Harvest New York

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

Five people squatting down along a raised planting bed in an urban setting. They are planting vegetable transplants into the dark soil.

Linking consumers and agriculture producers

Garden tools laying on pallets along rows of crops on an urban farm. A city skyline is in the distance.
Urban Agriculture

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

Two woman and a man standing in a field of tomatoes, behind a row of plants. Each person is holding a tomato. The two women are looking at the man who is looking at the tomato in his hand.
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

Stormwater pours out of a farm field into a retention ditch. The water is brown since it is carrying soil sediments. Other water ponding appears along the field.
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

Several men doing quality checks of cucumbers moving down a conveyor in a packing facility.
Ag Economic Development

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

= A hand holds out a cannabis transplant in a greenhouse setting. Other plants are along the ground. Trays of newly emerging plants are on a large greenhouse table.
Emerging Crops

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

A pallet of white cardboard boxes with ‘fresh vegetables’ printed on them. There are several people near other pallets of boxes. It is a warehouse setting, with the door open to a loading dock in the background.
Local Foods

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

Harvest New York’s work is made possible through our financial and program partnerships with New York State Departments of Agriculture and Education, the USDA, New York State Berry Growers Association, Scenic Hudson, New York City Department of Education Office of Food and Nutrition Services, and most importantly the people we serve—growers and consumers of New York!