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Free or reduced Home Energy Assessments for most New Yorkers!
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Resources for Clean Energy Projects

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Programs and resources for homeowners and businesses!Sean Welsh, Community Energy Advisor presents the basics:Improving energy efficiency of your home or businessUpgrading systems in your buildingUtilizing loans and other financing optionsHome energy assessmentsParticipants will have an opportuni...

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Discipline is not a dirty word
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Discipline is Not a Dirty Word

Thursday, March 28, 2019

A parenting program for parents and caregivers of children 2-12 years old. Participants will learn: Most effective parenting stylesWhy children behave the way they doEffective communication and conflict resolutionHow to set realistic limitsResolve differences in ways that they build trust a...

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Purchasing and Renting Farmland

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Extension professionals will go over the topic in a lecture style format, and will have multiple handouts for participants to take home on the material, including online resources for non-farm landowners to list their land and how farmers can use these online resources to search for land...

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Entrepreneurial Training for Food Businesses

Monday, April 1, 2019

Planning can help companies grow 30% faster. One study published in 2010 aggregated research on the business growth of 11,046 companies and found that planning improved business performance. Interestingly, this same study found that planning benefited existing companies even more than it bene...

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Postharvest Handling, Washing & Packaging Workshop

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Robert Hadad, CCE Vegetable Specialist, presentsA Two-Part Session:AM Session– Washing, cleaning, and sanitizing calculations of producePM Session– Grading and packing basicsFollowed by a tour of the new Catskills Food Hub!This program is free. Registration is requested in advance online.Contact ...

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Caregiving Along the Care Continuum

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

This web seminar is provided by the American Society on Aging as part of the Home Instead Family Caregiver Support Series.Today, the burden of care for aging adults falls primarily on family members. These family caregivers play an important role in the care continuum, providing more than $470 bi...

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Cooking Duck at Home ​​​​​

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Chef Jenny Chamberlain, Hudson Valley Foie Gras presents:An explanation of how duck meat differs from other poultryHands-on demonstration on preparing duck breast for“Sous Vide” method at home without special equipmentHow to properly season, remove meat from the bag, crisp the skin, make a quick ...

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Discipline is not a dirty word
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Discipline is Not a Dirty Word

Thursday, April 4, 2019

A parenting program for parents and caregivers of children 2-12 years old. Participants will learn: Most effective parenting stylesWhy children behave the way they doEffective communication and conflict resolutionHow to set realistic limitsResolve differences in ways that they build trust a...

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Agriculture Career & Job Fair

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

New York State is a leading agricultural state with 36,300 farms that produced $4.7 billion in products in 2010. New York ranks among the largest producers in the nation for some products, including ranking second in wine production.An Agriculture Career & Job Fair will be held on Tuesday, April ...

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Energy Opportunities for Your Farm

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Increased energy efficiency in the home or on the farm will reduce costs over time. Sean Welsh, CCE Community Energy Advisor presents:Energy resources available for farmersOn-farm agriculture auditsNYSERDA programsQuestion and answer opportunitiesThis program is FREE to the public. Pre-registrati...

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Business Planning with Plans and Profits

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Planning can help companies grow 30% faster. One study published in 2010 aggregated research on the business growth of 11,046 companies and found that planning improved business performance. Interestingly, this same study found that planning benefited existing companies even more than...

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Discipline is not a dirty word
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Discipline is Not a Dirty Word

Thursday, April 11, 2019

A parenting program for parents and caregivers of children 2-12 years old. Participants will learn: Most effective parenting stylesWhy children behave the way they doEffective communication and conflict resolutionHow to set realistic limitsResolve differences in ways that they build trust a...

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Dog Achievement Series

Friday, April 12, 2019

Sullivan County youth are invited to experience a fun filled program full of activities for "Dog Crazy Kids". The program will consist of activities geared toward dog lovers, encourage youth to reach personal goals, and master life skills with their dogs.The program consists of no...

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Scholarships for HS Seniors

Monday, April 15, 2019

Take advantage of two Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County scholarship fund opportunities administered by the Community Foundation of Orange & Sullivan: The Skoda Family Fund - Download application here! Earle and Elizabeth Wilde Fund - Download application here! These two funds exist to...

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Sullivan County Animal Rescue Team (C.A.R.T.) Meeting

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

A C.A.R.T. is an organized group of individuals that have received training in the Incident Command System, National Incident Management System and HAZMAT Awareness, and have agreed to volunteer their time to assist animals impacted by a disaster/emergency. Some team members may have addition...

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ChildLight Yoga for Teachers
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ChildLight Yoga Teachers Training

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Great for Preschool through 8th Grade educators, physical education & health education teachers, counselors, social workers, recreation directors and community members.  Comprehensive Kids Teacher Training is incredibly fun and interactive, designed to provide adult yoga practitioners wi...

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ChildLight Yoga Teachers Training

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Great for Preschool through 8th Grade educators, physical education & health education teachers, counselors, social workers, recreation directors and community members.  Comprehensive Kids Teacher Training is incredibly fun and interactive, designed to provide adult yoga practitioners wi...

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ChildLight Yoga Teachers Training

Friday, April 26, 2019

Great for Preschool through 8th Grade educators, physical education & health education teachers, counselors, social workers, recreation directors and community members.  Comprehensive Kids Teacher Training is incredibly fun and interactive, designed to provide adult yoga practitioners wi...

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Dog Achievement Series

Friday, May 10, 2019

Sullivan County youth are invited to experience a fun filled program full of activities for "Dog Crazy Kids". The program will consist of activities geared toward dog lovers, encourage youth to reach personal goals, and master life skills with their dogs.The program consists of no...

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Learn to Make Soup & Bread!

Saturday, May 11, 2019

Chef Kathy Poppo will teach this hands-on cooking class in the state-of-the-art Catskills Kitchen!Participants will learn to make cream of broccoli soup and a bread bowl. You can either sample in class or take samples home. Participants are asked to help with clean-up. Cost is $35 per person...

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Selling Farmland for Realtors

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Realtors looking to sell farmland will experience a "Lunch and Learn" style class with lunch provided.CCE Sullivan Ag staff will present the different types of farmers looking to buy land in Sullivan County (hobby vs. commercial), how to make a distinction between a town and village, about ag dis...

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Dog Achievement Series

Friday, June 14, 2019

Sullivan County youth are invited to experience a fun filled program full of activities for "Dog Crazy Kids". The program will consist of activities geared toward dog lovers, encourage youth to reach personal goals, and master life skills with their dogs.The program consists of no...

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Business Planning with Plans and Profits

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Planning can help companies grow 30% faster. One study published in 2010 aggregated research on the business growth of 11,046 companies and found that planning improved business performance. Interestingly, this same study found that planning benefited existing companies even more than...

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Conserving and Managing Your Family Land

Saturday, October 12, 2019

Learn about the financial benefits of land conservation, land management, and the funding opportunities available to you. Light refreshments will be provided. Free; registration required.Contact the CCESC office to request any special accommodations.

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Need a Scholarship?

Program fees support the cost of instructors, refreshments, materials, and facilities.

In the event of financial hardship or special needs, please complete the fillable Scholarship Application form online* and submit to  sullivan@cornell.edu

or print and mail to: 

Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County

64 Ferndale-Loomis Road

Liberty, NY 12754 

*Please use Adobe Reader to fill out forms. If you don't have it, you can get it here. Mac users... please DO NOT use Preview to fill out forms.