2018 Open Farm Days
- Saturday, August 11, 2018, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Sunday, August 12, 2018, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
FREE!
Visit local farms and experience local agriculture up-close. Farms
across the county open their gates to the public for farm tours,
demonstrations, food tastings, and animal interaction for an afternoon
of farm fun that is sure to have something for everyone. Spend a day or
the entire weekend!
Saturday, August 11, 2018 --12:00-4:00pm
Farms on the West Side of Cayuga Lake will be open to visitors.
Sunday, August 12, 2018 -- 12:00-4:00pm
Farms on the East side of Cayuga Lake will be open to visitors
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Farm City Day
August 18, 2018, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM FREE family event where we bring
the farm to the city! Come enjoy popcorn, meet local farmers and their
animals from the farm!Hosted by the Chemung County Ag Promotion
Committee.Free and open to the public! http://chemung.cce.cornell.edu/events/2018/08/18/farm-city-day
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Beekeeping for Beginners
Have you heard the BUZZ? Monday, Aug. 20, 2018 Time: 6:00PM to 8:00PM. Interested in raising bees
and producing honey? Come learn about essential equipment, terminology,
and where to source bees and supplies. Discover what your first year
will entail. Your Host Phil Cherry, Phil is currently the Executive
Director of CCE Schuyler. Phil has raised honey bees in both Delaware
and now NY state. Plan now for your 2019 Honey season. Pre-Registration
Required at: http://cceschuyler.org/events
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The American Wildlife Conservation Foundation
is presenting a free public education program on August 22nd at the
Finger Lakes National Forest District Office, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Three speakers will present three exciting topics. Topic One: The Return
of the Fisher: an amazing, reclusive mammal is making a comeback,
perhaps even to your backyard. This program will be presented by Scott
Smith, Senior Wildlife Biologist for the New York State Dept. of
Environmental Conservation.
Topic Two: What was that Sound?!: Learn how scientists are using
passive acoustic monitoring for using sound recordings to identify
sounds in natural habitats including birds, mammals, even marine
creatures. The presenter is Russ Charif, Senior Bioacoustician from the
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Topic Three: Rattlesnake! There’s a
lot of research on the timber rattlesnake taking place in the Southern
Tier of New York, and you should know what is going on! The presenter is
Kelly Raab, Fish and Wildlife Technician out of the Bath Regional
Office of the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation.
This informational program (great for families as well as for
professionals), is being provided by the efforts of Greg Flood, Wildlife
Biologist with the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forest,
Hector Ranger District, in collaboration with the American Wildlife
Conservation Foundation.
Directions: The meeting site is located at 5218 State
Route 414, Hector, NY. 14841. Directions to the meeting site are: From
Watkins Glen (south), take highway 414 north about 8 miles. From Senaca
Falls (north), take highway 414 south about 30 miles. If using GPS, be
sure to identify the city as Hector, NY. If lost, call the District
Office at (607) 546-4470.
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Seed Saving
August 23, 2018, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM-Learn to save your own flower and
vegetable seeds for next year’s garden and to share with others! In this
hands-on class, participants will learn the basic principles including
which home garden species are good candidates for seed saving; and how
to harvest, clean, process and store seeds for the next year. Learn the
basics of saving wet seeded crops such as tomatoes and peppers. We will
also go over a bit of advanced seed saving for trickier crops that need
isolation or wet fermentation. Dress to go outside in the CCE gardens
(weather permitting) to harvest different types of vegetable and flower
seeds which we'll clean using different techniques and tools.
Pre-registration is required to hold your place. Cost: $7-$10/person,
pay what you can afford. Register and pay online HERE
Fee$7-$10/person self-determined sliding scale; pay what you can afford
Learn More http://db.ccetompkins.org/programs/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=1446
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Sundaes on the Farm
August 26, 2018, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Free family event! You get to enjoy
a day on the dairy farm, Hay rides, farm tour, meet the farm animals,
fishing and free ice cream sundaes.Hosted by Chemung County Ag Promotion
Committee.Fee-Free and open to the public!Location Busholm Farm 23 May
Road Elmira , NY 14901.
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Bulbs for your Garden
September 4, 2018, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM. Bulbs are such a welcome sign of
spring after a long winter. Learn how to plant bulbs in your garden
this fall to enjoy their beauty in the spring. We will discuss
different bulbs, how to purchase, plant and maintain them. Come join us
in the fun! We will even do some bulb planting as a demonstration.Fee
$5 per person, no charge for children.
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Taste of Tioga - Farm To Feast 2018.
