Ellicottville, NY
– Seed to Supper Program (S2S) – starts April 8th, 2025, with sessions to be held at Salamanca High School Cafeteria – Open to the Public
Over the course of six FREE sessions led by volunteers and staff of Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE)- Cattaraugus County and Salamanca City School District, S2S gives novice gardeners the skills they need to connect with others in the community, grow in confidence, and successfully grow a portion of their own food on a limited budget. Each session includes instruction by a trained Seed to Supper Educator, hands on activities and discussion with participants who have a variety of gardening experience.
The courses highlight practical, low-cost techniques for building, planning, planting, maintaining, and celebrating the harvest of a successful vegetable garden. Sessions will cover vegetable gardening fundamentals such as soil preparation, garden planning, planting, maintenance and harvest. All participants receive a free guidebook. Programs are appropriate for any type of home or community gardening including container gardening, raised beds or traditional garden spaces. Classes are for adult participants. There will be activities for younger members of the families to be involved with and participate in during class time.
NYS Seed to Supper (S2S) program is a beginning gardening experience designed for adults gardening on a budget while building community and relationships among community program partners and between program participants.
Originating with the Oregon Food Bank and adopted by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of NYS, we offer this FREE Seed to Supper program in partnership with CCE educators and community-based host agencies in Cattaraugus County.
Past participants in Seed to Supper show an increased knowledge of food gardening, feel more confident in their ability to grow a portion of their own food, and are better able to access garden resources in their community.
In the medium and long-term, they implement food gardens, improve nutrition, offset grocery costs, reduce hunger, and become advocates who teach others and access locally grown fruits and vegetables.
Dates: Tuesday evenings weekly – April 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, and May 6th, 13th
Time: 5:30 – 6:30pm
Location: Salamanca High School, 50 Iroquois Drive, Salamanca, NY 14779
Registration is required to participate in this free program.
The Cornell Cooperative Extension educational system in Cattaraugus County enables people to improve their lives and communities through partnerships that put experience and research knowledge to work.
CCE Cattaraugus is a subordinate governmental agency with an educational mission that operates under a form of organization and administration approved by Cornell University as agent for the State of New York. It is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The association is part of the national cooperative extension system, an educational partnership between County, State, and Federal governments. As New York’s land grant university Cornell administers the system in this state. Each Cornell Cooperative Extension association is an independent employer that is governed by an elected Board of Directors with general oversight from Cornell.