CCE Delaware Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, May 14, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm The CCE Delaware Board of Directors meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 14th at 6pm in the Hamden Office.Zoom Link ========================================= 4-H Auction Animal Tag Pick Up Day Friday, May 16, 2025 8:30 am - 4:30 pm ========================================= Swine, Sheep & Goat Livestock Auction Registration Deadline Friday, May 16, 2025 8:00 am - 11:45 pm Please have your Swine, Sheep & Goat Livestock Auction Registration paperwork submitted to the CCE Delaware office.  ========================================= Farm to School Eat & Greet Tuesday, May 20, 2025 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Camp Shankitunk, 2420 Arbor Hill Road , Delhi, NY 13753 Bringing Farm Producers, School Food Service and Educators together to learn what is possible in ENRICHING our classrooms and lunch trays!  Join us to sample foods, explore the process and have some fun!This afternoon event will feature several school menu-ready foods prepared with local ingredients, a meet and greet with farms and learning opportunities for everyone!Food Service Staff- glean procurement & preparation tips, recipes, and local sourcing tips and connections!Farm Producers- Learn how to prepare & position your products, and the logistics of selling to schools and institutions!  A great way to help balance your inventories and limit food waste!Educators- Share resources & participate in a hands-on lesson, learn how to incorporate agriculture and school gardens to bring your classrooms to life!Enjoy a LOCAL MEAL prepared with child-nutrition recipesPre-registration required, no cost to attend.  This opportunity brought to you and made possible in conjunction with Harvest NY and support from The O'Connor Foundation. Free to attend Desiree Keever, JD, dnk2@cornell.edu, (607) 865-6531 Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/Farm2SchoolEatnGreet_212 ========================================= Harvest Your Vision: Ag Business Plan Writing Workshop Series Wednesday, May 21, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm CCE Delaware County, 34570 State Highway 10, Suite 2 , Hamden, New York 13782 Join us for an interactive workshop series where you will learn & write each of the components of a complete business plan. Each session will focus on one section of a plan, with opportunity for feedback and one on one support to write a business plan tailored to your farm and vision for your business. This is an important tool in propelling your farm forward with focus, key to successful grant funding and optimizing interest rates when seeking loan funding.Session 1: Wednesday Feb. 26th Farm Vision, Operations & ManagementSession 2: Wednesday Mar 12th Market Analysis & Product PricingSession 3: Wednesday Mar 26th SWOT AnalysisSession 4: Wednesday Apr 9th Financial SummarySession 5: Wednesday Apr 23rd Business Strategies & Implementation PlanSession 6: Wednesday May 6th Financial Projections $35 Desiree Keever, JD, dnk2@cornell.edu, (607) 865-6531 ========================================= CLOSED for Memorial Day Monday, May 26, 2025 8:00 am - 4:30 pm CCE Delaware County, 34570 State Highway 10, Suite 2 , Hamden, New York 13782 Cornell Cooperative Extension offices will be closed in observance of the federal Memorial Day holiday.About Memorial DayMemorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971 ========================================= CLOSED for Juneteenth Thursday, June 19, 2025 8:30 am - 4:30 pm CCE Delaware County, 34570 State Highway 10, Suite 2 , Hamden, New York 13782 The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County will be closed in observance of the Juneteenth holiday of June 19. About JuneteenthJuneteenth is a holiday celebrated on the 19th of June to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. The holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on that date in 1865, in the aftermath of the Civil War, slaves were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation. About the illustration: Juneteenth flag adapted from original sources by artist nafSadh, Dark blue and red horizontal bands with a white 5-point star inside the outline of a 12-point white star (from Wikipedia). ========================================= CLOSED for Independence Day Friday, July 4, 2025 8:00 am - 4:30 pm CCE Delaware County, 34570 State Highway 10, Suite 2 , Hamden, New York 13782 The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension  Delaware County are closed for the Independence Day Holiday. ========================================= CLOSED for Labor Day Monday, September 1, 2025 8:30 am - 4:30 pm CCE Delaware County, 34570 State Highway 10, Suite 2 , Hamden, New York 13782 The office of Cornell Cooperative Extension Delaware County will be closed in observance of the Labor Day federal holiday. ========================================= CLOSED for Veterans Day Tuesday, November 11, 2025 8:00 am - 4:30 pm The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension Delaware County will be closed for the Veterans Day holiday. ========================================= CLOSED for Thanksgiving Wednesday, November 26, 2025 8:00 am - 4:30 pm CCE Delaware County, 34570 State Highway 10, Suite 2 , Hamden, New York 13782 The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension Delaware County will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday. ========================================= CLOSED for Thanksgiving Thursday, November 27, 2025 8:00 am - 4:30 pm CCE Delaware County, 34570 State Highway 10, Suite 2 , Hamden, New York 13782 The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension Delaware County will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday. ========================================= CLOSED for the Holidays Thursday, December 25, 2025 8:00 am - 4:00 pm CCE Delaware County, 34570 State Highway 10, Suite 2 , Hamden, New York 13782 The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension Delaware County will be closed for the holidays. ========================================= CLOSED for the Holidays Friday, December 26, 2025 8:00 am - 4:30 pm CCE Delaware County, 34570 State Highway 10, Suite 2 , Hamden, New York 13782 The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension Delaware County will be closed for the holidays. ========================================= CLOSED for New Year's Holiday Thursday, January 1, 2026 8:00 am - 4:30 pm CCE Delaware County, 34570 State Highway 10, Suite 2 , Hamden, New York 13782 The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension Delaware County will be closed for the New Year's Holiday. =========================================