This Friday October 9 in Rushford APRB workshop, Ginseng workshop set for October 29
Lynn Bliven, Agriculture & Natural Resources Issue Leader
Cornell Cooperative Extension Allegany County in conjunction with the Cornell Small Farms Program will be offering a hands-on workshop on Air Pruned Raised Beds (APRBs). The workshop, hosted at Wild Geese Farm in Rushford, NY on Friday, October 9, 2026, from 10:00 AM until Noon, will be held rain or shine. At this workshop we’ll be harvesting seedlings from the APRB that were planted in May of this year. Participants will also learn techniques for overwintering beds with or without seedlings and how to plant/heel in seedlings into a nursery area or your garden.
Additional topics will include strategies for seed collection and storage for planting next spring. Requirements for selling nursery stock in NYS will also be addressed along with marketing ideas. This workshop is ideal for producers seeking to diversify into a new, efficient tree seedling production system. The session will be led by Connor Youngerman, Agroforestry lead with the Cornell Small Farms Program. There is no charge for the workshop, however pre-registration is required, as participation is capped at 25. To register online: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/Air_Pruned_Raised_Beds-2_202.
Ginseng Workshop – Thursday, October 29, 2026, 4-6 PM. Join CCE Agroforestry Educators at Wild Geese Farm for a hands-on American Ginseng Cultivation Workshop. We will focus on Ginseng site selection, planting, and protection practices plus regulations for growing & selling in NYS. Participants will get an overview of a visual site assessment tool plus opportunity for hands on site prep and planting.
This workshop will be outdoors, held rain (snow) or shine! Please dress appropriately for walking through pasture and in the forest. Be prepared for a 1/4 mile walk across varied terrain. Presented by: Tracey Testo and Ashley Schoenborn CCE Columbia Greene Agroforestry Educators To register online: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/Ginseng_Workshop_26_202
If you have any questions about these workshops, please contact Lynn Bliven at 585-268-7644 ext. 18. Agroforestry Workshops are one of many programs offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Allegany County (CCE-Allegany). The association is part of the national cooperative extension system, an educational partnership between County, State, and Federal governments. As New York’s land grant university Cornell administers the system in this state. For more information, call 585-268-7644 or visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/allegany. Cornell Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities.
