CLOSED for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 20, 2020 8:30 am - 5:00 pm The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County will be closed in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday. Phil Cherry, pc526@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= Technical and Financial Resources for Rural Landowners. Wednesday, February 12, 2020 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Silverspoon Cafe (323 Owego Street Montour Falls, NY 14860) Technical and Financial Resources for Rural Landowners. Wednesday, February 12th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Join Cornell Cooperative Extension at the Silver Spoon Café – 323 Owego Street; Montour Falls, for an evening of informative presentations by state and federal agency representatives who work with rural landowners on projects ranging from conservation and wildlife habitat to woodlot and farmland management. Presenters include: Pat Lafler – Service Forester with the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation; Erin Paczkowski – Resource Conservationist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; and John Mietz – County Executive Director with the USDA Farm Service Agency. This event is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served. Registration is not required, but for more information please contact Brett Chedzoy at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County by email (bjc226@cornell.edu) or by phone (607-535-7161) In the case of extreme weather cancelation, please check the Schuyler CCE website in advance: http://cceschuyler.org Brett Chedzoy, bjc226@cornell.edu ========================================= 4-H Cloverbuds Saturday, February 15, 2020 10:30 am - 11:45 am The Human Services Complex (323 Owego Street, Room 120 Montour Falls, NY 14865) The 4-H Cloverbud Session is coming up! Fun activities will be offered for children 5 to 8 years old. $30 for all sessions Paula Goodrich, pg347@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= TasteFLXpo- Local Food and Farmer's Market Friday, February 21, 2020 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Taste FLXpo Premier Local Food & Farmer’s Market presented by Finger Lakes Farm Country, returns for its third year in 2020. This year the new Taste FLXPo café will feature samples made with locally produced fresh ingredients, and a farmer’s market where guests can purchase locally sourced products. Taste FLXpo takes place inside the Corning Community College Commons Building.Admission is $10/person and includes admission to Taste FLXpo, sampling tickets, and a Taste FLXpo shopping bag. Children 13 and under are free admission. Tickets are limited so get yours today before they sell out.Register: https://flxfarmcountry.ticketleap.com/2020taste-flxpo/Presented by:Cornell Cooperative Extension offices of Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Yates countiesSteuben County Conference and Visitors BureauWatkins Glen Chamber of CommerceChemung County Chamber of CommerceTioga County Chamber of CommerceYates County Chamber of Commerce ========================================= Cider Production Saturday, February 22, 2020 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Join Autumn Stoscheck, award winning cider maker/co-owner at Eve’s Cidery. Learn how to successfully grow cider apples in an organic production system and still produce world class cider. This workshop will also offer a special tour of the orchards and unique cider tastings. Workshop fee is $30. 9am-11am-class11am-noon-orchard tourHeld at:Eve’s Cidery 308 Beckhorn Hollow RdVan Etten, NY 14889Please register here: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/CiderProduction_2020_244 30 Roger Ort, rlo28@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= Garden Gathering Movie Night Friday, February 28, 2020 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 6:00pm-8:00pm– Beginning Gardening. Come watch a short, funand informational video. Enjoy a fun evening where we discuss all things gardening with Schuyler counties Master Gardeners and other community neighbors. Held at the OFA Café in the Human Services Complex in Montour Falls. Roger Ort, rlo28@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= Growing Small Fruit in the Home Garden/Growing Unusual Fruit Saturday, March 7, 2020 9:00 am - 11:30 am Growing Small Fruit in the Home Garden Saturday, March 7, 2020, 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Strawberries, blueberries, and other small fruit are some of the tastiest foods you can grow in a home garden. In addition, eating berries is great for your health! Come to this workshop to learn all about growing these wonderful fruits. You will learn about the best varieties to grow in your garden, how to prepare the soil for the berries, planting, growing and winter care. Roger Ort, CCE Schuyler, is an expert on growing fruit for the home garden. Growing Unusual Fruit in your Home GardenSaturday, March 7, 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMDo you want to be the envy of your gardening friends? Serve them a fragrant Russian quince straight from your tree. Have you ever heard of medlars or shipovas? Interested in growing unusual fruit in your own garden? Then join us for expert Roger Ort, CCE