Seed to Supper: a course for beginning gardeners

Each springtime, CCE offers a FREE gardening course to adult, low-income* county residents.

This course includes 6 weekly classes geared toward beginning gardeners with limited resources who are eager to grow healthy food for their families.

The course includes how to:

• plan a garden / container garden
• plant seedlings
• manage pests
• use the harvest
• creatively contain costs while growing healthy food.

Want to join us in 2027? If you are an adult, and a low income county resident and you are interested in this class, email Erica LaFountain at ENL2@cornell.edu with your name and the town where you live.

Location: The course rotates to a different town each year.

Dates: Seed to Supper is generally offered mid-April through May from 6-7:30pm. 

Instructors: Each class will be taught by several trained Master Gardener Volunteers and Erica LaFountain, Community Horticulture Educator.

Participants will receive garden kits and manuals to use during and after the course. The kits will include basic tools, seeds, seedlings, grow bags and a soil test for each participant.

Providing healthy food and a calming outdoor hobby for yourself and your family can be a powerful experience to gain food security and counter stress. Participants will not only have an opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills related to food gardening, but also to connect to local resources and a support system to face their challenges.

*For the purposes of this program, anyone who is eligible for SNAP, Medicaid, WIC, or HEAP is also eligible for Seed to Supper. Anyone who feels food insecure is also eligible for this program.

Last updated July 27, 2026