Webinar: Avian Disease and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Tuesday, March 18, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Online Event Join Dr. Jarra Jagne of Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Dr. Chad Wall of NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets for an evening of learning about avian disease, including Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). We’ll cover: Updates on the HPAI outbreak Symptoms of HPAI Common small flock diseases HPAI disease look-alikes Keeping your birds safe free Registration: https://tinyurl.com/HPAI2025 ========================================= Grapes 101: A Year in a Vineyard Saturday, March 22, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of Clinton County, 6064 State Route 22 , Plattsburgh , NY 12901 Hosted by Jeremy Schuster, Viticulture Extension Specialist with Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture ProgramLearn the ins and outs of growing grapes, from planting to harvest. Whether you've already got grapes planted or you're just curious, you'll gain valuable knowledge here. If enough interest, a part two will be created to learn about the business side of viticulture. Refreshments provided, limited to 20 participants. $5 Suggested Donation Tia Legge, vrl29@cornell.edu, 518-561-7450 Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/grape101_209 ========================================= Blueberry Pruning Workshop 2025 Wednesday, March 26, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Irona Berry Haven , 1897 Alder Bend Rd , Altona, NY 12910 Join ENYCH’s Heather Kase and Elisabeth Hodgdon, with Harvest NY’sLindsey Pashow at Jeffrey Guerin’s berry farm for pruningdemonstrations, IPM review, a discussion on how to start your own pick your-own operation, with refreshments, networking, and more!Please bring your own pruners, and dress warmly as we will be outdoorsfor most of the workshop.10am Welcome and Introductions10:15am Overview of berry production at Irona Berry Haven - Jeffrey Guerin, Irona Berry Haven10:30am Blueberry pruning and scouting demonstration, hands-on pruning - Heather Kase, CCE ENYCHP11:30am Considerations When Starting a PYO Operation (food safety, agritourismregulations, marketing, grant opportunities, and more!) - Elisabeth Hodgdon, CCE ENYCHP and Lindsey Pashow, CCE Harvest NYNYSDEC Pesticide Recertification Credits (pending): 1.0 in categories 1A, 10, and 22Cost: $10 per farmSnow date: March 27, 2025 $10 Per farm Elisabeth Hodgdon, eh528@cornell.edu, 518-650-5323 (Cell) Registration: https://bit.ly/blueberry-pruning-workshop2025 ========================================= 2025 Monthly Nutrition at the Senior Citizens Council Wednesday, April 2, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, 5139 N. Catherine Street , Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Shannon Drowne, sed246@cornell.edu, 5185617450 Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/MonthlyNutritionSeniorCenter_209 ========================================= Y&F Committee Meetings Wednesday, April 2, 2025 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Meetings are held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office, are open to the public, begin at 5:30 p.m. and last approximately 1 hour. Chelsea Denny, clb299@cornell.edu, (518) 561-7450 ========================================= Manure Pit Rescue Training Clinton, St Lawrence and Lewis counties Tuesday, April 8, 2025 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Firefighters and emergency personnel are invited to join CCE Educators and Dan Neenan (Director of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety), to learn critical information regarding the dangers of working around manure pits. On-farm manure storages pose a risk for injury or death not only to farmers but to those who respond to emergencies on the farm.In this training participants will learn: Manure pit safety hazardsHow to safely conduct rescues of victims from these structuresImportance of air quality monitoringHow to use body harnesses, life lines, and retrieval equipmentPriority will be given to firefighters for the full, hands-on training, however EMT’s and farm workers may attend as well to observe. Firefighters will need to bring their bunker gear and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). Each training session will include a lecture, hands-on experience working with a manure pit simulator, and then a farm tour. Dinner will be provided.The National Education Center for Ag Safety is providing this skills-based training at three locations across Clinton, St. Lawrence, and Lewis Counties. April 8th: Clinton CountyMINER INSTITUTE DAIRY BARN CLASSROOM, 4-8PM1034 Miner Farm RoadChazy, NY 12921Register: bit.ly/mprtclintonFor Clinton County Training - we will be meeting in the Dairy Classrooms at the William H. Miner Ag Research Institute for the start of this training. See image above. (enter at main entrance - go past the horse barn (right), past the dairy barn (left) - until the end of the road and turn left. Classrooms on the right.)April 9th: St Lawrence CountyLISBON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT/FIVE MILE FARM, 4-8PM7002 County Road 10Lisbon, NY 13658Register: bit.ly/mprtstlawrenceApril 10th: Lewis CountyCASTORLAND FIRE COMPANY/BELLER FARMS #2, 4-8PM5187 St. Rt. 410Castorland, NY 13620Register: bit.ly/mprtlewisFor more details: Manure Pit Training Flyer Free ========================================= Growing Together Nutrition Workshop Wednesday, April 9, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am Child Care Coordinating Council of the North Country, 194 US Oval , Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Shannon Drowne, sed246@cornell.edu, 5185617450 Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/Growingtogether_209 ========================================= Manure Pit Rescue Training Clinton, St Lawrence and Lewis counties Wednesday, April 9, 2025 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Firefighters and emergency personnel are invited to join CCE Educators and Dan Neenan (Director of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety), to learn critical information regarding the dangers of working around manure pits. On-farm manure storages pose a risk for injury or death not only to farmers but to those who respond to emergencies on the farm.In this training participants will learn: Manure pit safety hazardsHow to safely conduct rescues of victims from these structuresImportance of air quality monitoringHow to use body harnesses, life lines, and retrieval equipmentPriority will be given to firefighters for the full, hands-on training, however EMT’s and farm workers may attend as well to observe. Firefighters will need to bring their bunker gear and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). Each training session will include a lecture, hands-on experience working with a manure pit simulator, and then a farm tour. Dinner will be provided.The National Education Center for Ag Safety is providing this skills-based training at three locations across Clinton, St. Lawrence, and Lewis Counties. April 8th: Clinton CountyMINER INSTITUTE DAIRY BARN CLASSROOM, 4-8PM1034 Miner Farm RoadChazy, NY 12921Register: bit.ly/mprtclintonFor Clinton County Training - we will be meeting in the Dairy Classrooms at the William H. Miner Ag Research Institute for the start of this training. See image above. (enter at main entrance - go past the horse barn (right), past the dairy barn (left) - until the end of the road and turn left. Classrooms on the right.)April 9th: St Lawrence CountyLISBON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT/FIVE MILE FARM, 4-8PM7002 County Road 10Lisbon, NY 13658Register: bit.ly/mprtstlawrenceApril 10th: Lewis CountyCASTORLAND FIRE COMPANY/BELLER FARMS #2, 4-8PM5187 St. Rt. 410Castorland, NY 13620Register: bit.ly/mprtlewisFor more details: Manure Pit Training Flyer Free ========================================= Manure Pit Rescue Training Clinton, St Lawrence and Lewis counties Thursday, April 10, 2025 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Firefighters and emergency personnel are invited to join CCE Educators and Dan Neenan (Director of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety), to learn critical information regarding the dangers of working around manure pits. On-farm manure storages pose a risk for injury or death not only to farmers but to those who respond to emergencies on the farm.In this training participants will learn: Manure pit safety hazardsHow to safely conduct rescues of victims from these structuresImportance of air quality monitoringHow to use body harnesses, life lines, and retrieval equipmentPriority will be given to firefighters for the full, hands-on training, however EMT’s and farm workers may attend as well to observe. Firefighters will need to bring their bunker gear and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). Each training session will include a lecture, hands-on experience working with a manure pit simulator, and then a farm tour. Dinner will be provided.The National Education Center for Ag Safety is providing this skills-based training at three locations across Clinton, St. Lawrence, and Lewis Counties. April 8th: Clinton CountyMINER INSTITUTE DAIRY BARN CLASSROOM, 4-8PM1034 Miner Farm RoadChazy, NY 12921Register: bit.ly/mprtclintonFor Clinton County Training - we will be meeting in the Dairy Classrooms at the William H. Miner Ag Research Institute for the start of this training. See image above. (enter at main entrance - go past the horse barn (right), past the dairy barn (left) - until the end of the road and turn left. Classrooms on the right.)April 9th: St Lawrence CountyLISBON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT/FIVE MILE FARM, 4-8PM7002 County Road 10Lisbon, NY 13658Register: bit.ly/mprtstlawrenceApril 10th: Lewis CountyCASTORLAND FIRE COMPANY/BELLER FARMS #2, 4-8PM5187 St. Rt. 410Castorland, NY 13620Register: bit.ly/mprtlewisFor more details: Manure Pit Training Flyer Free ========================================= Ag Committee Meeting Dates Monday, April 28, 2025 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Meetings are held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office, are open to the public, begin at 5:300 pm., and last approximately 1 hour. Tia Legge, vrl29@cornell.edu, 518-561-7450 ========================================= Nature Book Club Wednesday, April 30, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am Cornell Cooperative Extension of Clinton County, 6064 State Route 22 , Plattsburgh , NY 12901 Clinton County Cornell Cooperative Extension is proud to partner with Point au Roche State Park to host their Nature Book Club!Love nature and curious about the world around you? Join our fun, friendly book club where we dive into exciting non-fiction books all about the natural world! Whether it’s wildlife, botany, ecosystems, or the science behind it all, we’ll explore fascinating topics and share our thoughts over great conversation.Grab a book, bring your love for