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Welcome to our Executive Email!

Through this small newsletter, we will share a recap of the previous month and some of the latest updates at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County.  Please browse some our Program happenings below & click the links supplied to read more!  Be sure to keep up to date through our Social Media...we are always updating our Facebook & Twitter accounts!

We have a lot of great events ahead of us in 2018! Keep in touch and stay involved!

We hope you enjoy & as always, thank you for supporting CCE.

Executive Director,
Next Public Board Meeting:
March 15, 2018 at 5:30 pm, CCE Onondaga

    4-H 

  • We have a new Onondaga County 4H Facebook Page! Like us and follow our updates!
  • March 24: Public Presentations  -- We're looking for volunteers, contact Juliana
  • 4-H is partnering with After-school Organizations, Parks and Recreation, Community Centers and Schools to take STEM activities to 250 youth in Onondaga County. The photos show the Giant Map at Kirk Park, and the Geocaching activity at Fowler High School. Cornell University partnered with National Geographic to create a giant map of New York State. The kids have a blast exploring NYS and learning concepts of geography. In the Geocaching, the students use Garmin GPS to learn how to use it, applications in the field and then play Geocaching. The activities are part of Career Pathways project funded by CCE Onondaga and Lockheed Martin to get the youth excited about science and explore careers in STEM.

Agriculture

 Environment
Twenty-six central New York producers gathered at the NYS Fairgrounds on February 2 to listen to Cornell Small Farms Program specialist Steve Gabriel discuss turning a hobby into a viable business. Steve has spent the winter visiting different regions of New York State for the program “Developing a Viable Log-Grown Shiitake Farming Enterprise in New York State.” This day-long workshop was designed for growers interested in the commercial potential of growing shiitake.
 
Gourmet mushrooms offer a unique culinary niche in the local marketplace, and shiitake stands alone offering the combination of characteristics needed for reliable and profitable production. Inoculated shiitake logs can be soaked and forced to fruit on a routine basis, so a producer can get consistent crop yields from June to October throughout most of the state.
 
Participants learned about all aspects of business planning from purchasing supplies, safety, regulations, budgeting and marketing strategies. As part of the program benefits, participants in the winter workshop will be given one-on-one support for the 2018 growing season. The program was coordinated by Kristina Ferrare, Forestry Program Specialist at CCE Onondaga.
CCE natural resources staff participated in the “Improving Citizen Water Quality Monitoring in Central New York” Mini-Conference this January. The full-day event was co-sponsored by SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) Outreach and Experiential Learning Office and the Project Watershed Central New York (CNY) Program of the Izaak Walton League of America’s (IWLA) CNY Chapter. The goal of the mini-conference was to bring the representatives of citizen water monitoring groups, watershed and lake associations, government agency staff and researchers and scientists together to share information and experiences and discuss how we can collaborate to improve and coordinate monitoring efforts in Central New York. CCE assisted in compiling a findings document from round table discussions during the event. The findings document as well as other information from the day can be found at http://www.esf.edu/outreach/k12/iwla.htm

Master Gardeners

Nutrition & Health

Nutrition Updates:
Youth programs: Nutrition Educators are facilitating school nutrition programs for both in and after school at seven Syracuse City Schools using the Coordinated Approach To Child Health (CATCH) curriculum. The CATCH curriculum promotes key nutrition messages: Make half your plate fruits and vegetables, drink fewer sugary beverages, and enjoy your food but eat less.  (Schools:  ELMS, Dr. King, LeMoyne, Huntington, Meachem, Salem Heights, Seymour) as well as at the Boys & Girls Club and Determination Center. 

During February break (2/19/2018-2/23/2018), youth from all of Syracuse’s City Parks come together at the ‘Cuse Spot at Wilson Park. CCE Nutrition Educators will provide nutrition education each day. Youth will learn about making healthier beverage choices, eating more whole grains and fruits and vegetables and how a healthy breakfast can help them get the day started on the right foot! As part of the class, participating youth will help prepare a healthy snack for everyone to enjoy together!

On February 13th and 27th Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) adult and youth educators will be conducting parent/youth classes at Northeast Community Center. Youth will be taught a series of lessons using the Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) curriculum. CCE’s youth educator will lead the youth in preparing healthy recipes. Parents will experience the same nutrition education topic led by CCE’s adult nutrition educator. Both parents and youth will sample healthy recipes prepared during the youth lessons. 


Adult Nutrition Programs:  
Onondaga County Health Department invited CCE to participate in a Teacher Wellness Day at Bellevue Elementary School.  Nutrition educators will be presenting a 30 min “Rethink Your Drink” workshop-. In addition to our presentation, there will be information on cancer screening, sodium awareness, the health benefits of essential oils as well as other health related topics for the teachers.  Date: Thurs. 2/8/18; Time: 1-3 pm; Place: Shea Middle School, 1607 S.Geddes St. Syracuse, NY (site used while Bellevue is being renovated)

On February 10th Food Safety skills were taught to a group of New Americans (Bhutanese, Somalian, and Burmese) at the Bhutanese Community Center on Kirkpatrick Street as part of the Syracuse Refugee Agriculture Partnership Program (SyRAPP) Grant.  Cornell Cooperative Extension’s nutrition educators taught participants how to keep their food safe using four key concepts of food safety (Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill).  The goal of this program is to improve participants knowledge and behavior related to safe food handling to reduce risk foodborne illness.  See photos of the day below!
Sustainable. Educational. Local.
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