Cornell Cooperative Extension

Broome County
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Cutler Vegetable Garden

Cutler Vegetable Garden

Gardening

Our Home Gardening programs are designed to increase the homeowner’s ability to solve horticulture problems and develop an appreciation of natural resources. The Home Gardening program at Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County (CCE-BC) is very active and centers around Cutler Botanic Garden, a 4.5 acre living horticulture classroom located on the property of CCE-BC at 840 Upper Front Street, Binghamton, New York.

Gardening Classes and Workshops


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Last updated February 21, 2019

Gardening

Seed to Supper Educators Needed

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

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 Broome County will train volunteers to become Seed to Supper educators to lead free gardening classes in their own communities.

Training sessions for volunteers will be held at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 840 Upper Front Street on Saturday, March 2nd from 1 to 5pm. The training program will prepare Seed to Supper volunteer educators to teach free vegetable gardening classes in their own communities in Broome 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 Broome County communities will be offered for free as well.

For more information go to:

Volunteer_Job_DescriptionBC2018.pdf  

To download a volunteer applicaton:

Broome_S2S_volunteer_application_2019.pdf

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Join the Master Gardener Volunteer Program in Broome County

Applications are being accepted for the 2019 Master Gardener Regional Training and the Master Gardener Assistant program of Cutler Botanic Garden.

Take advantage of classes and trainings in return for providing service hours to Cutler Botanic Garden and communities in the greater Binghamton area.  For more information please contact  Linda Svoboda at ljs322@cornell.edu or phone 607-584-5016. For a volunteer application please visit our office or contact Carol at 607-772-8953 or e-mail clf62@cornell.edu.

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