Urban and Small-Scale Growers Meeting
Event Details
Date
April 5, 2024
Time
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Location
Massachusetts Avenue Project Farmhouse
387 Massachusetts Ave
Buffalo, NY 14213
Cost
FREE, includes lunch
Host
Cornell Vegetable Program and Harvest NYLori Koenick
email Lori Koenick
This event is an opportunity for small-scale growers, urban growers, community garden leaders and ag service providers to build community, engage in production-focused workshops, and share resources. Topics include building soil productivity, insect and disease management, growing vegetables, berries, and tree fruits, and more.
AGENDA:
- 8:30AM Doors open, sign-in, visit tables
- Welcome, intros, housekeeping
- Plant Pathology 101 -- Elizabeth Buck, Fresh Market Vegetable Specialist, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
- Selecting Sites & Trees for Success in Small/Urban Orchards -- Anna Wallis, Fruit IPM Coordinator, NYS Integrated Pest Management Program
- Break
- Small Fruit Production Lessons from NYC -- Makela Elvy, Urban Gardens Specialist, CCE Harvest NY
- Grower panel: "Building Soil Productivity and Fertility"
- Lunch
- Choose your own adventure (visit tables and networking, farm tour, hands-on workshop)
- Grower panel: "How We Manage Insects on our Farms"
- Improving Okra Earliness and Yield -- Wil Moss, Moss Fresh Fruit & Vegetables
- 3:00 PM Wrap up and evaluations
COST: FREE, includes snacks and lunch by Lloyd Tacos, but pre-registration is required.
REGISTRATION: Space is limited! We are reserving space for growers first, but will open it up to ag service providers, as space allows.
- Growers -- Register online by March 29 at 9 PM. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED! We met the space limitation for this event.
- Ag Service Providers -- Email Lori Koenick to be added to our waitlist. You will be notified April 1st if we have additional space available for you to attend.
Travel costs a barrier? Please email Lori Koenick or email Mallory Hohl.
Asparagus
Beets
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Mushrooms
Onions
Parsnips
Peas
Peppers
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
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