-3555

Last updated October 2, 2022