Canning Demo Tour- 3 Free Events Thursday, August 1, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Build confidence and inspiration to preserve the harvest by attending one of three free Canning Demos held at accessible locations across St. Lawrence County. Each demo includes seeing a water bath canner in the filling and processing stages along with a display of water bath and pressure canning equipment. Questions are welcome throughout the sessions. There will be ample recipes and recources available to bring home.  Each session includes information about food safety and how canning recipes are developed. BONUS: Free canning jars to the first 10 attendees.CANNING DEMO DATES, TIMES, LOCATIONS, BUILDING ACCESS INFOThursday, August 1st, 6:00-7:30pm at the Gouverneur Community Center at 4673 State Highway 58, Gouverneur, NY 13642.Use main entrance, kitchen is on the same level.Friday, August 2nd 1:00-2:30pm at the Ogdensburg Presbyterian Church at 423 Ford Street, Ogdensburg, NY 13669. Event will be held in Fellowship Hall, which has its own entrance on Franklin Street. Saturday, August 3rd, 2:00-3:30pm at the newly renovated kitchen in the Hepburn Library of Madrid located on 11 Church Street, Madrid, NY 13660. Kitchen / meeting space entry is at ground level on right side of building with stair and ramp access. Extension is thankful to the gracious site hosts in each community offering their spaces and allowing these events to be free and open to the public. The sessions will be led by Harvest Kitchen Manager M. “Flip” Filippi and Master Food Preserver volunteer Loni Recker. The North Country is bursting with seasonal foods, and water bath canning is a flexible technique that once learned, can be used to preserve our region’s abundant produce. Fruit such as blueberries and strawberries can be made into jams and jellies, tomatoes can be processed as salsas and sauce, and many vegetables such as cucumbers, green beans, and beets can be pickled.This course is part of Extension’s Homesteading for Everyone Series offering 1-3 workshops each month of 2024 to share skills and build community resilience. Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities. FREE, no registration required Maria 'Flip' Filippi, mpf65@cornell.edu, 315-379-9192 ext 229 ========================================= Canning Demo Tour- 3 Free Events Friday, August 2, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Build confidence and inspiration to preserve the harvest by attending one of three free Canning Demos held at accessible locations across St. Lawrence County. Each demo includes seeing a water bath canner in the filling and processing stages along with a display of water bath and pressure canning equipment. Questions are welcome throughout the sessions. There will be ample recipes and recources available to bring home.  Each session includes information about food safety and how canning recipes are developed. BONUS: Free canning jars to the first 10 attendees.CANNING DEMO DATES, TIMES, LOCATIONS, BUILDING ACCESS INFOThursday, August 1st, 6:00-7:30pm at the Gouverneur Community Center at 4673 State Highway 58, Gouverneur, NY 13642.Use main entrance, kitchen is on the same level.Friday, August 2nd 1:00-2:30pm at the Ogdensburg Presbyterian Church at 423 Ford Street, Ogdensburg, NY 13669. Event will be held in Fellowship Hall, which has its own entrance on Franklin Street. Saturday, August 3rd, 2:00-3:30pm at the newly renovated kitchen in the Hepburn Library of Madrid located on 11 Church Street, Madrid, NY 13660. Kitchen / meeting space entry is at ground level on right side of building with stair and ramp access. Extension is thankful to the gracious site hosts in each community offering their spaces and allowing these events to be free and open to the public. The sessions will be led by Harvest Kitchen Manager M. “Flip” Filippi and Master Food Preserver volunteer Loni Recker. The North Country is bursting with seasonal foods, and water bath canning is a flexible technique that once learned, can be used to preserve our region’s abundant produce. Fruit such as blueberries and strawberries can be made into jams and jellies, tomatoes can be processed as salsas and sauce, and many vegetables such as cucumbers, green beans, and beets can be pickled.This course is part of Extension’s Homesteading for Everyone Series offering 1-3 workshops each month of 2024 to share skills and build community resilience. Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities. FREE, no registration required Maria 'Flip' Filippi, mpf65@cornell.edu, 315-379-9192 ext 229 ========================================= Canning Demo Tour- 3 Free Events Saturday, August 3, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Build confidence and inspiration to preserve the harvest by attending one of three free Canning Demos held at accessible locations across St. Lawrence County. Each demo includes seeing a water bath canner in the filling and processing stages along with a display of water bath and pressure canning equipment. Questions are welcome throughout the sessions. There will be ample recipes and recources available to bring home.  