Tompkins Cortland Community College culinary arts students, led by instructor Amanda Bisson, donated their labor and expertise to cater a farm to table meal, using locally sourced ingredients including donated produce from our TC3 Farm. The TC3 farm is part of Cortland’s sustainable farming program and supports four degrees that Tompkins Cortland Community College offers; Culinary Arts, Wine Marketing, Sustainable Farming and Food Systems, and Hotel and Restaurant Management. Students get hands on experience with farm management, pest control, and can also take courses that advocate for sustaining ecological relationships in the community.
The donated produce went to the Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming: empowering people with skills, knowledge, and access to resources, to build a more diverse, equitable and environmentally sustainable food system. Their 2nd annual “Sunset Soiree” fundraiser was help on September 21st 2018, as a farm to table dinner at the Groundswell incubator farm. Groundswell incubator farm program helps new farmers with starting up a new farm. From resources such as land, irrigation, farming tools, and a supportive community, the program gives back to the community in every way possible.
30 Days of Giving 2018
- Day 1: Buffalo State’s Students Serve as Civic Leaders
- Day 2: Farmingdale State College Students Give Veterans a Smile
- Day 3: Tompkins Cortland Community College Brings the Farm to the Table
- Day 4: SUNY Maritime Donates Backpacks to Homes For the Brave
- Day 5: Paws and Effect at Binghamton University
- Day 6: New Paltz Students Go From Interns To Emerging Leaders
- Day 7: Niagara County Community College Students Feed Animals in Need
- Day 8: Mohawk Valley Community College Baseball Team Helps Area Veterans
- Day 9: SUNY Delhi Students Build Homes for the Homeless
- Day 10: SUNY Old Westbury Commemorates Veterans
- Day 11: UAlbany Students Work to Improve Lives of Those With Disabilities
- Day 12: Alfred State Students Preserve History in California
- Day 13: Herkimer County Community College Cares For the Community
- Day 14: SUNY Broome Students Stepping Up to End Campus Hunger
- Day 15: Monroe Community College Develops Humanitarian Mapping
- Day 16: SUNY Oswego Hockey Teams Support Local Charities
- Day 17: Stony Brook University Students Practice Prevention and Outreach
- Day 18: SUNY ESF Students Give Up Their Saturdays for Service
- Day 19: Clinton Community College Helps Students Overcome Barriers to Success
- Day 20: SUNY Plattsburgh Grants Holiday Wishes to Area Children and Families
- Day 21: SUNY Cobleskill Gives Back to the Iroquois Indian Museum
- Day 22: SUNY Sullivan Helps Local Federation for the Homeless
- Day 23: Operation Shoebox at Schenectady County Community College
- Day 24: University at Buffalo Grassroots Gardens
- Day 25: SUNY Oneonta Runs to Fight Hunger
- Day 26: SUNY Orange Helps the Needy Stay Warm in Winter
- Day 27: HVCC Students Pack Good Night Bags for Families in Crisis
- Day 28: SUNY Fredonia Adopts Families in Need
- Day 29: Onondaga Community College Students Give Back With Service Abroad
- Day 30: Jefferson Community College Faculty & Staff Take Pie in the Face for Charity
