CCE Schuyler Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, September 26, 2018 8:30 am - 10:30 am The Human Services Complex (323 Owego Street, Room 120 Montour Falls, NY 14865) Held at the Human Services Complex at 323 Owego Street in Montour Falls, NY 14865The meeting starts at 8:30am and is open to the public. Phil Cherry, pc526@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= Master Forest Owner Training Wednesday, September 26, 2018 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm Arnot Forest (611 Schuyler County Route 13 Van Etten , NY 14889) Training dates are Wed., September 26 to Sat., September 29, 2018For more information-https://blogs.cornell.edu/ccemfo/become-an-mfo-volunteer/ ========================================= It's Time to Go Nuts Tuesday, October 2, 2018 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Join, guest speaker: Akiva Silver owner of Twisted Tree Farm, in a nut growing workshop that will cover the cultivation, propagation, natural history, harvesting, processing, and marketing of chestnuts, hazelnuts, acorns, and walnuts. We will be sampling many types of nuts. This workshop will be held on Tuesday October 2nd from 6:00-8:00PM in room 120 of the Human Services Complex, Montour Falls. Fee is $20 Pre-registration is required! To register please follow this link: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/Itstimetogonuts_244 $20 Roger Ort, rlo28@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= New York Forest Owners Association Fall Woodswalk Saturday, October 6, 2018 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm New York Forest Owners Association Fall WoodswalkSaturday, October 6th, 2018. 9:30 – 12 noon. 158 Bailor Rd, Brooktondale. Join us for a ~ 1 mile woods walk through the 123-acre Hobnob Forest with owner and forester Tim Levatich. Started in 1975 by Tim’s father, Peter, recreation was an early and constant focus, along with growing prime saw timber and firewood. We’ll see the results of a shelterwood cut to establish young forest, the aftermath of forest tent caterpillar, and the successful regeneration of sugar maple. A network of forest roads has been important for all management and recreation activities. There are many things to see and topics to discuss surrounding 43 years of intensive management on this family forest. We will also look at challenges to regenerating the next forest. Please come and learn from our mistakes, so you can have a head start in your own woods. Sponsored by the Southern Finger Lakes Chapter of the NY Forest Owners Association. Free and open to the public. Children are welcome with supervision. Light refreshments will be served in the morning. Rain or shine so please dress for the weather and to walk in forest condition! For more information, please contact Tim at: TPL10@cornell.edu, or Brett Chedzoy at Schuyler Cornell Cooperative Extension: bjc226@cornell.edu (cell: 607-742-3657) Brett Chedzoy, bjc226@cornell.edu ========================================= Pawpaw 101: The Story of America's Forgotten Fruit Saturday, October 13, 2018 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Pawpaw 101: The Story of America's Forgotten Fruit The largest edible fruit native to the United States tastes like a cross between a banana and a mango. It grows wild in twenty-six states, gracing Eastern forests each fall with sweet-smelling, tropical-flavored abundance. Historically, it fed and sustained Native Americans and European explorers, presidents, inspiring folk songs, poetry, and scores of place names from Georgia to Illinois. Its trees are an organic grower’s dream, requiring no pesticides or herbicides to thrive, and containing compounds that are among the most potent anticancer agents yet discovered.Andrew Moore A writer and gardener from Pittsburgh, PA, is author of Pawpaw: In Search of America's Forgotten Fruit, a 2016 James Beard Foundation Award nominee in the Writing & Literature category. Andy will be available to sign his book at the lecture.Bonus tour-Did you know Cornell had one of the thirteen original Pawpaw Regional Varietal Trials. With three trials removed and two more to cease this year. Last chance to come and visit one of the remaining plantings. Lecture and tour date is Saturday October 13th, 2018 9:00-3:00 at the Plant Science Building at Cornell and Lansing Orchard. This workshop is sponsored by CCE Schuyler, Seneca, Chemung and Steuben and Cornell Small Farms Program. Fee is $30 to attend and lunch is on your own around Ithaca. Advanced registration is required. http://cceschuyler.org/events For more information please contact Roger Ort at 607-535-7161 or rlo28@cornell.edu $30 Roger Ort, rlo28@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= ​ 2018 Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium Friday, October 12, 2018 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm CCE-Schuyler County (Schuyler County Human Services Complex 323 Owego Street, Unit #5 Montour Falls, New York 14865) 2018 Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium – Friday, October 12th through Sunday, October 14th – Morrison Hall, 507 Tower Road, Cornell University, Ithaca (Tompkins County) - On Friday, Oct 12th the symposium starts off with hands on activities for new and experienced goat and sheep raisers starting at 2 pm. Registration will take place in the lobby of Morrison Hall followed by short walks to the Livestock Pavilion for newbies and the Teaching Barn for experienced farmers. Farmers at the pavilion will rotate through four structured stations practicing important livestock skills under the guidance of trained professionals. Meanwhile, Dr. Mary Smith, DVM will teach a hands-on field necropsy workshop at the Teaching Barn aimed at more experienced goat and sheep raisers. Participation in the field necropsy workshop is limited to one member per farm. Advance sign up is required and space is limited. We will then return to Morrison Hall or the Cornell Vet School for three workshop options from 4 to 6 pm. Some walking may be required to get to these activities. Therefore, please notify us in advance if you will require transportation. Saturday’s lineup also includes both hands-on events and formal presentations. The hands-on events for new farmers will be a repeat of Friday’s activities but with less structure and with Cornell students assisting. A short description of each workshop and activity is available online. Hands-on activities that require prior sign up to insure a space are noted in the Symposium Schedule and registration forms. A Goat & Sheep Integrated Parasite Management workshop will be held on Sunday that includes FAMACHA certification. Other Sunday workshops include a hands-on workshop to learn how to identify and count the different parasite eggs in feces and a workshop on enrolling a herd or flock in the National Sheep Improvement Program’s Genetic Evaluations. For more information on registration, parking on the Cornell campus, and lodging, visit http://www.sheep.cornell.edu (click on 2018 Sheep & Goat Symposium). Brett Chedzoy, bjc226@cornell.edu ========================================= CCE Schuyler Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, October 24, 2018 8:30 am - 10:30 am The Human Services Complex (323 Owego Street, Room 120 Montour Falls, NY 14865) Held at the Human Services Complex at 323 Owego Street in Montour Falls, NY 14865The meeting starts at 8:30am and is open to the public. Phil Cherry, pc526@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= Office Closed for Veterans Day Monday, November 12, 2018 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Phil Cherry, pc526@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= CCE Schuyler Office closed for Thanksgiving Thursday, November 22, 2018 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm Happy Thanksgiving from the staff at CCE Schuyler!! Phil Cherry, pc526@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= CCE Schuyler office on Winter Break Tuesday, December 25, 2018 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm Phil Cherry, pc526@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 =========================================