Top Ten Things Every CCE Staff Member Should Know About the Library
The primary audience for our Cornell Garden-Based Learning Program is our network of CCE educators. This page highlights established avenues for us to connect and collaborate with you on a regular basis. Check out the About tab for an additional overview of our mission, resources and team members.
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Email Lists
Program Work Teams
Regional Master Gardener Volunteer Programming
Emerging Statewide Projects
About the Cornell Garden-Based Learning Team
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Email Lists
There are hundreds of Cornell e-lists. Learn more about Cornell e-lists.
The main one we administer is CCE-HORTDIAGNOSTIC-L <CCE-HORTDIAGNOSTIC-L@list.cornell.edu> (JOIN or LEAVE)
Cornell Cooperative Extension staff and Cornell University campus faculty and staff are invited to join the Horticulture Diagnostic listserv. We can only accommodate paid staff. Volunteers who are active in diagnosing must work through the supervising staff member. This list has been active for many years, using the experiences of many to try to efficiently identify puzzling plant material, insects and pests that come into their offices. This effort compliments that of the Cornell Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic, the Cornell Insect Diagnostic Lab and the Bailey Hortorium. We encourage you to send digital photos and detailed description. For example, include information about where the plant or insect was found, its size, key features such as leaf and bud arrangements, for plants, or mouth-part types, for insects. Clarify the symptoms, type and extent of damage suffered as well as a brief list of what resources you have been scouring to make your diagnosis. We encourage you to respond to postings if you can help with an answer or even supply another resource the person might check into. We are strict about keeping the e-list relevant.
If you have comments or question about volunteer program management use Volunteer Matters .
Program Work Teams
PWT’s are groups of faculty and staff, extension educators, and external stakeholders who collaborate to identify issues, study needs, and create educational materials. Team members design learning experiences that address issues and needs within specific content areas. There are many program work teams. Cornell Garden-Based Learning is the campus co-chair for the Sustainable Landscape – Horticulture Program Work Team.
Sustainable Landscape – Horticulture PWT fosters collaboration and communication among the CCE county and campus network of educators and program leaders to promote research-based educational approaches and environmental stewardship when creating, preserving and/or enhancing lawns, gardens and landscapes. This PWT hosts a number of activities for CCE county and campus educators and program leaders including the following:
- email news updates
- webinar recordings are available they are posted on our YouTube playlist
- a CCE Horticulture Resource Sharing Library in Cornell Box (CCE staff contact Lori for your access)
- additional campus events focused on linking county educators and campus experts from across the University around emerging issues related to horticulture, program planning and community engagement including Floriculture Field Days and fall campus in-service.
Regional Master Gardener Volunteer Programming
See CCE MGV icon in side bar. That page links to preparation resources like Our CCE MGV Mission, Vision, Values (pdf).
Regional CCE educator work groups are meeting face-to-face regularly to discuss and coordinate programming with each other while also gaining a statewide/campus perspective. Get in touch to if you want us to become a part of a group you have established or if you want to work with us to create a group.
National Resources for Coordinators (pdf)
General Volunteer Program Resources:
CCE Volunteer Matters
National Resources for Coordinators
Certification in Volunteer Administration
Energize Inc
Statewide Project Highlights
Seed to Supper (S2S)- Currently piloting curriculum and implementing Engaged Cornell Grant.
Vegetable Variety Trial Gardens
A Low-Literacy Needs Assessment & Guidelines for Best Practices: How Do We Best Reach This Audience? Implemented through a 2018-2019 NYS IPM Grant. Learn more in the Guidelines for Best Practices (PDF).
About the Cornell Garden-Based Learning Team
- Marcia Eames-Sheavly is the Children and Youth Program Leader for Cornell Garden-Based Learning.
- Lori Brewer is the Adult and Peer Education Program Leader for Cornell Garden-Based Learning.
- Fiona Doherty is the Cornell Garden-Based Learning Educator Enrichment Specialist. Fiona’s background is in both nutrition and garden-based education, and she brings a passion for food gardening in particular to educator enrichment. Her focus is on youth and community development in the garden setting. Please contact Fiona with general garden-based learning questions including curriculum and program development, program organization, and how to integrate our numerous resources into programs. Fiona is also the contact for educator enrichment opportunities focused on youth programming for Extension Educators and Master Gardener Volunteers throughout New York State.
