Demonstration Garden Open House Tuesday, August 29, 2017 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm West side of the North Seneca Ambulance building (North Road Waterloo, NY 13165) Seneca County Cornell Cooperative Extension (SCCCE) Master Gardeners’ are hosting an open house at their demonstration garden.This year the demonstration garden was planted according to plans designed by a horticulture class at Cornell University and were planted in the nine 3x3 foot raised beds. The vegetable plantings incorporate features of an ecological garden such as cover crops, companion planting, mulching, and attracting beneficials. We will be sampling any of the ripe vegetables to see if you might want to grow some in your garden next year.The garden was started three years ago in what was an empty field. The area now has a composting area where you can learn the do’s and don’ts of composting. Twelve raised beds full of various plantings including vegetables, herbs, and strawberries. There is also a butterfly garden, a three sisters planting and blueberry plants in tubs for visitors to see.Master Gardeners will show the public what they can do in a small space. The gardens are a collaboration with Cornell University Department of Horticulture and part of their statewide Cornell Garden-Based Learning Vegetable Variety Trial (VVT). The project aims to gather data to help Cornell create their recommended list of vegetable and herb varieties for New York State gardeners. Each county that participates then rates the vegetable and herb varieties via the Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners citizen science online forum at www.vegvariety.cce.cornell.edu.Learn about various growing methods and varieties and see what might work for you. There will be handouts available and Master Gardeners to answer your gardening questions during the one-hour garden tour and information session (and don't forget about the free samples!)In case of rain, bring an umbrella and tour the gardens anyway. Please park in the back parking lot of the ambulance so as not to block any emergency vehicles. For more information, please call the SCCCE office at 315-539-9251.  Patti Paine Battley, pap11@cornell.edu, 315-539-9251 ========================================= Master Gardener Training Wednesday, September 6, 2017 8:45 am - 3:00 pm New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (630 W North Street Geneva, NY 14456) Cornell Cooperative Extension of Seneca County is offering a Master Gardener Training.The training is 11 weeks long and will meet on Wednesdays starting September 6th and ending on November 15th, 2017. The classes run from 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM and will be held at Jordan Hall, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station, 630 W. North St., Geneva, NY 14456. Topics to be covered include: soils and plant nutrition; basic botany; disease diagnosis and management; basic entomology; home fruit production; lawn care; vegetable gardening; flower gardening; household and vertebrae pests; composting; understanding pesticides; pruning; integrated pest management; and more.Anyone who has some horticultural experience and a sincere desire to share that knowledge with others is a candidate for the Master Gardener Program. Master Gardeners are expected to share their horticultural training with the community in the form of 50 hours of volunteer work over a two-year period working with their local Cornell Cooperative Extension. Volunteer activities may include: coordinating events; organizing workshops; teaching horticultural classes; working with 4-H youth/school programs; answering gardening questions; developing horticultural exhibits; maintaining demonstration gardens or assisting in other ways to maintain and expand the horticulture program within Seneca County.If you are interested, please contact Patti at 315-539-9251 or email with your name, address and phone number to pap11@cornell.edu to request an application. The fee is $150.00 which will include your Master Gardener Manual, handouts, refreshments, speaker’s fees, and administrative fees. ========================================= Board Meeting Schedule Monday, September 11, 2017 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Seneca County CCE Offices ((mailing address) 308 Main Street Shop Centre Waterloo, New York 13165) Cornell Cooperative Extension puts knowledge to work in pursuit of economic vitality, ecological sustainability and social well-being. We bring local experience and research based solutions together, helping New York State families and communities thrive in our rapidly changing world. ========================================= Master Gardener Training Wednesday, September 13, 2017 8:45 am - 3:00 pm New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (630 W North Street Geneva, NY 14456) Cornell Cooperative Extension of Seneca County is offering a Master Gardener Training.The training is 11 weeks long and will meet on Wednesdays starting September 6th and ending on November 15th, 2017. The classes run from 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM