ITHACA, N.Y. — Are you interested in learning how to grow your own vegetables to stretch your food budget this year? Cornell Cooperative Extension is offering a series of free vegetable gardening classes this spring for beginning gardeners who want to learn to grow food on a tight budget. The classes are offered for FREE and will be taught in multiple locations in Tompkins County by trained Seed to Supper facilitators. Class participants are encouraged to attend all six classes, and will receive a free 100-page gardening manual, a certificate of completion, and free vegetable seeds and seedlings at the end of the course to plant in their own gardens. Topics covered include planning a vegetable garden, soil preparation, composting, planting, garden maintenance, pests and diseases, and harvesting. See below for class dates, locations and contact to register for the classes. More information is available at www.ccetompkins.org/gardening/seedtosupper
Danby
- Class dates: TBA
- Location: Danby Town Hall, Route 96B, Danby
- To register, contact: Theresa Joseph at terrijo77@gmail.com
Dryden
- Class dates: 5:30-7:30 pm, Wednesdays, April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16
- Location: Southworth Library Association, 24 Main Street, Dryden
- To register, contact: Diane Pamel at southworthlibrary@gmail.com or Al Davis at corvetteal@twcny.rr.com or Kim Anderson at kab94@cornell.edu
Freeville
- Class dates: 10:00 am-12:00 pm; Saturdays, April 7, 14, 21 and May 5,12, 19
- Location: Freeville United Methodist Church, 37 Main Street, Freeville
- To register, contact: Ann Manzano at annmanzano@frontier.com
Groton
- Class dates: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, Saturdays, April 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19
- Location: Groton Public Library, 112 East Cortland Street, Groton
- To register, contact: Sarah Knobel at 898-5055 or director@grotonpubliclibrary.org
Southside Community Center, Ithaca
- Class dates: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Saturdays April 28, May 5, 12, 19, June 2, 9
- Location: Southside Community Center, 305 South Plain Street, Ithaca
- To register, contact: Ed Epstein at edep200@gmail.com or Gibrian Hagood at gah225@cornell.edu
West Village Apartments, Ithaca
(This class series is limited to residents of West Village)
- Class dates: 6:00-7:30 pm, Tuesdays April 10, 17, 24, and May 1, 8 and 29
- Location: West Village Apartments, Chestnut Street, Ithaca
- To register, contact: Jay Smith at jay.smith.evi@gmail.com
Cayuga Meadows Senior Apartments, Ithaca
(This class series is limited to residents of Cayuga Meadows)
- Class dates: 2:30-5:30 pm, Fridays, April 20-May 25
- Location: Cayuga Meadows Apartments, Route 96B
Lansing Library, Lansing
- Class dates: 2:00 – 4:00 pm, Saturdays, April 14, 21, 28, Sundays May 6, 13, 20
- Location: Lansing Community Library, 27 Auburn Road, Lansing
- To register, contact: Michelle Calupca at michellec@lansinglibrary.org, (607) 533-4939
Trumansburg
- Class dates: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, Saturdays April 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26
- Location: Trumansburg Philomathic Library, 74 East Main Street, Trumansburg
- To register, contact: Phi Courtney at cphilipcourtney@gmail.com
