Capital Roots works to reduce the impact of poor nutrition on public health in New York’s Capital Region by organizing community gardens, providing healthy food access, offering nutritional and horticultural education for all ages and coordinating urban greening programs in the 4 counties.
Cornell Cooperative Extension: Look to this trusted resource for information on soil, site improvement, plant selection, proper plant care, eco-friendly practices, integrated pest management, farming and agriculture, recycling, composting and so much more! CCE offer free or low-cost gardening classes, soil testing, nutrition and canning/preserving classes, 4H clubs, and more. In person programming is not available at present due to Covid-19.
Know Where Your Food Comes From promotes local agriculture by encouraging consumers to eat locally grown foods, which are produced in a sustainable and healthy way, or “organically” grown, so as to preserve and support small farm economies and to ensure a healthy environment for future generations.
Pinney Meadows Farm is a community farm located in Saratoga whose mission is to celebrate and explore agricultural education, healthy food production, and recreation.
Radix Ecological Sustainability Center, 153 Grand Street, Albany. The Radix Ecological Sustainability Center is a non-profit urban environmental education center working for environmental justice in Albany's South End and beyond. We maintain a demonstration of sustainable systems including gardens, composting, microlivestock, greenhouses, rainwater harvesting, and renewable energy. Radix operates a CSA farm share and the community composting initiative, which includes curbside compost collection services. Contact: Education Director, Scott Kellogg, Email: info@radixcenter.org; Phone: (518) 605-3256.
Soulfire Farm is a BIPOC-centered community farm committed to ending racism and injustice in the food system. (BIPOC = Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.)
Transition Troy/Troy Zero Waste is a community organization based in Troy dedicated to reclaiming resources for the waste stream in order to strengthen our community.