Seed to Supper Volunteer Training

Thursday, February 27, 2020, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday, February 29, 2020, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Help Tompkins County residents learn how to grow their own food! Come to this FREE training to become a volunteer teacher for Seed-to-Supper, a fun and innovative 6-session gardening program for beginning gardeners who want to learn to grow food on a budget.

FREE Seed-to-Supper classes will be offered in multiple locations in Tompkins County by trained volunteers, using a combination of PowerPoint presentations and hands-on activities. Topics covered will include: planning a vegetable garden, soil preparation, composting, planting, garden maintenance, pests and diseases, and harvesting.

Volunteer applications are due Friday 2/21;

Training dates are Thursday, February 27, 5:30-8:00pm and Saturday, February 29, 10:00am-4:00pm at Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County at 615 Willow Avenue in Ithaca. More information about Seed-to-Supper volunteer training, including a downloadable volunteer application and job description, can be found at: http://ccetompkins.org/S2Svolunteer

Questions? Contact Jennie Cramer, jrc10@cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 ext 146.