and will be held at Jordan Hall, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station, 630 W. North St., Geneva, NY 14456. Topics to be covered include: soils and plant nutrition; basic botany; disease diagnosis and management; basic entomology; home fruit production; lawn care; vegetable gardening; flower gardening; household and vertebrae pests; composting; understanding pesticides; pruning; integrated pest management; and more.Anyone who has some horticultural experience and a sincere desire to share that knowledge with others is a candidate for the Master Gardener Program. Master Gardeners are expected to share their horticultural training with the community in the form of 50 hours of volunteer work over a two-year period working with their local Cornell Cooperative Extension. Volunteer activities may include: coordinating events; organizing workshops; teaching horticultural classes; working with 4-H youth/school programs; answering gardening questions; developing horticultural exhibits; maintaining demonstration gardens or assisting in other ways to maintain and expand the horticulture program within Seneca County.If you are interested, please contact Patti at 315-539-9251 or email with your name, address and phone number to pap11@cornell.edu to request an application. The fee is $150.00 which will include your Master Gardener Manual, handouts, refreshments, speaker’s fees, and administrative fees. ========================================= Master Gardener Training Wednesday, September 20, 2017 8:45 am - 3:00 pm New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (630 W North Street Geneva, NY 14456) Cornell Cooperative Extension of Seneca County is offering a Master Gardener Training.The training is 11 weeks long and will meet on Wednesdays starting September 6th and ending on November 15th, 2017. The classes run from 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM and will be held at Jordan Hall, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station, 630 W. North St., Geneva, NY 14456. Topics to be covered include: soils and plant nutrition; basic botany; disease diagnosis and management; basic entomology; home fruit production; lawn care; vegetable gardening; flower gardening; household and vertebrae pests; composting; understanding pesticides; pruning; integrated pest management; and more.Anyone who has some horticultural experience and a sincere desire to share that knowledge with others is a candidate for the Master Gardener Program. Master Gardeners are expected to share their horticultural training with the community in the form of 50 hours of volunteer work over a two-year period working with their local Cornell Cooperative Extension. Volunteer activities may include: coordinating events; organizing workshops; teaching horticultural classes; working with 4-H youth/school programs; answering gardening questions; developing horticultural exhibits; maintaining demonstration gardens or assisting in other ways to maintain and expand the horticulture program within Seneca County.If you are interested, please contact Patti at 315-539-9251 or email with your name, address and phone number to pap11@cornell.edu to request an application. The fee is $150.00 which will include your Master Gardener Manual, handouts, refreshments, speaker’s fees, and administrative fees. ========================================= 4-H Shooting Sports Hunting Sampler Clinic Saturday, September 23, 2017 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Kuneytown Sportsmens Club (3735 North Hoster Road Seneca Falls, New York 13148) 4-H Shooting Sports is a national youth development program that safely teaches the fundamental safety steps for handling and safely shooting firearms.This multi-discipline clinic will introduce youth to air pistol, muzzleloader, and shotgun shooting with participants rotating through all three stations. All of the equipment will be provided by 4-H for this event. This is a great opportunity to learn about different shooting sports disciplines taught by certified 4-H Shooting Sports instructors.  Cost is $5 for 4-H members and $20 for kids joining 4-H and attending the clinic. Moira Tidball, mmt65@cornell.edu, 315-539-9251 ========================================= Master Gardener Training Wednesday, September 27, 2017 8:45 am - 3:00 pm New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (630 W North Street Geneva, NY 14456) Cornell Cooperative Extension of Seneca County is offering a Master Gardener Training.The training is 11 weeks long and will meet on Wednesdays starting September 6th and ending on November 15th, 2017. The classes run from 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM and will be held at Jordan Hall, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station, 630 W. North St., Geneva, NY 14456. Topics to be covered include: soils and plant nutrition; basic botany; disease diagnosis and management; basic entomology; home fruit production; lawn care; vegetable gardening; flower gardening; household and vertebrae pests; composting; understanding pesticides; pruning; integrated pest management; and more.Anyone