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Cornell Cooperative Extension Opportunity - Master Gardener Helpline to Begin

Fri, 05/09/2025 - 9:29am -- CSMaxwell

Our Master Gardener Volunteers are ready to help with your gardening question, identification or issue. Bring your question to the Help Line by telephone, e-mail or walk-in on Tuesdays, noon to 2:00 during the growing season.

Our Master Gardener Volunteers will review your question and set you in the right direction with advice or resources. We also offer soil sample testing (there is a fee for some testing services), consider bringing in your soil samples for testing. pH testing is free for Cattaraugus Gardeners.

Cattaraugus County Cornell Cooperative Extension Partners with My Home Park for Native Plant Fundraiser

Mon, 05/05/2025 - 9:13am -- CSMaxwell

Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Cattaraugus County is teaming up with native plant experts at My Home Park to launch their first native plant sale fundraiser aimed at beautifying local landscapes while promoting ecological health and water conservation.

Farmers Market and Meat Marketing Workshop - March 4th and March 11th

Wed, 02/19/2025 - 8:51am -- CSMaxwell

This series shares how farmers selling directly to consumers can benefit from new tools, resources, and teaching on the topics of marketing and pricing for the upcoming 2025 market season. Each evening, the workshop will cover two topics. The topics are the same for each location. Both topics apply to livestock producers selling meat directly to consumers while the second part of the evening will also appeal to dairy, egg, fruit, and vegetable producers and those selling any farm product at a farmer’s market.

Beginning at 6:00 PM

Cattaraugus County 4-H Public Presentations Sees Over 90 Participants for 2025

Wed, 02/12/2025 - 9:23am -- CSMaxwell

February 8th & 10th – On Saturday, February 8th at Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School and Monday, February 10th at Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cattaraugus County 4-H members showcased their public speaking talents. Members had various topics from “How to Ice Fish” to “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” and everything in between! In 4-H, public speaking helps develop life skills by encouraging young people to improve communication, boost confidence, and engage an audience.

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