nature, and come hang out with us!Book for This Meeting:Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver“A profound, graceful, and literary work of philosophy and economics, well tempered for our times, and yet timeless... It will change the way you look at the food you put into your body. Which is to say, it can change who you are.” – Boston GlobeSince it's publication more than a decade ago, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle has riveted readers with its blend of memoir and journalistic investigation. Updated with original pieces from the entire Kingsolver clan, this commemorative edition explores how the family's original project has been carried forward through the years. When Kingsolver and her family moved from suburban Arizona to rural Appalachia, they took on a new challenge: to spend a year eating a locally-produced diet, paying close attention to the provenance of all they consumed. Concerned about the environmental, social, and physical costs of American food culture, they hoped to recover what Kingsolver considers our nation's lost appreciation for farms and the natural processes of food production. Since 2007, their scheme has evolved enormously. Kingsolver's husband, Steven, discusses how the project grew into a farm-to-table restaurant and community development project training young farmers in their area to move into sustainable food production. Camille Kingsolver writes about her decision to move back to a rural area after college, and how she and her husband incorporate their food values in their lives as they begin their new family. Lily Kingsolver writes about how growing up on a farm, in touch with natural processes and food chains, has shaped her life as a future environmental scientist. And Barbara writes about their sheep, and how they grew into her second vocation as a fiber artist, and reports on the enormous response they've received from other home-growers and local-food devotees. With Americans' ever-growing concern over an agricultural establishment that negatively affects our health and environment, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is a modern classic that will endure for years to come.Find us on the Bookclubs app:____________________________________________________________________________________Meetings are held at 10:00am the last Wednesday of the month every other month at Cornell Cooperative Extension Clinton County, but are hybrid and can be attended via zoom. Zoom link is listed under "Registration Link," but no registration necessary, free to attend for all. Passcode for Zoom meeting is our office phone number with no symbols or spaces. Voting for the next book is chosen at this meeting. In partnership with Point au Roche State Park, contact Kristin Collins at kristin.collins@parks.ny.gov or at (518) 563-0369 for questions pertaining to the park.  $0.00 Tia Legge, vrl29@cornell.edu, 518-561-7450 Registration: https://cornell.zoom.us/j/95094214857?pwd=941acttR2Di5mHglZ2oR8UxQT3YCnW.1 ========================================= 2025 Monthly Nutrition at the Senior Citizens Council Wednesday, May 7, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, 5139 N. Catherine Street , Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Shannon Drowne, sed246@cornell.edu, 5185617450 Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/MonthlyNutritionSeniorCenter_209 ========================================= Board of Directors Meeting 2025 Tuesday, May 20, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm CCE Clinton County, 6064 State Route 22 Suite 5, Plattsburgh, New York 12901 Meetings are held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office, typically the 3rd Tuesday. They are open to the public, and typically begin at 6:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted, with the exception of our annual meeting which begins at 6:00 p.m.Please contact the office in advance if you plan to attend. Occasionally meetings are canceled or rescheduled on short notice.Annual meeting location and date to be confirmed. Lois McClurg Operations Coordinator , lam444@cornell.edu, 518-561-7450 ========================================= 2025 Monthly Nutrition at the Senior Citizens Council Wednesday, June 4, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, 5139 N. Catherine Street , Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Shannon Drowne, sed246@cornell.edu, 5185617450 Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/MonthlyNutritionSeniorCenter_209 ========================================= Y&F Committee Meetings Wednesday, June 4, 2025 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Meetings are held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office, are open to the public, begin at 5:30 p.m. and last approximately 1 hour. Chelsea Denny, clb299@cornell.edu, (518) 561-7450 ========================================= Board of Directors Meeting 2025 Tuesday, June 17, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CCE Clinton County, 6064 State Route 22 Suite 5, Plattsburgh, New York 12901 Meetings are held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office, typically the 3rd Tuesday. They are open to the public, and typically begin at 6:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted, with the exception of our annual meeting which begins at 6:00 p.m.Please contact the office in advance if you plan to attend. Occasionally meetings are canceled or rescheduled on short notice.Annual meeting location and date to be confirmed. Lois McClurg Operations Coordinator , lam444@cornell.edu, 518-561-7450 ========================================= 2025 Monthly Nutrition at the Senior Citizens Council Wednesday, July 2, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, 5139 N. Catherine Street , Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Shannon Drowne, sed246@cornell.edu, 5185617450 Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/MonthlyNutritionSeniorCenter_209 ========================================= Ag Committee Meeting Dates Monday, July 28, 2025 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Meetings are held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office, are open to the public, begin at 5:300 pm., and last approximately 1 hour. Tia Legge, vrl29@cornell.edu, 518-561-7450 ========================================= 2025 Monthly Nutrition at the Senior Citizens Council Wednesday, August 6, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, 5139 N. Catherine Street , Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Shannon Drowne, sed246@cornell.edu, 5185617450 Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/MonthlyNutritionSeniorCenter_209 ========================================= Y&F Committee Meetings Wednesday, August 6, 2025 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Meetings are held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office, are open to the public, begin at 5:30 p.m. and last approximately 1 hour. Chelsea Denny, clb299@cornell.edu, (518) 561-7450 ========================================= Board of Directors Meeting 2025 Tuesday, August 19, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CCE Clinton County, 6064 State Route 22 Suite 5, Plattsburgh, New York 12901 Meetings are held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office, typically the 3rd Tuesday. They are open to the public, and typically begin at 6:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted, with the exception of our annual meeting which begins at 6:00 p.m.Please contact the office in advance if you plan to attend. Occasionally meetings are canceled or rescheduled on short notice.Annual meeting location and date to be confirmed. Lois McClurg Operations Coordinator , lam444@cornell.edu, 518-561-7450 ========================================= 2025 Monthly Nutrition at the Senior Citizens Council Wednesday, September 3, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, 5139 N. Catherine Street , Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Shannon Drowne, sed246@cornell.edu, 5185617450 Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/MonthlyNutritionSeniorCenter_209 ========================================= Board of Directors Meeting 2025 Tuesday, September 16, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm CCE Clinton County, 6064 State Route 22 Suite 5, Plattsburgh, New York 12901 Meetings are held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office, typically the 3rd Tuesday. They are open to the public, and typically begin at 6:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted, with the exception of our annual meeting which begins at 6:00 p.m.Please contact the office in advance if you plan to attend. Occasionally meetings are canceled or rescheduled on short notice.Annual meeting location and date to be confirmed. Lois McClurg Operations Coordinator , lam444@cornell.edu, 518-561-7450 ========================================= 2025 Monthly Nutrition at the Senior Citizens Council Wednesday, October 1, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, 5139 N. Catherine Street , Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Shannon Drowne, sed246@cornell.edu, 5185617450 Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/MonthlyNutritionSeniorCenter_209 ========================================= Ag Committee Meeting Dates Monday, October 27, 2025 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Meetings are held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office, are open to the public, begin at 5:300 pm., and last approximately 1 hour. Tia Legge, vrl29@cornell.edu, 518-561-7450 ========================================= 2025 Annual Meeting CCE Clinton County Tuesday, October 28, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Beekmantown Town Hall, 571 Spellman Rd , West Chazy, NY 12992 Save the Date: Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Clinton County 2025 Annual MeetingAGENDA: Meal, followed by a business meeting. There will be an election of directors and appointment of program committee members.More info to comeQuestions or for more info: call our office @ 518-561-7450 or email clinton@cornell.edu Suggested $20.00/person to help offset the cost of the food. Lois McClurg Operations Coordinator , lam444@cornell.edu, 518-561-7450 ========================================= 2025 Monthly Nutrition at the Senior Citizens Council Wednesday, November 5, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, 5139 N. Catherine Street , Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Shannon Drowne, sed246@cornell.edu, 5185617450 Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/MonthlyNutritionSeniorCenter_209 ========================================= 2025 Monthly Nutrition at the Senior Citizens Council Wednesday, December 3, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, 5139 N. Catherine Street , Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Shannon Drowne, sed246@cornell.edu, 5185617450 Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/MonthlyNutritionSeniorCenter_209 =========================================