Food Gardening

Growing your own food can be a very satisfying effort that pays off in a number of ways: your fruits and vegetables are fresher and you can choose the exact varieties that you and your family enjoy. Plus, you can save substantial amounts of money over purchasing them at the grocery or farmers' markets. We can provide resources and advice to help you start small, and gradually move up to producing more of your families food. Visit our pages in this section for more information on the first and last dates for planting vegetables in our area, setting up a rotation for your vegetable beds, and much more.

Cornell Resources

Cornell's home gardening website has links to excellent resources, including Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners, Vegetable Disease Factsheets, and how-to growing guides for more than 50 different vegetables.

• Cornell's Guide to Growing Fruit at Home
• Fruit Tree Timing Charts
• Pruning Fruit Trees, Grapes, & Berries
• Key for Identifying Vegetable Diseases (Tomato & Cucumber)
• Beginners Gardening Growing Guide - Vegetables
• Storage Guidelines for Fruits & Vegetables
• New York Berry News
• Lake Erie Regional Grape Program Resources
• Organic Gardening Resources
• Saving Seed for Next Year

Buy Local - Farmers Markets

For a list of Farmers Markets in Livingston County, visit our Buy Local page.

Seed Saving

This Cornell University Library Guide on "Seed Saving" compiled by Jeff Piestrak includes links to relevant Cornell University initiatives, Conservation & Biodiversity Groups, Grower Resources/Directories/Support, Industry/Trade Groups & Resources, Seed Libraries, Seed Sovereignty, Other Seed Saving Organizations/Networks/Events, and General Learning Materials on saving seeds.

Last updated July 31, 2024