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Cornell Cooperative Extension

Tompkins County

  • Agriculture
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  • Environment
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  • Gardening
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  • 4-H Youth
CCE-Schuyler Community Gardens 2009
cabbage, lettuce, celery, onions
Image by Cathy Barnes, Schuyler County
Joyce Spears (l) and Donna DiCostanza tending their plot in the Floral Avenue Community Garden in 2016
Image by Chrys Gardener
Beautification Brigade t-shirts, Community Beautification
Image by Dan Klein
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Community Gardening

The flower van

Community Beautification

You've seen our colorful flower-painted van around town, learn more about what our program does to make Tompkins County a more beautiful and welcoming place!

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Thriving crops in raised beds. Vegetable garden, Malleny - near to Balerno, Edinburgh, Great Britain

Community Gardens

Find garden plots to rent in your community, listed with cost, plot sizes, locations and contact information, right here!

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Contact

Josh Dolan
Food Gardening Outreach Educator
jd285@cornell.edu
(607) 272-2292 ext. 190

Last updated January 29, 2021

Community Gardening

  • Community Beautification
  • Community Gardens
  • Local Gardening Groups
  • School Gardens
  • Seed-to-Supper
  • Solidarity Gardens

Garden Resource Guide

Find information you can use to start a school or community garden, and lists and descriptions of gardens in Tompkins County (NY) in this freeĀ downloadable guide (42MB pdf) .

To be used in Garden Community

Visit Cornell Garden Based Learning website

Events

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  • ZOOM CLASS: Master Gardener's Perennials to Know and Grow
    Tomorrow
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Community Beautification Brigade Trainings
    Thursday, March 11
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • ZOOM CLASS: Seed Starting 101
    Saturday, March 13
    10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Tompkins Food Future Survey Deadline
    Monday, March 15
    8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  • ZOOM CLASS: Design Essentials for Your Ornamental Garden
    Tuesday, March 16
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Cornell Cooperative Extension
Tompkins County

CCE-Tompkins Education Center
615 Willow Avenue
Ithaca, NY 14850-3555
TEL: 607.272.2292
FAX: 607.272.7088
tompkins@cornell.edu
Hours: 8:00am-3:00pm

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