Gardens 4 Humanity (G4H) is a community-driven food justice organization that promotes economic, personal, and neighborhood empowerment and health through education, urban gardening and local farm connections.

ICH is offering fresh, local produce in affordable Market Boxes enough for one week. Recipes to get you going! Affordable. Only $10.00 a box. Available at Beverly J. Martin, Greater Ithaca Activity Center and Southside Community Center.

Contact Market Box Coordinators:
Natasha Tanner, nmtanner@gmail.com
Anna Ortiz, (585)410-9815 nomaslagrimas@yahoo.com

• Ithaca Farmers Market (IFM) continues at Steamboat Landing
• November-December - Saturdays, 10AM - 3PM 
• January-February - Saturdays, 11AM - 2PM - Indoors at The Greenstar Space (Meadow St./Rt 13 South)
• The Ithaca Farmers Market re-opens at Steamboat Landing on the first Saturday in April, 9AM - 3PM

Visit www.ithacamarket.com for more information.

Ithaca Crop Mob coordinates monthly work days on farms and arranges a “mob” of community members to lend a hand with labor intensive projects (gleaning) to help farms get special projects done. Coordinates school and after- school educational field trips to local farms to foster a connection to and appreciation for fresh food.

• Provides internships and employment for high-school age teens and young adults to farm at Three Swallows in Danby
• Grows food for BJM, GIAC and Southside Community Center snacks and meals, and for the Congo Square Market in the Southside neighborhood and the Northside Farmers Market
• Coordinates activities to foster youth development and job training. Contact: Dan Flerlage danflerlage@hotmail.com

Available from the following farms:

• Blue Heron Farm, Lodi, www.blueheronorganic.com (winter produce: greens & roots)
• Cayuga Pure Organics, Brooktondale, www.cporganics.com (dry beans/flour shares)
• Finger Lakes Fruit Bowl, Full Plate Collective, Ithaca, fingerlakesfruitbowl@gmail.com (frozen berries all winter long)
• Finger Lakes Granola, Groton, kathy.flbc@hotmail.com (gluten free granola)
• High Point Farms, Trumansburg, www.highpointfarms.com (grassfed beef, pork, free range chicken & eggs)
• The Piggery, Ithaca, www.thepiggery.net, (heritage pork, deli meats) - available at the store on Franklin St. all year
• Sweetland Farm, www.sweetlandfarm.org (winter produce: greens & roots)
• For a listing of summer CSA farms, call Cooperative Extension at 607-272-2292 or visit ccetompkins.org.

• Caroline Farmers’ Market, May-October, Saturdays, 10-2
• Brooktondale Community Center Lansing Farmers’ Market, June-October, Saturdays, 10-1 Lansing Town Hall
• Trumansburg Farmers’ Market, June-October, Wednesdays, 4-7, Town Park at Rt 227 & 96
• Groton, July-Sept., Tuesdays, 3:30-6:30, Senior Circle Apartments

Groundswell's mission is to help diverse learners develop skills, knowledge and access to resources for building more equitable and sustainable local food systems. We offer training, education and support programs for beginning farmers, students and community members, including:

• Summer Practicum in Sustainable Farming & Local Food Systems
• New Farmer Training Program
• Farm Enterprise Incubator
• Food and Farming Workshops

For more information, contact Joanna J. Green, Groundswell Director at info@groundswellcenter.org, call 607-277-0180 or visit groundswellcenter.org

The Whole Community Project (WCP), a project of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, WCP is a collaborative effort of organizations and individuals to support the health and well being of everyone in Tompkins County. WCP aims to be a place of dialogue and action for all the communities that make up Tompkins County. The Whole Community Project supports and facilitates community efforts for an equitable, sustainable and healthy local food system for everyone; supporting innovative ideas from county residents (like you!) Please contact Jemila Sequeira, Whole Community Project-Coordinator. Es538@cornell.edu or 607-272-2292 ext. 157

It will take our whole, diverse community to make a difference.

• Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms provide vegetable and fruit shares and an abundance of organic farm fresh seasonal produce at a reduced price every week from June through November for limited income families
• Coordinates nutrition cooking classes with Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County Nutrition programs, local chefs and farmers for families with limited income
• Provides educational resources to help people identify, store and prepare seasonally available produce.

For more information contact Liz Karabinakas, 272-2292, email evk4@cornell.edu or visit healthyfoodforall.org

IthaCan is a web-based social network where home food preservers in Tompkins County organize food preserving events and share information.