• Project information sheet. 1pg (PDF), updated March 2010.
• Project summary/abstract. 1pg (PDF), updated April 2010.
• Project overview poster. 1pg (PDF), updated April 2010.
• "Best Practices for Healthy Gardening: What Gardeners Can Do" (English and Spanish versions), 2pg (PDF), updated January 2012.
• Dilmun Hill Student Farm - research farm operated by Cornell students.
  • Student Farm Studies Soil Remediation - TompkinsWeekly article. 2010.
• "Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities" GreenThumb Workshop presentation and update on soil testing. (PDF) November 20, 2010.
  • Sample results report (PDF) November 2010.
• "The dirt on urban gardens: Some contamination but help is on the way," Cornell Chronicle, December 16, 2010.
• "Getting Their Hands Dirty," article in CALS News, Fall 2011.

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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