Newsletters

Tompkins County Cornell Cooperative Extension produces several newsletters covering topics in food and family well-being that we hope you will find to be useful.

Food & Family Well-Being

This quarterly newsletter includes research-based articles written by Extension staff on topics in food and nutrition, consumer issues, home environment, and more.  It also highlights some of our current programs in Tompkins County. Inserts relate to the articles, are reader-friendly and are intended for distribution to program participants.

SUMMER 2010
Articles: The Fiber Fad, New Consumer Protections on Credit Cards, Amanda's Law Seeks to Save Lives, The Breastfeeding Support Program, Youth Substance Abuse-Parents Make a Difference; Handling Food Safely.
Inserts for Educators: Fiber Facts (PDF 520kb), New Credit Card Rules (PDF 230kb), Carbon Monoxide Brochure (PDF 781kb), Parents Matter (PDF 162kb), USDA Basics for Food Handling Food Safely (PDF 86kb), Response Card (PDF 91kb).

FALL 2010 (323kb PDF)
Articles: Apples - Local, Delicious, and Plentiful!; Update on Student Loan Repayment Options; New Healthy Neighborhoods Program; CCE Holds Container Gardening Workshop; PS: It Works! Evaluation Outcomes from Parenting Skills Workshop Series; Reusable Grocery Totes: Keeping Them Safe.
Inserts for Educators: Enjoy NY Apples (PDF 95kb);  Federal Student Aid: Income-Based Repayment (PDF 326kb); Healthy Neighborhoods Program Brochure (PDF 97kb) ; Food on the Move (PDF 98kb) .