Cornell BBQ Recipe
Find the recipe here for Dr. Baker's famous "Cornell BBQ" sauce -- and follow our safety tips to ensure that you, your friends and family have delicious and food-safe barbeques all summer long!
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!
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RIBBON CUTTING!
Come and see our new home composting demonstration site at the Ithaca Farmer's Market on Saturday, May 26 from 11 to 12. CCE Master Composters will give tours and answer questions!
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SAY CHEESE!
Visit local farms, meet the cheesemakers, and sample their products on the Finger Lakes Cheese Trail. First 2012 dates are May 26 & 27th! Try the great cheeses that are being made in the Finger Lakes!
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IN LANSING
This free "Retiring from Driving" presentation at the Lansing Library on 5/30 will cover how you can still get around Tompkins County if you choose to give up your car. Call today to reserve a spot!
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HAPPY HOUR!
Meet members of the Cayuga Inlet Task Force at "Hydrilla Happy Hour" , Wednesday 5/30 from 5 to 6 at Corks & More! Share your ideas about how to stop Hydrilla in the inlet, in a fun social setting!
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HORSE SHOW
4-H Open Fun Horse Show, Saturday 6/5 for youth 8 to 19, $20/youth. Membership in 4-H is not required. Performance & Gymkana classes.
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WE'RE JAMMIN'
Learn to make cooked strawberry jam & freezer jam in this hands-on class, Offered June 12th OR June 26th. $20/person. Call today!
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PARENTS APART
Parents Apart® is a 6-hour workshop for parents who want to learn how to help their child(ren) cope during their separation or divorce, or who are parenting separately. Workshop meets all day Saturday or on 2 Monday evenings.
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SIGN UP NOW
Please contact Monika Roth if you would like to take part in a training to become a volunteer and help inform our community about the Emerald Ash Borer and how to identify it!
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BREASTFEEDING
This 6-class series on breastfeeding is FREE for moms with limited incomes, and just $30 for others. Choose from morning or evening sessions on Mondays. Start any time! Classes are ongoing!
For a limited time, join our pilot pellet stove project. By combining weatherization with a pellet stove, you can make your house more comfortable and save significant amounts of money -- all paid through a very-low-interest loan. Visit 
