Project Information

• Project information sheet. 1pg (PDF), updated March 2010.
• Project summary/abstract. 1pg (PDF), updated October 2012.
• Project overview poster. 1pg (PDF), updated April 2010.
• Dilmun Hill Student Farm - research farm operated by Cornell students, and Healthy Soils project research site.

Presentations and Outreach Materials

• "What Gardeners Can Do: 10 Best Practices for Healthy Gardening" (English and Spanish versions), 2pg (PDF), updated April 2013.
• "What Gardeners Can Do: Tips for Urban Chicken Keepers" 2pg (PDF), March 2013.
• "Understanding Your Test Results: Lead in Chicken Run Soils and Chicken Eggs." Recommendations taken from project results shared with gardeners, 6pg, updated October 2012.
• "Understanding Your Test Results: Metals in Garden Soils and Vegetables." Recommendations taken from project results shared with gardeners, 6pg, updated December 2012.

Media

• "Safe Urban Gardening" - NIEHS Environmental Health Chat podcast series, February 2014.
• "What Lies Beneath" - HuffPost Live video segment on the benefits of urban agriculture and how to address concerns about soil contamination, 30 min, October 18, 2012.
• Lead found in eggs laid by chickens in New York City gardens - ABC News article, October 11, 2012.
• Lead levels in NYC garden-fresh eggs - New York Times article, October 8, 2012
• "Getting Their Hands Dirty," CALS News, Fall 2011.
• Student Farm Studies Soil Remediation - TompkinsWeekly article. 2010.
• "The dirt on urban gardens: Some contamination but help is on the way," Cornell Chronicle, December 16, 2010.

Other Resources

• Cornell Waste Management Institute fact sheets and other Resources for Healthy Soils
• NYSDOH Healthy Gardening - brochure 
• NYSDOH information on Lead
• NYSDOH Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency information about Brownfields and Urban Agriculture
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ToxFAQsTM – Information about contaminants
• Agro-One Services - Testing for soil pH and fertility

 

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