March
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All About Dough
March 10th- Youth will be making bread, pizza, biscuits, pies, cookies, and pasta. We will be doing a regular version and a gluten free version of each. The classes will be held at Human Services Complex in room 120 and will start on Thursday, March 10, 2016 from 10 am to noon. We will meet 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, and 4/21 607-535-7161. This class is open to all youth ages 10-17. The fee is $15 for a 4-H Member and $20 for a non- 4-H member, this fee covers all sessions. Please email Lisa Shrout if you have any question and to register [email protected] or call 607-535-7161
Getting started in farming?
Learn the basics of operating a farm! This program is designed for anyone who is exploring the possibility of farming, including landowners and those without land of their own. We will cover some business basics but the main focus will be on soils, land prep, and production of livestock or horticultural crops. The program begins at 9 am and ends at 3 pm and will involve extension educators and farmers as presenters. This workshop will be offered in two locations: on March 12 at the Schuyler County Cooperative Extension office in Montour Falls and on March 19 at the TC3 Farm on Route 13 north of Ithaca. Register for either sessions with Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County via the following website: http://db.ccetompkins.org/programs/civicrm/event/info?id=612&reset=1 – March 12 – Montour Falls http://db.ccetompkins.org/programs/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=613 – March 19 – TC3 Farm or call 607-272-2292 or email [email protected]. Co-sponsored by Cornell Cooperative SCNY Ag Program and Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming, with partial support from a USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program grant.
HEART- Community Walk
March 12th- 10am. The HEART Club, (Healthy Eating and Activity in Rural Towns), is hosting a community walk at the Watkins Glen Field House. Use 12th or 15th Street to enter the parking lot. The indoor track is a comfortable place to walk during the
cooler weather. 9 times around the track is one mile. Walk a little or walk a lot, the field house is open until 12:30pm. All are welcome to participate. Bring a friend or meet a new walking partner. It’s a free activity close to home. Each journey begins with the first step. Improve your personal wellness. Come and take your first step with us! Join the fun! For more information, contact Paddy Redihan at [email protected] or 607-796-6061 ext 4046
WENY TV APPEARANCE
March 15th- Tune in bright and early to watch Brett Chedzoy from CCE Schuyler discuss Maple Weekend at Arnot Forest!!
Chinese Medicinal Herb Production in New York State
March 15th room 120. 6-8 PM class fee is $15 a person. Some crops take on value to buyers as a group, not singly ─ particularly Chinese medicinal herbs. The movement toward producing these herbs in the U.S. has slowly gained ground over the past two decades. An effective production and marketing model involves close cooperation between licensed herbal practitioners and farmers. Using a blend of current concepts -- cooperatives, food hubs, CSA – the model is being developed here in NY, thanks to funding from the New York Farm Viability Institute. Jean Giblette, owner of High Falls Gardens, has been growing Chinese medicinal herbs in the mid-Hudson Valley region of New York since 1994. Working with an affiliated nonprofit organization, High Falls Foundation Inc., she has directed a program in Botanical Studies on behalf of the nation’s 50 graduate schools of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and has organized and consulted with groups of farmers to develop domestic production of Chinese herbs. Please call Roger Ort 607-535-7161 or email [email protected] to sign up
4-H Drawing Club Meeting
Thursday, March 17th 6:00 to 7:00 at the Human Services Complex in room 115. Come learn new drawing skills from our leader, Mary DeWalt. Create great projects that you can show off and/or submit to fairs this summer! This club meets every other Thursday in the Human Services Complex. Contact Jennifer Sweet for more information or to sign up for this club at 607-535-7161 or [email protected]
Don't forget to register for Hidden Valley 4-H Camp!!!
http://cceschuyler.org/hidden-valley-4-h-camp
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