Harvest New York

A statewide, innovative Cornell Cooperative Extension team impacting the growth of the state's agriculture and food economy

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Linking consumers and agriculture producers

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Urban Agriculture

Support the production of food in urban centers through urban farms and community gardens

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Farm to School

Increase the volume and variety of New York food products purchased by institutional markets while cultivating educational connections between the cafeteria, the classroom, and the community

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Ag Climate Resiliency

Mitigate the impact of climate change on New York's farms through education, adaptation of production practices, and preparation for extreme weather events

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Ag Economic Development

Address business and marketing questions and challenges to increase agricultural investments, profitability, and sustainability of New York farms

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Emerging Crops

Conduct industry-wide research and share best management practices with growers of new crops in New York State

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Local Foods

Promote the economic growth of food supply chain partners while meeting the growing consumer demand for NY-grown products

Specialists

Sam Anderson
Sam Anderson
Sam Anderson is an Urban Agriculture Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Harvest New York team, where he runs a technical assistance program for farms across New York City. His specialties include integrated pest management and soil health for urban vegetable production. He also conducts...
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Makela Elvy
Makela Elvy is an Urban Garden Specialist with the Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest New York team. She provides technical assistance and educational programming for community gardens throughout New York City. Her work primarily focuses on soil health management, urban garden planning and design...
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Yolanda Gonzalez
Yolanda Gonzalez is an Urban Agriculture Specialist with the Harvest New York program. In this role, she provides technical assistance and educational programming for urban farmers and gardeners across the five boroughs of New York City. As an Urban Agriculture Specialist, Yolanda’s responsibilities...
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Karen Guzman
Karen Guzman is an Urban Garden Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Harvest New York team. She provides technical assistance and educational programming for urban farmers throughout the New York City and Long Island. Her work is primarily focused on crop planning and soil health for...
Mallory Hohl
Mallory Hohl
Mallory Hohl is an Urban Garden Specialist for the Harvest New York program, working in Buffalo, Rochester, and surrounding areas in WNY. Mallory works to connect community gardeners and farmers to the resources and support they need to grow successfully in urban spaces. She manages the Community...
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Kwesi Joseph
Kwesi Joseph is an Urban Garden Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Harvest New York program. He brings together an interdisciplinary background in geology, urban agriculture, and business management to advance sustainable environmental practices across New York City. His work includes...
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Lori Koenick
Lori Koenick is an Extension Support Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Harvest New York team. Her work focuses on urban agriculture, mushrooms, and fresh market vegetables in Western and Central New York. Prior to joining Harvest New York, she worked with the Cornell Vegetable Program...
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Kitty O’Neil
Kitty O'Neil is Cornell Cooperative Extension's statewide Agricultural Climate Resiliency Specialist with the Harvest New York program. She works at the intersection of climate science, agriculture, soils, crops, livestock systems, and farm management, helping New York farms and agricultural...
Lindsey Pashow
Lindsey Pashow
Lindsey Pashow is the Agriculture Business Development and Marketing Specialist with Harvest New York and serves as the statewide Agritourism Specialist. She received a BS in Business Marketing and master’s degree in Administration and Leadership from Plattsburgh State University. She is based in...
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Judson Reid
Judson is a Vegetable Specialist with the Cornell Vegetable Program and Team Leader for Harvest NY. In these roles, he oversees research and outreach programs on vegetable production, local foods, urban agriculture, and more. These include projects to analyze biological pest control, grafting, cover...
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Anya Stansell
Anya Stansell (MS Cornell University, '20) is a member of Cornell Cooperative Extension's Harvest New York team and works in collaboration with the New York State Berry Growers Association. She serves berry and small fruit growers in Western New York (the regions Western New York, Southern Tier...
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Daniela Vergara
Daniela Vergara, Ph.D. (Indiana University Bloomington), is the Emerging Crops Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Harvest New York program. She has extensive experience in Cannabis sativa genetics, genomics, breeding, research, and teaching, including as a lecturer at the University of...

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From llamas to lavender, agritourism grows in New York state

Cornell Cooperative Extension has boosted its support for New York state agritourism as the industry has grown, with the number of participating farms nearly doubling and revenue tripling since 2007.

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Anya Stansell, Small Fruits Specialist, on the Pawpaw
There's a fruit native to New York that many have never tasted, yet it holds a lot of promise for market growth. In this episode of ‘Extension Out Loud,’ host Paul Treadwell sits down with Anya Stansell, Cornell Cooperative Extension’s (CCE)...
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Mallory Hohl speaks with colleagues at the South Lawn garden in Rochester, NY.

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Faces of Extension: Mallory Hohl
Cornell Cooperative Extension Urban Garden Specialist Mallory Hohl found her calling in urban agriculture while studying public health at SUNY Buffalo and interning with the Massachusetts Avenue Project (MAP) in Buffalo. After seven years with...
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Harvest New York’s work is made possible through our financial and program partnerships with New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, USDA NIFA Smith-Lever Funding, New York State Berry Growers Association, and most importantly the people we serve—our growers and consumers of New York!