September 7, 2018, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PMSince 2002, CCE Tioga has
organized the annual Taste of Tioga to help raise needed funds as well
as to help promote local farms and healthy living. This year it will be
held in the banquet room at Tioga Downs on Friday, Sept. 7th from 6 to
8:30 pm. We will be featuring a “Farm to Feast” dinner buffet prepared
by Tioga Downs. Dishes will be made with produce, meats, and other
products from Tioga County Farms as well as desserts prepared by local
restaurants. There will be beer and wine tasting and live music .In
addition, we will be hosting our “Run for Funds,” a fundraising derby
to support all of the educational programs of CCE Tioga. Join us for
good food and fun.If you have any questions and/or need additional
information, call our office at 607-687-4020.
Fee$35 per person/$40 at the door
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Taste of Chemung
September 27, 2018; 6 – 8 pm Community Arts of Elmira, 413 Lake St,
Elmira, NY 14901. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chemung County (CCE
Chemung) would like to cordially invite you to 7th Annual
Taste of Chemung. The event will take place this year on Thursday
September 27, 2018 from 6 to 8pm at Community Arts of Elmira. The
Culinary Program from the Greater Southern Tier BOCES Bush Campus will
be preparing a bountiful array of dishes made from locally sourced farm
and food products. Local wineries and breweries will also be on hand to
provide tasting of select beverages. Live music as well! All proceeds
from this event will go towards the educational programs offered by CCE
Chemung. Tickets go on sale starting Monday July 11, 2018. You can get
the tickets by stopping by the CCE Chemung Office at 425 Pennsylvania
Ave, Elmira, NY 14904 or the CCE Chemung table at the Wisner and
EastSide Markets in Elmira. Ticket cost is $35 per person in advance and
$40 per person the day of the event.If you would like to be a sponsor
for the 2018 Taste of Chemung, please contact Andy Fagan, Executive
Director at CCE Chemung, at 607-734-4453 ext 231 or agf1@cornell.edu.
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Planting Garlic
September 27, 2018, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM. Garlic is a wonderful crop to
grow--and it is so easy! Join us while we learn about the do's and
don'ts of garlic planting, and then get your hands dirty actually
planting a bed of garlic! You will have the knowledge and experience to
plant your own crop this fall. The rain date is the following day, same
time. Fee no fee for this hands-on workshop
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Pawpaw 101: The Story of America's Forgotten Fruit
Oct 13th Plant Science Building room TBD and Cornell Orchard
Lansing, workshop fee is $30. What is a pawpaw, and why have most
people never heard of it before? Andrew Moore offers a brief history of
the pawpaw, the largest edible fruit native to the United States, and
offers some explanations as to why it has been overlooked in modern
times. He also provides an overview of the growers and producers working
to raise the fruit's profile, and how the fruit tree can be
reintegrated into our diets and culture. Andrew Moore grew up in Lake
Wales, Florida, just south of the pawpaw’s native range. A writer and
gardener, he now lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the news
editor and a feature writer for Pop City, a weekly news e-magazine in
Pittsburgh, and his stories have been published in the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette, The Daily Yonder, and the Biscayne Times. Pawpaw--a
2016 James Beard Foundation Award nominee in the Writing &
Literature category--is his first book. Please visit
http://cceschuyler.org/events to register and for additional details and
email Roger Ort with questions rlo28@cornell.edu
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Abundant Propagation
Anytime- Online-Abundant propagation is a hands on, online course.
Participants will receive packages of seeds, cuttings, scionwood, and
rootstocks. Detailed information through email and video follows each
package of plant material. Propagator and owner of Twisted Tree Farm,
Akiva Silver is leading this course and is available to answer any
questions throughout the growing process. The list of seeds includes,
but is not limited to mulberry, juneberry, siberian pea shrub, aronia,
persimmon, pawpaw, hybrid chestnut, hybrid hazelnut, black locust, honey
locust, several species of apple, and pear. Cuttings and scionwood
include elderberry, currant, willow (many varieties), and apple. Costs
vary from $300- $600 depending on how much plant material you'd like to
receive. It is expected that each participant will end up with several
hundred plants through Abundant Propagation. For more details and to
register, visit http://www.twisted-tree.net/abundant-propagation/abundant-propagation Contact Akiva at ttfarm279@gmail.com or (607)589-7937 with any questions.