who has some horticultural experience and a sincere desire to share that knowledge with others is a candidate for the Master Gardener Program. Master Gardeners are expected to share their horticultural training with the community in the form of 50 hours of volunteer work over a two-year period working with their local Cornell Cooperative Extension. Volunteer activities may include: coordinating events; organizing workshops; teaching horticultural classes; working with 4-H youth/school programs; answering gardening questions; developing horticultural exhibits; maintaining demonstration gardens or assisting in other ways to maintain and expand the horticulture program within Seneca County.If you are interested, please contact Patti at 315-539-9251 or email with your name, address and phone number to pap11@cornell.edu to request an application. The fee is $150.00 which will include your Master Gardener Manual, handouts, refreshments, speaker’s fees, and administrative fees. ========================================= Master Gardener Training Wednesday, October 4, 2017 8:45 am - 3:00 pm New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (630 W North Street Geneva, NY 14456) Cornell Cooperative Extension of Seneca County is offering a Master Gardener Training.The training is 11 weeks long and will meet on Wednesdays starting September 6th and ending on November 15th, 2017. The classes run from 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM and will be held at Jordan Hall, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station, 630 W. North St., Geneva, NY 14456. Topics to be covered include: soils and plant nutrition; basic botany; disease diagnosis and management; basic entomology; home fruit production; lawn care; vegetable gardening; flower gardening; household and vertebrae pests; composting; understanding pesticides; pruning; integrated pest management; and more.Anyone who has some horticultural experience and a sincere desire to share that knowledge with others is a candidate for the Master Gardener Program. Master Gardeners are expected to share their horticultural training with the community in the form of 50 hours of volunteer work over a two-year period working with their local Cornell Cooperative Extension. Volunteer activities may include: coordinating events; organizing workshops; teaching horticultural classes; working with 4-H youth/school programs; answering gardening questions; developing horticultural exhibits; maintaining demonstration gardens or assisting in other ways to maintain and expand the horticulture program within Seneca County.If you are interested, please contact Patti at 315-539-9251 or email with your name, address and phone number to pap11@cornell.edu to request an application. The fee is $150.00 which will include your Master Gardener Manual, handouts, refreshments, speaker’s fees, and administrative fees. ========================================= Master Gardener Training Wednesday, October 11, 2017 8:45 am - 3:00 pm New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (630 W North Street Geneva, NY 14456) Cornell Cooperative Extension of Seneca County is offering a Master Gardener Training.The training is 11 weeks long and will meet on Wednesdays starting September 6th and ending on November 15th, 2017. The classes run from 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM and will be held at Jordan Hall, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station, 630 W. North St., Geneva, NY 14456. Topics to be covered include: soils and plant nutrition; basic botany; disease diagnosis and management; basic entomology; home fruit production; lawn care; vegetable gardening; flower gardening; household and vertebrae pests; composting; understanding pesticides; pruning; integrated pest management; and more.Anyone who has some horticultural experience and a sincere desire to share that knowledge with others is a candidate for the Master Gardener Program. Master Gardeners are expected to share their horticultural training with the community in the form of 50 hours of volunteer work over a two-year period working with their local Cornell Cooperative Extension. Volunteer activities may include: coordinating events; organizing workshops; teaching horticultural classes; working with 4-H youth/school programs; answering gardening questions; developing horticultural exhibits; maintaining demonstration gardens or assisting in other ways to maintain and expand the horticulture program within Seneca County.If you are interested, please contact Patti at 315-539-9251 or email with your name, address and phone number to pap11@cornell.edu to request an application. The fee is $150.00 which will include your Master Gardener Manual, handouts, refreshments, speaker’s fees, and administrative fees. ========================================= Master Gardener Training Wednesday, October 18, 2017 8:45 am - 3:00 pm New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (630 W North Street Geneva, NY 14456) Cornell Cooperative Extension of Seneca County is offering a Master Gardener Training.The training is 11 weeks long and will meet on Wednesdays