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The 4-H Positive Youth Development Program focuses on being productive, healthy and engaged. 4-H enables youth to shine both now and in the future, and has proven to instill confidence and resiliency. Dedicated to empowering youth in both body and mind, 4-H relies on scientifically backed studies and programming that drive youth forward so they can be prepared for anything.…
CCESO’s annual Family Farm Day is a unique opportunity for visitors to experience engaging “open farm” tours and interactive activities at participating farms in Schoharie, Otsego, and Delaware counties. Visitors to these farms can learn about local agriculture, and FFD farms can share their ever-evolving “stories”—their operations, their products, their history, and their vision. FFD familiarizes visitors with the diverse operations of local farms and keeps the important role of agriculture in our region in the public dialogue.…
Otsego County 4-H youth have been showing off their “projects”—animals, vegetables, baked goods, sewing, and many other areas—for generations. There are more than 200 youth registered in Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties’ Otsego County 4-H Youth Development program and the hard work of about 125 Otsego County 4-H members will be represented in over 1,100 4-H exhibit entries in Martin Hall and the barns nearby.…
Master Gardener Kim L’Heureux leads the volunteer seed-starting efforts, which have included researching seeds for deer-resistant plants and trying out varieties of plants that are not offered at many nurseries.…
The Village of Cooperstown Local Planning Committee met on Tuesday, August 22 to review projects submitted following an open request for proposals associated with the village’s New York Forward grant. On March 2, the Village of Cooperstown was awarded a $4.5 million NY Forward grant, one of three Mohawk Valley winners of the first round of the new state grant program created to invigorate and enliven downtowns in New York’s smaller and rural communities.…
Members of the public gathered under cloudy skies and scattered showers on Thursday, July 27 to celebrate the completion of phase one of the “Grow with Cornell Cooperative Extension Garden Project.” Master Gardener volunteers guided between 20-30 visitors through garden beds constructed earlier this year dedicated to pollinator plants, native plants, deer resistance plants, potpourri flowers, and vegetables grown in raised beds to launch the new garden learning and activity center at CCESO’s Education Center at 123 Lake Street.…
Cooperative Extension welcomes Liz Callahan as new Executive Director Cooperstown resident Liz Callahan will bring her more than 25 years of experience in leading non-profit organizations in the region when she steps in as Executive Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schoharie and Otsego Counties (CCE SO) on April 12. “Cornell Cooperative Extension is all about community resilience,” Ms. Callahan said in a conversation with The Freeman’s Journal / Hometown Oneonta. “The entire staff has a deep commitment to help…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Annual Ice Harvest Goes Online ICE HARVEST – 7 p.m. Hanford Ice Harvest goes online. Presenting ‘Winter’s Coolest Crop: Ice Harvesting History and Culture’ with staff Liz Callahan, Andrew Robichaud, assistant professor of History whose in-progress book is a history of the ice trade in North America. They will also discuss the annual festival celebrates this community tradition. Free, registration required. Presented by Hanford Mills Museum, East Meredith. 607-278-5744 or visit www.hanfordmills.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 History Of Ice Harvesting LOCAL HISTORY – 1:15 p.m. Presentation “History On Ice” presented by Liz Callahan of Hanford Mills. Learn about past, present ice harvesting, and about the historic mill. Cooperstown Senior Center, behind St. Mary’s Church, 31 Elm St., Cooperstown. coopseniorcenter@gmail.com…
10 PROPERTY OWNERS HONORED After Hiatus, Village HPARB Revives Preservation Awards…