Grow a Row: Helping Feed Our Community, One Garden at a Time

Grow a Row: Helping Feed Our Community, One Garden at a Time

The Master Gardener Volunteers of Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties (CCESO) invite local gardeners to participate in Grow a Row, a simple yet meaningful way to support our community.

Grow a Row is a community-driven initiative that encourages gardeners to plant an extra row—or grow a little extra—of fruits or vegetables to donate to local food pantries and hunger relief organizations. By sharing fresh, locally grown produce, participants help combat food insecurity and increase access to healthy food across Schoharie and Otsego Counties.

Growers will join a growing network of community gardeners united by a shared commitment to increasing access to fresh fruits and vegetables while making good use of the abundance our gardens often provide.

Grow a Row is a small commitment that can make a big difference. Together, we can help ensure more families in Schoharie and Otsego Counties have access to fresh, nutritious, locally grown food.

Thank you for signing up to be a Grower!

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Marcie Foster, Horticulture and Natural Resources Educator, CCESOmkf48@cornell.edu | 607-547-2536 ext. 235

Interested in Being a Grower?

Sign-up Here 

By signing up as a Grower, you will receive gardening education and support from CCESO Master Gardener Volunteers throughout the growing season. Support may include written resources, workshops, and direct assistance, as well as help connecting local food pantries and designated produce drop-off locations.

We are hosting two Grow a Row Informational Programs via ZOOM for interested participants:

• Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 6 pm REGISTER HERE
• Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 6 pm REGISTER HERE

In-person information and registration events:

• Saturday, May 2, 2026, any time between 8:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Schoharie County Master Gardener Volunteers’ annual Plant Sale at SUNY Cobleskill, 106 Suffolk Circle, Cobleskill, NY 12043.
• Saturday, May 2, 2026, any time between 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, 101 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

At these two events garden gift bags will be handed out to the first 25 gardeners that register. Our thanks to the American Humanist Society for giving us support for these supplies in recognition of May 2nd - American Empathy Day.


• Saturday, May 9, 2026, Earth Festival, any time between10 am to 3 pm, SUNY Oneonta Campus-Chase Auditorium, 108 Ravine Pkwy, Oneonta, NY 13820.
• Saturday, May 16, 2026, any time between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm at the Otsego Master Gardener Volunteer Plant Sale indoors at the Fenimore Farm and Country Louis C. Jones Center at 5775 NY-80, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
• Sunday, May 25, 2026, Schoharie County Farmers Market, Sunshine Fair Grounds, 173 South Grand Street, Cobleskill, NY

And an in-person on Square Foot Gardening at the Otsego GROW Garden (123 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY):

• Monday, June 29, 2026, at 6 pm REGISTER HERE

By signing up as a Grower, you will receive occasional emails from CCESO about gardening resources, information, and opportunities.

Grow and donate what you can—there are no minimum donation requirements.

Last updated April 17, 2026