Go Primitive!
Enjoy old time music by local bands and hands-on wilderness skills activities for kids and adults at Primitive Pursuits Day on Saturday, May 26, 10-4 at 4-H Acres!
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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Learn to Cook!
This fun and hands-on 6-week "Cooking Matters" class starts on Monday 5/21 and is for individuals and families who are eligible for food stamps. Call today to sign up!
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leftovers!
See what's left from our Annual Plant Sale, and peruse garden related yard sale items from our Master Gardener Volunteers! Tuesday 5/22 from 4 to 7 at CCE-Tompkins!
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G4H Volunteers
This 20-hour garden-based, hands-on training will prepare you to be a Gardens 4 Humanity garden educator. Open to the public on a space-available basis. Volunteer overview is 5/22!
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New Demo Site!
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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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!
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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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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!
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 
