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Upcoming Events at CCE Broome

Unsure what can and cannot be recycled? Interested in knowing more about how the recycling system works? Join us on Thursday, February 23 at 6 pm. We will cover what can and cannot be recycled in your curbside bin, how to properly dispose of household chemicals and electronics, and give examples of easy ways to reduce waste at home. A Q&A session will be held after the presentation. 

Join us on Saturday, February 25 at 1 pm. Broome County Master Gardener James Dunn will lead you through all you need to know for successful indoor seed starting. Lighting fixtures and requirements, seed starting media, seed germination and how to successfully acclimate and transplant your seedlings to their garden settings. Class will be held in person in the CCE Ag Development Center. $10 per person.

Adults age 50 and up are invited to bring a "bag lunch" on Wednesday, March 8, at 12 pm, to enjoy with fellow seniors at Cornell Cooperative Extension. Light refreshments, instant coffee and tea will be provided. The presentation will be on the American Woodcock.

On March 8th at 6 p.m., Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County will be presenting a workshop on Raising Poultry. This session will be a fast paced all-inclusive presentation on raising poultry. Topics that will be covered include: purchasing chicks, brooding birds, comparison of various production models, nutrition, management, processing and marketing. We also will look briefly at egg production, broiler production and turkey production. Joining us for the workshop with by Alyssa Grocott from McDowell and Walker to talk about different feeds that are available. The fee for the workshop is $10.00 per email. This workshop will be held via zoom, a link for the zoom meeting will be sent to you via e-mail on the day of the event. For more information contact Brian Aukema at bja14@cornell.edu.