starting September 6th and ending on November 15th, 2017. The classes run from 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM and will be held at Jordan Hall, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station, 630 W. North St., Geneva, NY 14456. Topics to be covered include: soils and plant nutrition; basic botany; disease diagnosis and management; basic entomology; home fruit production; lawn care; vegetable gardening; flower gardening; household and vertebrae pests; composting; understanding pesticides; pruning; integrated pest management; and more.Anyone who has some horticultural experience and a sincere desire to share that knowledge with others is a candidate for the Master Gardener Program. Master Gardeners are expected to share their horticultural training with the community in the form of 50 hours of volunteer work over a two-year period working with their local Cornell Cooperative Extension. Volunteer activities may include: coordinating events; organizing workshops; teaching horticultural classes; working with 4-H youth/school programs; answering gardening questions; developing horticultural exhibits; maintaining demonstration gardens or assisting in other ways to maintain and expand the horticulture program within Seneca County.If you are interested, please contact Patti at 315-539-9251 or email with your name, address and phone number to pap11@cornell.edu to request an application. The fee is $150.00 which will include your Master Gardener Manual, handouts, refreshments, speaker’s fees, and administrative fees. ========================================= Master Gardener Training Wednesday, October 25, 2017 8:45 am - 3:00 pm New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (630 W North Street Geneva, NY 14456) Cornell Cooperative Extension of Seneca County is offering a Master Gardener Training.The training is 11 weeks long and will meet on Wednesdays starting September 6th and ending on November 15th, 2017. The classes run from 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM and will be held at Jordan Hall, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station, 630 W. North St., Geneva, NY 14456. Topics to be covered include: soils and plant nutrition; basic botany; disease diagnosis and management; basic entomology; home fruit production; lawn care; vegetable gardening; flower gardening; household and vertebrae pests; composting; understanding pesticides; pruning; integrated pest management; and more.Anyone who has some horticultural experience and a sincere desire to share that knowledge with others is a candidate for the Master Gardener Program. Master Gardeners are expected to share their horticultural training with the community in the form of 50 hours of volunteer work over a two-year period working with their local Cornell Cooperative Extension. Volunteer activities may include: coordinating events; organizing workshops; teaching horticultural classes; working with 4-H youth/school programs; answering gardening questions; developing horticultural exhibits; maintaining demonstration gardens or assisting in other ways to maintain and expand the horticulture program within Seneca County.If you are interested, please contact Patti at 315-539-9251 or email with your name, address and phone number to pap11@cornell.edu to request an application. The fee is $150.00 which will include your Master Gardener Manual, handouts, refreshments, speaker’s fees, and administrative fees. ========================================= Master Gardener Training Wednesday, November 1, 2017 8:45 am - 3:00 pm New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (630 W North Street Geneva, NY 14456) Cornell Cooperative Extension of Seneca County is offering a Master Gardener Training.The training is 11 weeks long and will meet on Wednesdays starting September 6th and ending on November 15th, 2017. The classes run from 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM and will be held at Jordan Hall, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station, 630 W. North St., Geneva, NY 14456. Topics to be covered include: soils and plant nutrition; basic botany; disease diagnosis and management; basic entomology; home fruit production; lawn care; vegetable gardening; flower gardening; household and vertebrae pests; composting; understanding pesticides; pruning; integrated pest management; and more.Anyone who has some horticultural experience and a sincere desire to share that knowledge with others is a candidate for the Master Gardener Program. Master Gardeners are expected to share their horticultural training with the community in the form of 50 hours of volunteer work over a two-year period working with their local Cornell Cooperative Extension. Volunteer activities may include: coordinating events; organizing workshops; teaching horticultural classes; working with 4-H youth/school programs; answering gardening questions; developing horticultural exhibits; maintaining demonstration gardens or assisting in other ways to maintain and expand the horticulture program within Seneca County.If you are interested, please contact Patti at 