Our mission is to provide educators with inspiring, research-based gardening resources and professional development to support engaging, empowering, and relevant learning experiences for youth, adults, and communities.
We are in the Horticulture Section of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) School of Integrative Plant Science (SIPS). We are also part of the Cornell University Cooperative Extension (CCE) network.
Our work encompasses programs, activities, and projects in which the garden is the foundation for integrated learning and discovery across disciplines, through active and engaging real-world experiences. We are committed to the value of gardening with children, youth, adults, families and communities, focusing on plants as an avenue to human and community well-being.
Our professional development opportunities for Cornell University Cooperative Extension educators, volunteers and their local partners aim to connect these community leaders with research-based knowledge, emerging issues as well as other Cornell University’s faculty, staff and programs. We facilitate learning and collaborations through program work team meetings, statewide and regional workshops or in-services, distance learning programs, elists, social media, small group or one-on-one discussions and an Internet presence.
We develop activities, programs, publications, and other educational materials, as well as share general garden information. In partnership with faculty and staff at Cornell, Cornell Cooperative Extension educators and volunteers (including Master Gardener Volunteers) in county associations we pilot test, evaluate, and reflect on all of our materials prior to making them accessible for free on our website.
We also work with other organizations throughout the United States and internationally on projects and through symposia, conferences, and cultural exchanges.
At the heart of what we do is a foundation of research-based knowledge and experience.
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