Provides an herb, fruit, and vegetable garden for educational purposes, for relationship building, to increase healthy and organic food, and to empower people to garden their own food.

As part of the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) in the City of Poughkeepsie, NB II’s summer gardening program helps maintain and beautify flower gardens and planters owned by the City. 8 to 10 Poughkeepsie youths are employed to beautify approximately 21 gardens situated in and around the City of Poughkeepsie. Youth workers are engaged in activities such as planting, weeding, watering, and trellising. In addition to garden maintenance, activities that develop leadership and relationship skills are provided. They earn minimum wage, but do not receive an entry-level work readiness certificate. Separately, NB II partnered with Green Teen and Cornell University for a Spring 2023 Earth Day project. Watch for 2024 info.

Provides plots of land to individuals to grow fresh food. Offers free seeds, plants, gardning information and classes as well tools and water.

* Provides a weekly food shelf, which includes perishable and non perishable foods.* Operates several community gardens and a farm stand.* Provides personal hygiene items as available as needed basis.

Hands-on, fun filled outdoor youth program. Teaches elementary students about gardening and sustainability.

Promotes the beautification, preservation, and conservation of trees, flowers and plants, and various horticultural projects in the community. Also promotes interest in horticulture and plant research and advancement in the art of gardening. Publishes a newsletter. Call for additional information.

This program has 4 components: Gardening - 6 gardens provide fresh produce for local residents who participate in clean-ups, planning, harvesting, and other garden activities.School and Community-based environmental education. Enviro-Earth Club - which cultivates local environmental leaders by educating and motivating urban youth about gardening and the environment, while promoting health eating and living among the participants and their families.Special Community Events such as barbeques, art projects and street fairs.

Offers a 70-plot community garden for anyone to help cultivate and maintain. Other activities include an outreach with the Boys and Girls Club to join with older adults and help each other work on the community garden together, and where a portion of the harvest is given to local food pantries.

Operates and oversees a takeout ready to eat community kitchen and provides an emergency food pantry and mobile food pantry. Other services include food recovery, food redistribution, community gardens, and seedling provision. Offers a food box giveaway providing fixings for a complete holiday dinner during the December holiday season; see Hours below for 2025 details.

Promotes urban farming, provides nutrition training, and fosters job creation.

Offers a large plot of land to grow vegetables, herbs and flowers and to be harvested and donated to the White Plains food pantry by community residents. Participants have the opportunity to learn about gardening, engage in healthy activities, and contribute healthy food to those in the community who are in need.

Provides opportunities for therapeutic horticulture experiences, employment skills training, vocational training, access to healthy foods, and social interaction/connection. Offers horticulture education on how to grow, harvest, prepare, cook, and store food.

20+ community gardens located in Binghamton, Johnson City, Endwell, Endicott, Hillcrest and Vestal. Please check the website or call to find a garden near you.

Community gardens for people to cultivate and harvest their own produce.

Offers a teaching garden at John Jay Homestead and operates a a community garden for children, teenagers, families and seniors to garden together, and harvesting the produce. Garden support, expert advice and workshops are provided throughout the summer.

There are many gardens which are open to the public to view and enjoy, and allows local gardeners to participate by growing their own flowers, herbs or produce in these community or public gardens. Also offered is education in conservation of the local area.

Provides a gardening hotline for anyone who needs help with any gardening-related questions, or horticultural-related issues. Also offers a diagnostic lab if individuals want to get plants, weed, insects, etc identified, and soil analysis. Educational and training workshops are also available on gardening, pesticides, insects, etc.

70+ garden plots of varying sizes for community members. No pesticides or herbicides allowed.

garden plots tools and expertise emergency food gardens horticulture activities gardening opportunities for youth, seniors, individuals with physical and/or developmental disabilities and others

Cornell Cooperative Extension offers research-based support to gardeners through our community horticulture Master Gardener Volunteer Programs. Gardeners can attend our classes, view online resources, and have their gardening questions answered by our Garden Helpline Service.

Provides a 5.8 acre farm on the 2000 block of Onondaga Creek Boulevard. Offers community education, farming, sustainable foods, respite for the community, and employment for youth and adults through farming and the sale of produce in farm markets and CSA shares.

Improves urban neighborhoods by tree planting, park restoration, community gardens, and playground installation by bringing community residents together.