315-539-9251 or email with your name, address and phone number to pap11@cornell.edu to request an application. The fee is $150.00 which will include your Master Gardener Manual, handouts, refreshments, speaker’s fees, and administrative fees. ========================================= Board Meeting Schedule Monday, November 6, 2017 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Seneca County CCE Offices ((mailing address) 308 Main Street Shop Centre Waterloo, New York 13165) Cornell Cooperative Extension puts knowledge to work in pursuit of economic vitality, ecological sustainability and social well-being. We bring local experience and research based solutions together, helping New York State families and communities thrive in our rapidly changing world. ========================================= Master Gardener Training Wednesday, November 8, 2017 8:45 am - 3:00 pm New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (630 W North Street Geneva, NY 14456) Cornell Cooperative Extension of Seneca County is offering a Master Gardener Training.The training is 11 weeks long and will meet on Wednesdays starting September 6th and ending on November 15th, 2017. The classes run from 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM and will be held at Jordan Hall, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station, 630 W. North St., Geneva, NY 14456. Topics to be covered include: soils and plant nutrition; basic botany; disease diagnosis and management; basic entomology; home fruit production; lawn care; vegetable gardening; flower gardening; household and vertebrae pests; composting; understanding pesticides; pruning; integrated pest management; and more.Anyone who has some horticultural experience and a sincere desire to share that knowledge with others is a candidate for the Master Gardener Program. Master Gardeners are expected to share their horticultural training with the community in the form of 50 hours of volunteer work over a two-year period working with their local Cornell Cooperative Extension. Volunteer activities may include: coordinating events; organizing workshops; teaching horticultural classes; working with 4-H youth/school programs; answering gardening questions; developing horticultural exhibits; maintaining demonstration gardens or assisting in other ways to maintain and expand the horticulture program within Seneca County.If you are interested, please contact Patti at 315-539-9251 or email with your name, address and phone number to pap11@cornell.edu to request an application. The fee is $150.00 which will include your Master Gardener Manual, handouts, refreshments, speaker’s fees, and administrative fees. ========================================= Master Gardener Training Wednesday, November 15, 2017 8:45 am - 3:00 pm New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (630 W North Street Geneva, NY 14456) Cornell Cooperative Extension of Seneca County is offering a Master Gardener Training.The training is 11 weeks long and will meet on Wednesdays starting September 6th and ending on November 15th, 2017. The classes run from 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM and will be held at Jordan Hall, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station, 630 W. North St., Geneva, NY 14456. Topics to be covered include: soils and plant nutrition; basic botany; disease diagnosis and management; basic entomology; home fruit production; lawn care; vegetable gardening; flower gardening; household and vertebrae pests; composting; understanding pesticides; pruning; integrated pest management; and more.Anyone who has some horticultural experience and a sincere desire to share that knowledge with others is a candidate for the Master Gardener Program. Master Gardeners are expected to share their horticultural training with the community in the form of 50 hours of volunteer work over a two-year period working with their local Cornell Cooperative Extension. Volunteer activities may include: coordinating events; organizing workshops; teaching horticultural classes; working with 4-H youth/school programs; answering gardening questions; developing horticultural exhibits; maintaining demonstration gardens or assisting in other ways to maintain and expand the horticulture program within Seneca County.If you are interested, please contact Patti at 315-539-9251 or email with your name, address and phone number to pap11@cornell.edu to request an application. The fee is $150.00 which will include your Master Gardener Manual, handouts, refreshments, speaker’s fees, and administrative fees. ========================================= Board Meeting Schedule Monday, December 4, 2017 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Seneca County CCE Offices ((mailing address) 308 Main Street Shop Centre Waterloo, New York 13165) Cornell Cooperative Extension puts knowledge to work in pursuit of economic vitality, ecological sustainability and social well-being. We bring local experience and research based solutions together, helping New York State families and communities thrive in our rapidly changing world. =========================================