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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
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Community Gardening

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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

Master Gardener Grow Line

growline@cornell.edu
(607)272-2292 x161

Last updated July 16, 2024

Community Gardening

  • Community Beautification
  • Community Gardens
  • Local Gardening Groups
  • School Gardens
  • Seed-to-Supper
  • Solidarity Gardens
  • Youth Horticulture Program
  • Conley Permaculture Park
  • Esty Street Neighborhood Garden
  • Floral Avenue Community Garden

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

Ithaca Community Gardens has plots available for the 2024 season!

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Events

    Tomatoes at Cornell Pounder Heritage Vegetable Garden
  • Intro to Vegetable Gardening
    Tuesday, June 3
    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Board of Directors Meeting
    Thursday, June 5
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Native Plant Garden Tour
    Saturday, June 14
    10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • CLOSED for Juneteenth
    Thursday, June 19
    8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Edible Invasive Species
    Tuesday, June 24
    5:30 PM - 6:30 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: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-4:00 pm

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