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1 in 3 American adults has prediabetes. Do you?

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Find healthy new dishes your family will love on our "Recipes" page.

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A small group nutrition class

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Children will often eat new foods that they help you to prepare!

Use your favorite seasonal fruits for Fresh Fruit with Warm Honey Yogurt Topping from Cooking Matters.

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"Fresh Fruit with Honey Yogurt Topping", from Cooking Matters.

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Learn about food container expiration dates on our Food Safety pages.

The Cargill Teaching Kitchen at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (2012)

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Many nutrition classes are held in CCE-Tompkins' new teaching kitchen.

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Healthy and low-fat Baked Sweet Potato Fries, from our Recipes page!

Food

Welcome to our Food and Nutrition pages! Cornell Cooperative Extension offers free or low-cost educational workshops, applied research projects, and lots of useful information on food-related topics from food safety and nutrition to healthy eating on a limited budget. Explore our links, check out our upcoming events, then give us a call or visit our Education Center to learn more.

Food Task Force Update

Grants from the Community Foundation of Tompkins County to Nourish Tompkins and the Food Task Force keep supplies flowing to local residents in need.

Local Farmers Ending Hunger - photo of couple in field with vegetables

Nourish Tompkins Report

Nourish Tompkins and hunger relief partners delivered meaningful assistance to food insecure members of our community during Covid-19. Learn about their work here.

Chloe Boutelle sorting pantry boxes from Food Bank of the Southern Tier

Farm to School

The Tompkins Farm to School program met its first year goals successfully, even while adapting its work and offerings in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Temporary Emergency Resource for Links to Food Options

Food Options During COVID-19

Find links to advice on managing your kitchen along with local resources for obtaining delivery and food assistance at this time of social distance and great need.

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Food Resources

Find food pantries, community meals, and programs like SNAP-Ed New York, WIC and Free/Reduced School Meals that can help feed your family.

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Breastfeeding Support

Our Certified Lactation Counselor now offers pre- and post-natal support by phone for new and expectant moms. Group online class is also possible!! Text Tina today!

Last updated January 4, 2021

Food

2020 Advisory Committee

Nutrition, Health & Safety Program Committee
* = representative to the Board

Tisa Fontaine Hill*
Beth Krause
Gen Meredith
Yuuki Nakyachi
Amie Patchen

Rethink Your Drink!

water animation gift for FLESNY Rethink Your Drink

Find tips, recipes and resources for fun, creative ways to rethink your drink on the SNAP-Ed NY website!

SNAP-Ed New York

Find tips, recipes and resources for healthier eating on the SNAP-Ed NY website!

Cornell Cooperative Extension

Tompkins County

Cornell Cooperative Extension

Tompkins County

Food

Food Task Force Update

Nourish Tompkins Report

Farm to School

Food Options During COVID-19

Food Resources

Breastfeeding Support

Food

2020 Advisory Committee

Rethink Your Drink!

SNAP-Ed New York

Food Planning During the Pandemic

Events

Community Partners

Cornell Cooperative Extension
Tompkins County