Events
Thriving With Your Spirited Child
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Learn how to understand your and your child's temperamental traits, identify clues leading up to challenging behaviors and tantrums, and develop strategies for reducing or eliminating power struggles.
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Native Plant Gardening: Gardening for Life
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Join us for the first presentation in our Native Plant Gardening series. Caring for our yards is the most direct way we care for the earth. By planting native plants, we can provide habitat for even the smallest creatures, and by using earth-friendly landscaping practices, we can create a healthy...
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Family Playgroup - Fall'25
Friday, September 19, 2025
Family Playgroup for toddlers and preschoolers
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PS: It Works! Parenting Communication Skills Series - 2 Gen
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
2 Generation Communication Skills Class for parents and their children ages 6 - 10 years old
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Thriving With Your Spirited Child
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Learn how to understand your and your child's temperamental traits, identify clues leading up to challenging behaviors and tantrums, and develop strategies for reducing or eliminating power struggles.
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Discover Pawpaws Lecture
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Anya Stansell will summarize current trends around the cultivation of pawpaw for its edible fruit in New York State. She will discuss ways in which propagators, gardeners, and commercial fruit growers are exploring the different potentials of this tree, as well as provide an update on Cornell ...
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Family Playgroup - Fall'25
Friday, September 26, 2025
Family Playgroup for toddlers and preschoolers
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Climate Education Resource Fair & Professional Development Workshop
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, the Sciencenter, and the Center for Climate Change Education at PRI are offering a FREE half-day event focused on climate education.Register for this four-hour event to access resources for teaching about climate change that are locally relevant a...
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Can NY Have Affordable AND Clean Energy?
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Draft NYS Energy Plan learn & discussLearn about the Draft New York State Energy Plan, which looks at the state’s energy needs through 2040 and outlines actions by the state to address energy-related costs, future demand, jobs, and environmental impacts, including pollution and climate change.&nb...
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Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, October 2, 2025
The CCE-Tompkins Board of Directors usually meets on the first Thursday of the month. Meetings begin at 5 pm and typically end by 7 pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Note that December is normally when we hold our Annual Meeting. 2025 Board Meetings As of now, ...
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Family Playgroup - Fall'25
Friday, October 3, 2025
Family Playgroup for toddlers and preschoolers
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Food Preservation: Canning Applesauce
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
October is a month full of apple bounty! If you've found yourself with too many apples for fresh eating, or if you're just curious about food preservation, join us for a workshop on how to preserve apples and other seasonal foods at their peak flavor. Participants will learn about the safety, equ...
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Fall Outdoor Composting Class
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Beginners and experienced home composters alike can "dig deeper" into the art and science of outdoor composting. We guarantee that you will acquire composting knowledge and skills that you can put to use this fall/winter!Outdoor composting skills can help you to compost large amounts of leaves,...
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Family Playgroup - Fall'25
Friday, October 10, 2025
Family Playgroup for toddlers and preschoolers
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CLOSED for Indigenous Peoples' Day
Monday, October 13, 2025
The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will be closed for Indigenous Peoples' Day.
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Family Playgroup - Fall'25
Friday, October 17, 2025
Family Playgroup for toddlers and preschoolers
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Beginning Farmer Land Access (2-day) Retreat
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Beginning farmers looking for land, join us for a two-day land access retreat on Saturday, October 18th from 10:00am to 4:00 pm and Sunday, October 19th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the beautiful Arnot Forest Lodge! This event provides aspiring farmers with the knowledge and resources...
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ZOOM: Parents Apart®
Monday, October 20, 2025
Currently this course is only offered online. 2025 dates are posted below. Participants must enroll in both sessions, only the first date of each class series above is listed on our calendar since you cannot join after the first class January 11 & 18, SaturdaysFebruary 3 & 10, Mo...
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World Earthworm Day Book Discussion
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
You are invited to a community book discussion of Charles Darwin’s last published work, The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms, at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County! Revisit this book from 1881 and discover what it has to share with us today in 2025. It ex...
