November Calendar Items from CCE-Tompkins
Posted by Dustin Horton // October 27, 2013 // News
Breastfeeding for the Health of It!
Monday, November 4, 5:00-7:00 pm
at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY
A 6-class series for new or expectant moms! Participants receive a personal nutrition assessment, and will learn about mother’s health, benefits of breastfeeding, how your body changes when pregnant, positioning your baby for proper latch, how to pump and store breast milk, and how to breastfeed in public. $30/person for 6 classes; FREE for women who are eligible for WIC, Medicaid, Food Stamps or similar programs. Join any time – classes are ongoing and topics are repeated in the next set of workshops! Call Tina at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (607) 272-2292 or email TMF8@cornell.edu to sign up. Offered again on: 11/11, 11/18 & 11/25.
Pick a Durable Tree for Your Site
Monday, November 4, 6:30-8:30 pm
at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY
“The right plant for your site” is our mantra! Learn how to analyze your site and its challenges, and fi nd out which trees will thrive there. Cost: $5.00 – $10.00 sliding scale fee. Please call (607) 272-2292 to pre-register so we can make sufficient handouts.
Save Energy, Save Dollars
Wednesday, November 6, 6:00-8:00pm
at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY
Learn low-cost and no-cost ways to reduce home energy use and programs to help you afford home energy-efficiency improvements at this FREE workshop. Each participating household receives a free Energy-Savers kit worth $15 that includes weather-stripping, shrink window cover, outlet and light switch insulators, and more. Pre-registration is required. Call or email to reserve a seat and an energy kit. Carole Fisher, (607) 272-2292 orcrf11@cornell.edu. Offered again on Friday, Nov. 15th, 10:30am – 12:30pm
Cooperative Extension Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, November 7, 5:00-7:00pm
at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
The Cornell Cooperative Extension of-Tompkins County Board of Directors usually meets on the first Thursday of the month at the CCE-Tompkins Extension Education Center. Meetings begin at 5:00pm and typically end by 7:00pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend. For more information, visit ccetompkins.org or call (607) 272-2292.
Fall Worm Composting Class
Saturday, November 9, 10:00am-12:00pm
at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY
Vote for worms! at this election day “vermicomposting” workshop! Learn all you need to know to set up and maintain a worm composting bin. Everyone leaves with a starter bin and worms. Children are welcome with an accompanying adult. Fee: $10/family (sliding scale). Register early at(607) 272-2292. Space is limited! Contact Adam Michaelides at acm1@cornell.edu with questions.
Sweet Nature: School’s Out Program
Monday, November 11, 9:00am-4:00pm with option of 8:30 drop off and 4:30 pick up
at Ithaca Children’s Garden, Route 89 at Cass Park, Ithaca
Discover some surprising ways nature can tickle your tastebuds! Turn cocoa beans into chocolate bars with our own matate, and cook up a menu of sweet things packed with unexpected garden ingredients.We will explore delicious treats with a nutritious spin. Are you a sweet sleuth? Love to cook and bake, or want to learn more? Grab some kitchen tools and get ready to play and learn with your tastebuds as your guide. For ages 5-10. Self-determined sliding scale: $55-$85. Sibling discount: 10% off. Held in the commercial kitchen of Cornell Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Ave. Pre-registration required. Spaces limited; register early to avoid disappointment. Call (607) 272-2292 or email ithacachildrensgarden@cornell.
Primitive Pursuits School Break Days
Monday November 11, 9:00am-3:30pm
at 4-H Acres, 418 Lower Creek Road, Ithaca
Youth aged 6 to 14 may join Primitive Pursuits for this fun-filled “school break” day of real time nature connection. With our cookfires burning and our hands busy with the crafts of our ancestors, we will rejoin our circles and welcome the changing season. Fall is the season of the harvest and the season of the hunter, so come live it! Eat your vegetables the old fashioned way – gathered from the wild! Learn how to process harvested foods. Practice your stealth while playing games of the predators that walk our landscape. Hide in the shadows, or in the shelter you built from sticks and leaves. These are experiences that last a lifetime and are not to be missed! Early drop-off at 8:30 and Late pick-up till 4:30pm are free of charge, but you must pre-register to attend. Cost: $65-$95 per day (self-determined sliding scale). To register or for more information, contact Primitive Pursuits at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, (607) 272-2292, ext 195, email primitivepursuits@cornell.edu, or visitwww.primitivepursuits.com
2ND Annual Leaf Swap & Compost Giveaway
November 11-23
at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY
Instead of paying for leaf pickup, bring your CLEAN bagged leaves (residential leaves only, no branches or other yard waste) to CCE-Tompkins during this 12 day dropoff period. Gardeners and composters are invited to come on November 23rd and take leaves to mulch beds and to use as “browns” for your compost piles. Master Composters will be on hand on November 23rd to teach you how to get started with composting now, so you have rich compost for spring planting. Households may take up to 5 gallons of free screened compost (bring your own container). FREE! For more information, contact Mila Fournier at 272-2292 or ymf5@cornell.edu
Parents Apart- (2) Monday workshops
(2) Mondays, November 11 & 18, 6:00-9:00 pm
Confidential location; TBA before 1st session
Parents Apart is a six-hour workshop for parents who want to learn how to help their child(ren) cope during their separation and divorce. The workshop is taught by therapists and attorneys and focuses on how children react emotionally to their parents’ divorce and/or separation, and what parents can do to help them adjust. Registration is confidential and parents of the same child(ren) are placed in different workshops. Fee: $60-$100, self-determined sliding scale; reduced rates are available. For information, to pay by credit card, to request a reduced fee, or to discuss concerns about safety or other special circumstances, please call Jennifer Gray at (607) 272-2292 ext 243 or email jcg33@cornell.edu.
