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Harvest and Cooking
The following links include delicious recipes and information on harvesting:
- Cornell's Food Preservation Resource page http://ccenassau.org/nutrition-health-wellness/food-preservation
- Renee's garden recipes and harvest tips https://www.reneesgarden.com/blogs/gardening-resources/tagged/cooking-from-the-garden
- Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds recipes, grouped by plant https://www.rareseeds.com/recipes
- MyPlate Kitchen https://www.myplate.gov/myplate-kitchen
- Hispanic recipes for people with diabetes from Illinois Cooperative Extension https://web.extension.illinois.edu/fiesta/recipe.cfm?lang=en&id=327
Cornell gardening resources
Learn, Garden & Reflect with Cornell Garden-Based Learning
- Typical garden tasks by month http://ccenassau.org/gardening/gardening-month-by-month
- Vegetable growing guides from Cornell http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/homegardening/scene0391.html
- Series of informational fact sheets on food growing https://gardening.cals.cornell.edu/garden-guidance/foodgarden/
- Starting seeds indoors English https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.cornell.edu/dist/f/575/files/2015/12/Indoor-Vegetable-Seed-Starting-267quek.pdf and Spanish https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.cornell.edu/dist/f/575/files/2015/12/Spanish-Cornell-Indoor-Vegetable-Seed-Starting-English-1vh0w4y.pdf
- Troubleshooting resources https://gardening.cals.cornell.edu/garden-guidance/troubleshooting/
SEED SUPPLY SOURCES
- Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds https://www.rareseeds.com/
- Johnny's Selected Seeds https://www.johnnyseeds.com/
- Fedco https://www.fedcoseeds.com/
- Renee's Garden https://www.reneesgarden.com/
- High Mowing Seeds https://www.highmowingseeds.com/
- Territorial Seed https://territorialseed.com/
- Swallowtail Garden Seeds https://www.swallowtailgardenseeds.com/
Other useful and interesting sites
There are so many wonderful resources out there, here are some of our favorites:
- Plant A Row for the Hungry Port Washington https://www.plantarowforthehungry.org/
Mother Earth News https://www.motherearthnews.com/ - New York Botanic Garden https://www.nybg.org/
- Monarch Watch https://www.monarchwatch.org/
- Xerxes society (protecting pollinators) https://www.xerces.org/
- Audubon society https://www.audubon.org/
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/
- Long Island Native Plant Initiative https://linpi.org/
neighboring organizations
These organizations also specialize in gardening, outdoor education, horticulture, wildlife, and foo
- Science Museum of Long Island https://www.smli.org/
- Sands Point Preserve http://sandspointpreserveconservancy.org/
- Restoration Farm https://www.restorationfarm.com/
- Clark Botanic Garden http://www.clarkbotanic.org/
- Planting Fields Arboretum https://plantingfields.org/
- Old Westbury Gardens https://www.oldwestburygardens.org/
Rainwater and Gravity
Utilizing Rainwater and Gravity: A Guide to Rain Gardens
Many thanks to local student Chloe, for her work spreading awareness about rain gardens and the difference they can make!
"Rainwater is an abundant source of hydration for plants and animals, and it requires little effort to use. Condensation and gravity do most of the work, so all we need to do is direct the water where it’s needed. A rain garden goes a step beyond simply collecting rainwater and funneling it toward our plants."