This companion program to Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners (VVfG) is for our Cornell Cooperative Extension programs and community partners from around New York State who are cultivating vegetable demonstration gardens. We are encouraging planting vegetable varieties in a 15’x 15′ public place along with demonstration of features of an ecological garden (cover crops, companion planting, mulching, attracting beneficials, etc). See the 3 minute video of our installation and another of building a raised bed. Recommended Site Prep (pdf)
2023 VVTG project materials
- Question and Answer – VVTG 2025(pdf)
- Project Guide for Counties – VVTG 2025 (pdf)
- VVTG 2025 – Reporting Checklist and Links to Varieties (pdf)
- Planting Guide for Counties – 9 Beds
- Planting Guide for Counties – 5 Beds
Reporting resources
- Webinar Recording Learn how to use the Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners database.
- VVTG Plan of Work Template (doc)
- Sample VVTG Evaluation Form (doc)
- Sample VVTG Workshop Form (doc)
Vegetable Varieties Trial Garden Webinars
- True Love Seeds Presentation – 2025 Vegetable Varieties Trial Garden – Cultural Roots of the African Diaspora
- History of the Seeds of Survival and Celebration Exhibit – Inspiration for the 2025 VVTG
- Hudson Valley Seed Company – 2024 Vegetable Varieties Trial Garden – Cultural Roots of Eastern Europe
- Baker Creek Presentation – 2023 Vegetable Varieties Trial Garden – Cultural Roots of Eastern Asia
- Harris Seeds and True Love Seeds – 2022 Vegetable Varieties Trial Garden – Cultural Roots of the Americas
- Harris Seeds Presentation – 2021 Vegetable Varieties Trial Garden – Superfood Vegetables
VVTG projects in previous years
- 2018 project wrap-up poster (pdf)
- Photos (pdf)