Hydrilla Update & Volunteer Recognition
Tuesday, November 12, 6:30-8:30 pm
at Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E. Green/MLK Jr. Street, Ithaca
At 6:30pm, a reception with refreshments will be held to thank and recognize the volunteer “Hydrilla Hunters” who helped train and educate many others to watch for hydrilla this past summer. At 7:00pm, members of the Hydrilla Task Force of the Cayuga Lake Watershed will hold public information that will include an overview of hydrilla control efforts in 2012, an update on new issues, and plans for 2014. Bring your questions! For more information, contact James Balyszak at stophydrilla@gmail.com or visit www.stophydrilla.org
Charitable Giving Update
Thursday, November 14, 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
A NY State Attorney General’s Office representative will make a brief presentation, then consult with individuals on unresolved consumer problems until 1:00 pm. Free and open to the public. No appointment is needed. Presentations are taped and broadcast on Cable Access Channel 15 on Mondays at 7:00 am, 1:00 pm & 7:00 pm. For more information, contact Carole Fisher, (607) 272-2292 or crf11@cornell.edu.
Rethinking Thanksgiving with Perry Ground
Thursday, November 14, 6:30-8:00pm
at The History Center, 401 E. State St. Ithaca
This FREE presentation by Perry Ground, Turtle Clan member of the Onondaga Nation, will give an overview of the history of this very misunderstood holiday. Based on the only primary source documents that chronicle the “First Thanksgiving” and using a quiz-style format (everyone will ‘take’ the quiz as part of the program), participants will learn accurate and culturally appropriate information about the English settlers at Plimoth and the Wampanoag, the Native people who inhabited that area.
The presentation will discuss the actual events of 1621 including the feast, the relationship between the English settlers and the Wampanoag and how this story became the holiday we know today. The concept of thanksgiving held by many Native Americans will be emphasized throughout. Although they were not present in Plymouth in 1621, connections to the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) concepts of Thanksgiving will be discussed so participants will understand how Native Peoples view Thanksgiving today.
Senior Transportation Options
Tuesday, November 19, 10:30am-12:00PM
at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY
In this workshop, you will learn how to navigate TCAT’s routes, apply for a half-fare discount card, use Ithaca Carshare, travel with Gadabout, access medical appointments and more! Attendees will leave with a folder of information that will help them get to where they need to go, easily and affordably. To register, call Jonathan Maddison at (607) 272-2292 or email jwm346@cornell.edu.
Tompkins County Coalition for Families
Thursday November 21, 8:15-9:30 am
at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY
8:15-networking, tea/coffee, 8:30-intros & announcements; dialog begins at 8:45. Topic to be determined. For more information, call Nancy Potter at (607) 272-2292 x127 or email np20@cornell.edu. Meets every 3rd Thursday
Learn to Burn: the Heating with Wood Workshop
Thursday, November 21, 6:00-8:00pm
at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca
If you now heat with firewood or pellets, or if you’re interested in moving over to this renewable energy source, this seminar is for you. Come learn about buying and drying firewood, best burn practices, proper maintenance of wood stoves, and an overview of the latest high-efficiency technology now available. Everyone is entered for a chance to win a moisture meter! $10/person sliding scale; no-one will be turned away. Please pre-register at 607-272-2292 or gm52@cornell.edu so we can contact you in case of weather-related cancellation.
From Scarcity to Abundance: Developing Diverse Leadership (A Workshop for Supervisors & Volunteer Coordinators)
Friday, November 22, 8:30 am–12:30 pm
At Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca, NY
This new version of the Natural Leaders Initiative’s praise-winning workshop will teach supervisors and volunteer coordinators how to more fully develop the potential of those they supervise, while building their organizations’ ability to grow diverse leadership and furthering its mission, goals and work. Participants will be introduced to the principles, attributes and skills of developmental leaders and will identify concrete ways to build on their own expertise, strengths and interests to develop the natural leadership of their staff, without creating more work for themselves. The workshop will also address the tremendous rewards and potential challenges of creating a “leader-full” workplace. Cost: $70 non-profits; $85 for-profit organizations. For more information and to register: call Margo Hittleman at 272-2292 x 167 or email mjh17@cornell.edu.