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PS: It Works! Parenting Skills Workshop Series
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Parenting Communication Skills Workshops
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Free Energy Workshop
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Learn DIY ways to save energy and money in your home! Find out about grants and rebates for home weatherization, heat pumps, and solar. Our CEAs will be available to answer your energy questions.For more informatio about the Smart Energy Choices program or to speak with a Community Energy A...
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Family Playgroup - Fall'25
Friday, October 24, 2025
Family Playgroup for toddlers and preschoolers
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Fall Worm Composting Class
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Learn how worms can make fast, rich compost for your garden while disposing of your food scraps. Take home the bin, a starter population of worms, and the knowledge to tend to your new pets. Space is limited. $12 per household. Register early, space is limited! Register online using th...
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Native Plant Gardening: 4 Master Gardeners, 4 Approaches
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Hear presentations from four Master Gardener Volunteers about how each went about growing native plants in their gardens, their successes, and lessons learned. The talks will range from a small yard to a countryside wild area with different types and sizes of spaces in between.This class is hybri...
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PS: It Works! Parenting Skills Workshop Series
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Parenting Communication Skills Workshops
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Parenting Styles (HYBRID OPTION, ONLINE AND IN PERSON)
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Why Do You Parent The Way You Do?Many factors influence our children and how we parent. Every family, every child is different and unique. Why do we do what we do? Why do we make the decisions we make? In this 7-week series, come together with others to share information and discuss i...
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Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, November 6, 2025
The CCE-Tompkins Board of Directors usually meets on the first Thursday of the month. Meetings begin at 5 pm and typically end by 7 pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Note that December is normally when we hold our Annual Meeting. 2025 Board Meetings As of now, ...
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Parenting Styles (HYBRID OPTION, ONLINE AND IN PERSON)
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Why Do You Parent The Way You Do?Many factors influence our children and how we parent. Every family, every child is different and unique. Why do we do what we do? Why do we make the decisions we make? In this 7-week series, come together with others to share information and discuss i...
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ZOOM: Parents Apart®
Saturday, November 8, 2025
Currently this course is only offered online. 2025 dates are posted below. Participants must enroll in both sessions, only the first date of each class series above is listed on our calendar since you cannot join after the first class January 11 & 18, SaturdaysFebruary 3 & 10, Mo...
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CLOSED for Veterans Day
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County will be closed in observance of Veterans Day.
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Natural Dyeing Workshop
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Learn the basics of natural dyeing with native foraged plants with a presentation and hands on-demo. From background, prep work, to dye creation and utilization, we will cover all the basics. Participants invited to bring one small garment or 2 skeins of yarn (natural linen or wool) to participat...
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Bokashi Composting Class
Saturday, November 15, 2025
This Japanese composting technique involves natural fermentation and offers a way for people to manage food scraps. The liquid produced can be used to water houseplants while the food scraps are pre-digested, and can then be composted or buried in the soil to finish. Join local bokashi enth...
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CLOSED for Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 27, 2025
The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
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CLOSED for Thanksgiving
Friday, November 28, 2025
The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
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Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, December 4, 2025
The CCE-Tompkins Board of Directors usually meets on the first Thursday of the month. Meetings begin at 5 pm and typically end by 7 pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Note that December is normally when we hold our Annual Meeting. 2025 Board Meetings As of now, ...
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ZOOM: Parents Apart®
Monday, December 8, 2025
Currently this course is only offered online. 2025 dates are posted below. Participants must enroll in both sessions, only the first date of each class series above is listed on our calendar since you cannot join after the first class January 11 & 18, SaturdaysFebruary 3 & 10, Mo...
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CLOSED for the Holidays
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will be closed for the Holidays.
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CLOSED for the Holidays
Thursday, December 25, 2025
The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will be closed for the Holidays.
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CLOSED for the Holidays
Friday, December 26, 2025
The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will be closed for the Holidays.
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CLOSED for New Year's Holiday
Thursday, January 1, 2026
The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will be closed for the New Year's Holiday.
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