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Alternate Name
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Agriculture and Horticulture
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Description
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Agriculture
Advises farmers on: - farm business management
- marketing
- production practices
- soil testing
- pest management
- land management information for beginning farmers and rural landowners who need assistance
Sponsors events to inform youth and adults about farming
Maintains a list of local community supported agriculture (CSA) programs, giving farmers an established market before the production season and consumers a weekly selection of just-harvested food
Collaborates on Finger Lakes LandLink website, http://www.fingerlakeslandlink.org, with listings of farmers needing access to land and landowners wanting their unused acreage farmed. Community Horticulture - supports volunteer beautification efforts such as:
- Tompkins County Beautification Brigade
- City of Ithaca Citizen Pruners
- Ithaca Children's Garden
- Master Gardener Program
- provides services, including:
- home gardening classes
- written information
- advice on food/flower gardening and landscaping
- soil testing
- pest/plant identification services
Master Gardeners - coordinate the annual spring garden fair and plant sale
- answer gardening questions via phone or email at growline@cornell.edu
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Coverage Area
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NY - Tompkins County;
Defined coverage areas:
New York - Tompkins County
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Physical Address
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615 Willow Ave
Ithaca City NY
14850 United States
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Hours Of Operation
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Sep-May hours.
Jun-Aug, Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Mon: 8:30am 4:30pm
Tue: 8:30am 4:30pm
Wed: 8:30am 4:30pm
Thu: 8:30am 4:30pm
Fri: 8:30am 4:30pm
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