Each session includes information about food safety and how canning recipes are developed. BONUS: Free canning jars to the first 10 attendees.CANNING DEMO DATES, TIMES, LOCATIONS, BUILDING ACCESS INFOThursday, August 1st, 6:00-7:30pm at the Gouverneur Community Center at 4673 State Highway 58, Gouverneur, NY 13642.Use main entrance, kitchen is on the same level.Friday, August 2nd 1:00-2:30pm at the Ogdensburg Presbyterian Church at 423 Ford Street, Ogdensburg, NY 13669. Event will be held in Fellowship Hall, which has its own entrance on Franklin Street. Saturday, August 3rd, 2:00-3:30pm at the newly renovated kitchen in the Hepburn Library of Madrid located on 11 Church Street, Madrid, NY 13660. Kitchen / meeting space entry is at ground level on right side of building with stair and ramp access. Extension is thankful to the gracious site hosts in each community offering their spaces and allowing these events to be free and open to the public. The sessions will be led by Harvest Kitchen Manager M. “Flip” Filippi and Master Food Preserver volunteer Loni Recker. The North Country is bursting with seasonal foods, and water bath canning is a flexible technique that once learned, can be used to preserve our region’s abundant produce. Fruit such as blueberries and strawberries can be made into jams and jellies, tomatoes can be processed as salsas and sauce, and many vegetables such as cucumbers, green beans, and beets can be pickled.This course is part of Extension’s Homesteading for Everyone Series offering 1-3 workshops each month of 2024 to share skills and build community resilience. Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities. FREE, no registration required Maria 'Flip' Filippi, mpf65@cornell.edu, 315-379-9192 ext 229 ========================================= Twilight Tour Wednesday, August 14, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Ken's home, 610 County Rd. 35 , Potsdam, NY 13676 **This tour is full, but send an email to ENL2@cornell.edu to be added to a waitlist and join our email list from the homepage to find out early about CCE events in the future**Come check out Ken Kogut's beautiful homestead between Canton and Potsdam, and learn about the many projects he has established there: patches of several berry types, a vegetable garden with pond irrigation and electric fencing, a solar array with EV charger, a greenhouse and hoop covers for season extension... he's a busy guy!Ken will spend about 15 minutes at each area, talking about the problem solving he's done and lessons learned. At the end of the tour, Ken and other Master Gardener Volunteers and CCE educators will answer questions until the sun goes down. Space will be limited to 15 to allow for questions and interaction.Thanks to Ken for his generosity in hosting this event! FREE, but must register. 5 spots left! Erica LaFountain, ENL2@cornell.edu, 315-379-9192 ext 240 Registration: https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=twilight_tour_240 ========================================= Board of Directors Meeting Thursday, September 26, 2024 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County, 2043B State Highway 68 , Canton, NY 13617 The CCE St. Lawrence County Board of Directors usually meets on the fourth Thursday of every other month at the Front Classroom of Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County unless otherwise specified. Meetings begin at 6:00 pm and typically end by 8:00 pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend.Please contact our office for instructions on how to attend Board Meetings by calling 315-379-9291. Free - Open to Public Patrick Ames, pta2@cornell.edu, 315-379-9192 ext 226 ========================================= Hands-on Backyard Composting workshop and garden tour with Brad Pendergraft, MGV Friday, September 27, 2024 5:00 pm - 7:15 pm 100 Penton Dr. , Parishville, NY 13672 Composting is a great way to make a valuable garden amendment while preventing methane release from food scraps sent to the landfill. In this hands-on workshop, Composter Extraordinaire, Brad Pendergraft, will demonstrate constructing a simple pallet-style bin as well as a next-level chimney-style pile inspired by garden gurus Helen and Scott Nearing. Beyond construction, Brad will take you through his process of sourcing organic matter, layering, turning, and screening with opportunities to join in throughout. Next he'll take the finished product to his impressive garden to show how he has been using home-made compost to improve his sandy soils to make a productive loam.Who is this for?HomeownersHome gardeners of all levelsMaster GardenersWhat you will learn:The basics of composting - how to assist a natural processBenefits of a compostingTwo styles/scales of compost pilesHow to screen and use the finished productHow Brad has used composting, intensive gardening, air pruning, plastic mulching and other techniques to arrive at a productive home gardenThis course is part of Extension’s Homesteading for Everyone Series offering 1-3 workshops each month of 2024 to share skills and build community resilience. $10-40 self-selecting sliding scale Erica LaFountain, ENL2@cornell.edu, 315-379-9192 ext 240 Registration: https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=Hands-on_backyard_composting_240 ========================================= Board of Directors Meeting Thursday, December 12, 2024 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County, 2043B State Highway 68 , Canton, NY 13617 The CCE St. Lawrence County Board of Directors usually meets on the fourth Thursday of every other month at the Front Classroom of Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County unless otherwise specified. Meetings begin at 6:00 pm and typically end by 8:00 pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend.Please contact our office for instructions on how to attend Board Meetings by calling 315-379-9291. Free - Open to Public Patrick Ames, pta2@cornell.edu, 315-379-9192 ext 226 =========================================