Schuyler, for a fun-filled introduction to growing exciting fruits. Many of these fruits have a long and storied history--but are simply overlooked in American gardens. Start a new tradition!Fee$5, children can attend at no chargeCCE Tioga Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building 56 Main Street Owego, NY 13827 ContactBarb Neal Association Community Educator - Horticulture ban1@cornell.edu 607-687-4020 ext 307 Fee$5, children can attend at no charge ========================================= Grafting Workshop Thursday, March 12, 2020 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Learn how to save and reproduce fruit for the future. Take home two grafted apple trees Greg Rothman has been working for Cummins Nursery since 2008 in that time he has propagated upwards of forty thousand fruit trees via chip budding and grafting.Dustin Underwood has been managing orchards for close to ten years this includes pruning, grafting, top working, and spraying.Held at Human Services Complex in Montour Falls, NY OFA CAFEFee is $35 per person, space is limited so pre-registration online with full payment is required. Please call Roger at 607-535-7161 or visit cceschuyler.org/eventsTo Register please click this link:https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/CCESchuylerGraftingWorkshop_20_244 35 Roger Ort, rlo28@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= 4-H Cloverbuds Saturday, March 21, 2020 10:30 am - 11:45 am The Human Services Complex (323 Owego Street, Room 120 Montour Falls, NY 14865) The 4-H Cloverbud Session is coming up! Fun activities will be offered for children 5 to 8 years old. $30 for all sessions Paula Goodrich, pg347@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= Know Your Roots Orchard Production. Transitioning Conventional Perennial Crops to Organic and Beyond!! Monday, March 23, 2020 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CCE-Schuyler County (Schuyler County Human Services Complex 323 Owego Street, Unit #5 Montour Falls, New York 14865) Know Your Roots Orchard Production. Transitioning Conventional Perennial Crops to Organic and Beyond!!March 23rd-Thinking of transitioning an apple orchard and perennial fruiting system from conventional system to an organic/holistic/biodynamic system? This workshop with Mike Biltonen (Know your roots) will focus on the biodynamics practices needed to complete that successful transition. Brought to you by Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County. Held at the Human Services Complex in Montour Falls in room 120.Speaker bio: Mike has farmed his entire professional career. He has horticulture degrees from Virginia Tech (BS ’86) and Cornell (MS ’92), as well as over 35 years of practical farming experience. Though his career started in the trenches at a large conventional orchard in Virginia, during his time at Cornell he became more aware and focused on sustainable orcharding and the need for greater ecological well-being of farms. In the past 20 years he has worked as practicing orchardist and consultant for growers looking to grow more holistic food. He currently lives in the Finger Lakes region of NY and works throughout the northeast. He is crop consultant, advisor, mentor, writer, philosophizer, rabble-rouser, and farmer with Know Your Roots, a small holistic company he owns and operates with his wife Debbie. 30 Roger Ort, rlo28@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= Garden Gathering Movie Night Friday, March 27, 2020 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 6:00pm-8:00pm– Beginning Gardening. Come watch a short, funand informational video. Enjoy a fun evening where we discuss all things gardening with Schuyler counties Master Gardeners and other community neighbors. Held at the OFA Café in the Human Services Complex in Montour Falls. Roger Ort, rlo28@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= 4-H Cloverbuds Saturday, April 18, 2020 10:30 am - 11:45 am The Human Services Complex (323 Owego Street, Room 120 Montour Falls, NY 14865) The 4-H Cloverbud Session is coming up! Fun activities will be offered for children 5 to 8 years old. $30 for all sessions Paula Goodrich, pg347@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= 4-H Cloverbuds Saturday, May 23, 2020 10:30 am - 11:45 am The Human Services Complex (323 Owego Street, Room 120 Montour Falls, NY 14865) The 4-H Cloverbud Session is coming up! Fun activities will be offered for children 5 to 8 years old. $30 for all sessions Paula Goodrich, pg347@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= 4-H Cloverbuds Saturday, June 20, 2020 10:30 am - 11:45 am The Human Services Complex (323 Owego Street, Room 120 Montour Falls, NY 14865) The 4-H Cloverbud Session is coming up! Fun activities will be offered for children 5 to 8 years old. $30 for all sessions Paula Goodrich, pg347@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 ========================================= Fall Plant Sale Saturday, June 20, 2020 10:00 am - 3:00 pm PLANT SALE– SAVE THE DATE10am-3pm– Come out to the Hector Fair grounds and purchase plants from several local nurseries and vendors. Enjoy gardening classes and Chicken BBQ from the Hector Lyons Club. Roger Ort, rlo28@cornell.edu, 607-535-7161 =========================================