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For Your Information
Small Farms Quarterly: http://smallfarms.cornell.edu/quarterly/
Women in Agriculture
2nd & 4th Wednesday of each Month at Noon EST. Cost is FREE. All are
invited to participate. 2018 Webinars Series To Register Visit: http://extension.umd.edu/womeninag/webinars
NOFA Summer Conference 2018- http://nofasummerconference.org/
Respirator Fit Testing-
By the DEC Region 8, Finger Lakes- For Chemung, Genesee, Livingston,
Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates.
Held at CCE Ontario County, 480 North Main Street, Canandaigua, NY. To
make appointments please call 607-547-6023. For more information please
visit: https://flgp.cce.cornell.edu/events.php?date=05_2018
United States Farming Practices Survey-
Throughout the United States, farmers are using innovative approaches
to sustainably produce crops and improve soil health. However, farmers
are also faced with numerous challenges, and they are often not included
in decision-making that affects the way they farm.
Cornell University, University of California—Berkeley, and The Nature Conservancy are conducting a nationwide survey for all fruit, vegetable, grain, and field crop producers to
identify the biggest challenges that farmers face, as well as the best
solutions. Key findings from the survey will be published and
communicated to grower organizations and other farmer advocates so that recommendations, actions, and outcomes reflect what growers identify as being most helpful for their operation.
All responses will remain anonymous. If you choose to enter your e-mail address at the end of the survey, you will receive a summary report of the findings and you will be eligible for a chance to win $500. The survey takes about 30 minutes to complete. You can fill out the survey right now by clicking on this link:United States Farming Practices Survey Please also feel free to send to other growers and farmers for any crop! Composting Educational Materials
- Don’t forget about the Compost Use for Improved Soil Poster Series – Please contact CWMI if you’d like full size posters printed for your use.
- Compost Use for Improved Soil Agricultural Applications
- Compost Use for Improved Soil General Highway Use
- Compost Use for Improved Soil General Use
- Compost Use for Improved Soil Reclamation and Remediation
- Compost Use for Improved Soil Roadsides, Street Trees and Medians
- Compost Use for Improved Soil Slope Stabilization, Erosion Control and Stormwater Management
- Compost Use for Improved Soil: Make it Use it Urban Applications
- School Composting – Let’s Get Growing A
downloadable 16 page guide for student leaders and teachers. As
educators, we have an important task ahead. The next generation of
decision-makers is being educated in your classroom. How can you help?
By starting this generation off with information and habits that
emphasize reducing the amount of waste we produce, reusing, recycling
and composting whatever we can, and incinerating, landfilling, and
finding other technologies to dispose of the rest. This document
provides you with: (1) Ideas for incorporating composting into the
curriculum. (2) Steps to take to start a school composting/diversion
program. (3) Descriptions of successful school composting programs. CWMI has printed copies of this fact sheet. Please contact us if you’d like some mailed to you.
Tax Tips for the Forest Landowner sfor the 2017 Tax Year
Master Bee Keeper Program
Cornell Small Farm Program- Check here for workshops and events all around New York State-http://smallfarms.cornell.edu/events/
Log-Grown Shiitake: Economics and Management for a Profitable Crop
Multiple dates and locations through out January and Feb- Please click this link to see dates and places. www.cornellmushrooms.org/viability .. Learn more about cultivation at: http://cornellmushrooms.org/factsheets
Those who attend one of the workshops or the online livestream are
eligible to participate in an advanced training group and receive
one-on-one support for the 2018 growing season. Details of this
opportunity will be provided at the workshop. Also, a LIVE WEBINAR
TRAINING: Friday, March 2nd online (access anywhere with a high-speed
connection)See a Map of the locations: https://www.easymapmaker.com/map/2018LogShiitakeWorkshops Workshops run from 9am to 4pm, with a catered lunch included. To Register: visit www.cornellmushrooms.org/viability Cost: $30/person includes lunch and handouts. (online livestream 3/2 is $20 (no person turned away for lack of funds- contact sfg53@cornell.edu
for info.)Funding for this project is provided by the USDA Specialty
Crop Block Grant and administered through the New York Farm Viability
Institute.Steve Gabriel, Agroforestry Extension Specialist, Cornell
Small Farms Program sfg53@cornell.edu
The Tax Tips For Forest Landowners
Well managed forests produce timber and other forest products, provide
wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, aquifer and watershed
protection, and other amenities. Non-industrial private woodlands
comprise approximately 60% of the nation’s total forests. Providing
tailored tax information is one way in which the Forest Service is
working to increase forest productivity on non-industrial forest lands.
For the latest tax information and tips regarding private woodlands,
visit: www.timbertax.org.
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