Engaged Curriculum Grants
Seed to Supper
Addressing hunger and food security issues directly through student-supported community gardening advocacy.
The challenge of eradicating hunger is a complex issue. One approach is accessible in every community: gardening. Seed to Supper is a two-semester course sequence that teaches students how to collaborate with community partners to prepare residents across the state to grow a portion of their own food on a limited budget. Students prepare facilitators to educate others about the skills of gardening and, equally as important, the nuances of other kinds of growth it can foster. Partnering with Cooperative Extension educators, local food banks and other agencies, students lead facilitator preparation in a selected region in New York state. The students also learn about food security issues through summer internships that are offered at food banks throughout the state
Grant type: Advancement (2020-21), Development (2018-19), Development (2016-17)
Topics: Access, Equity and Justice; Economic Vitality and Entrepreneurship; Food and Agriculture
The Team
- Marcia Eames-Sheavly, School of Integrative Plant Science – Horticulture Section
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - Ashley Miller Helmholdt, School of Integrative Plant Science – Horticulture Section
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - Neil Mattson, School of Integrative Plant Science – Horticulture Section
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - Community partner: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County (2020-21)
- Community partner: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County (2020-21)
- Community partner: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (2020-21)
- Community partner: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County (2016-17, 2018-19)
- Community partner: Cornell Garden-Based Learning (2018-19)
- Community partner: Hobart & William Smith Colleges Food Systems Institute (2018-19)
- Community partner: Geneva Peeps (2018-19)
- Community partner: Finger Lakes Eat Smart New York (2018-19)
- Community partner: The Food and Health Network (2016-17, 2018-19)
- Community partner: Food Bank of the Southern Tier (2016-17, 2018-19)
- Community partner: Foodlink (2016-17, 2018-19)
Engaged Curriculum Grants
Funding teams that are integrating community-engaged learning into new and existing curricula.