Master Composters!
Volunteer with the Master Composters and promote responsible composting in Tompkins County! Training runs from 2/22 to 5/2. Applications are due Wednesday, February 1st - call today!
Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County
Cooperative Extension puts a wealth of useful, research-based information at your finger tips! In addition to what you'll find here on our website, we offer free or low-cost workshops on topics that range from how to start an organic garden to making a home spending plan. Explore our links, check out our upcoming events, then give us a call or visit the CCE-Tompkins Education Center to learn more. We're here to help, with information -- and people -- you can trust!
New "Community Chef" Volunteer Program to Launch
Community Chef is a new volunteer leadership development program at CCE-Tompkins that will equip participants to become agents of change for healthier food in their communities. The free 8-week training will cover nutrition, culinary techniques, leadership, community organizing and group facilitation skills so that program graduates will be able to confidently co-facilitate classes with CCE-Tompkins nutrition educators and/or start other projects that promote cooking, healthy eating, local foods and food justice for all residents of Tompkins County. Applications are being accepted now.
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Mobile Homes
If your mobile home feels drafty and cold in the winter, learn some simple measures you can take to save energy and increase comfort at this FREE workshop in Varna on 1/30!
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get a budget!
"Making Ends Meet" is a FREE workshop on Jan. 31 that will cover how to set financial goals, track spending, get the most for your money, and lower your energy bills. Call today to reserve your space!
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apply now!
Volunteer with the Master Composters and promote responsible composting in Tompkins County! Next training series runs February though May. Application deadline is February 1st.
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Speak Out
Youth aged 5-to-19 can learn about public speaking at our FREE 4-H Public Presentation Kickoff Workshop on 2/1! All levels of youth presenters - from beginners to expert -- are encouraged to attend.
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At Giac
"Parenting: The Hardest Job in the World" is a FREE 8-week series starting February 2 at GIAC that covers how to use the 5 communication skills to talk with your child(ren) and more! Sign up in advance for FREE childcare.
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Livestock
Raising hogs, beef, sheep, goats, poultry and horses on pasture will be covered in this "Raising Livestock" series, starting in February in Owego. Attend one or all! Series runs through September.
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gas leasing
Landowners' rights regarding gas and oil leases will be covered in this FREE program with Mike Danaher of the NY State Attorney General's Office on 2/9. Question & Answer period follows.
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credit
This FREE workshop on February 16 covers how to establish good credit, manage debt, and understand your credit report. Please call to reserve a seat.
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ash borer
Learn to identify Ash trees and monitor those on your land for signs of the Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive pest, at a FREE workshop on 3/20. With Mark Whitmore and Jeanne Grace.
