Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties Announces Spring Gardening Days 2023

various aspects of tending to your garden. This year you can sign up for one or more of the following courses:

March 25th in Hudson, NY – Extension Education Center – 479 Route 66, Hudson

• 9 a.m. - Gardening for Pollinators

• 10:30 a.m. - The Family Planting Playbook

• noon - Creating a Cutting Garden

April 1st in Acra – Agroforestry Resource Center – 6055 Route 23, Acra

• 9 a.m. - Guarding the Garden From Deer and Other Wildlife

• 10:30 a.m. - Garden Design

• noon - Build Your Own Worm Bin!

The Master Gardener Volunteers will be on hand both days to answer your gardening questions, test soil samples, and show you around our campuses. There will be a book sale and refreshments.

Workshop details and registration information about Spring Gardening Days are at ccecolumbiagreene.org/sgd2023. Space is limited, so register now to secure your place. For questions, contact Sandra Linnell at (518) 828-3346 ext. 106.

About Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties

In 1917, CCE of Columbia County and CCE of Greene County were established in their respective counties. Consolidated in 2012, CCE of Columbia and Greene Counties’ has continued to respond to the needs of local residents with unbiased, research-based information, tools, and education that people have come to depend on and trust. Our programs are developed in direct response to community input, and are based on the most current information available from Cornell and other Land Grant universities from across the nation. To learn more about CCE of Columbia and Greene Counites upcoming events, visit us at ccecolumbiagreene.org/events.

About the Master Gardener Volunteers

The Master Gardener Volunteer Program is a national program of trained volunteers who work in partnership with their county Cooperative Extension office to expand educational outreach throughout the community by providing research-based information to home gardeners and youth. The first Master Gardener Volunteer program was started in Washington state in 1972.

Forty-six states now have Master Gardener Volunteer programs. Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities. The programs provided by this organization are partially funded by monies received from the Counties of Columbia and Greene.