CCE Broome Nutrition Programs

05/29/2026

What a delicious NY Thursday!

05/21/2026

This week, we had the opportunity to take the Broome County Health Department's Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Team on a tour of two school gardens their funding helped support! 🌱

We’ve been hard at work revitalizing the gardens at West Middle School and Woodrow Wilson Elementary in the Binghamton City School District. After sitting unused for several years, these gardens are coming back to life as hands-on learning spaces where students can explore gardening, discover where their food comes from, and build confidence trying new fruits and vegetables.

These gardens will provide meaningful educational opportunities for youth while helping create healthier school communities for years to come.

Thank you to the Broome County Health Department for supporting our school gardens and helping make this work possible!

Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County

05/19/2026

Join us at the Vestal Public Library Wednesdays in June at 10:30am!

Please register by calling the Vestal Public Library. Coupons are restricted to the first 25 registered each week. Participants must attend the nutrition education lesson before receiving coupons. Coupons can be spent at any Farmers Market in Broome County.

We hope to see you there!

Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County

05/13/2026

We were thrilled to host our 3rd Annual School Garden Teacher Training on May 8th! 🌱🍅

This year, 25 educators from across Broome County and Tioga County joined us to grow their knowledge and skills in supporting school gardens in their districts. We were also joined by our friends from the Creating Healthy Schools and Communities program at the Broome County Health Department, whose funding helped support some of our Binghamton City School District gardens this year, and our partners from Broome-Tioga BOCES and the Rural Health Network.

Our day began with a visit to VINES:Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments, where Executive Director Amelia LoDolce shared the history of VINES, the incredible work they do throughout our community, and the impact of urban agriculture and food access initiatives.

Teachers then headed to the VINES Urban Farm for some hands-on learning in the gardens! Participants spent the morning weeding, spreading compost and fertilizer, and planting dinosaur kale and collard greens while learning practical gardening techniques they can bring back to their own school garden programs. (and they did it in the rain with no complaint!) 🌿

After lunch at Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County, educators joined our dedicated Master Gardeners for a tour of the Cutler Botanic Garden and vegetable garden. Our Master Gardeners shared valuable tips, tricks, and low-maintenance strategies for growing vegetables successfully, even with limited time and resources.

Thank you to all of the educators, partners, and volunteers who made this year’s training such a success. We are excited to continue growing school gardens and garden-based learning opportunities across Broome-Tioga Schools!

Farm to School is a partnership between CCE, Rock on Café, and the Food and Health Network. We couldn't do this work without you!

Thank you to all the districts that participated!
Binghamton City School District
Johnson City CSD
Susquehanna Valley CSD
Maine-Endwell Central School District
Union-Endicott Central School District
Chenango Valley Central School District
Whitney Point Central School District
OA Schools
Newark Valley CSD

05/05/2026

We love seeing connections come to life in the classroom 🌱🐰

Students at Susquehanna Valley CSD recently brought together two of our programs, Farm to School and Ag in the Classroom, in a hands-on, memorable way!

Fourth graders at Brookside Elementary have been growing two types of lettuce in their aeroponic tower garden, made possible through funding from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County.

When our Ag in the Classroom team visited with Roper the bunny, students took their learning a step further, making predictions about which lettuce he would prefer and then testing their hypothesis in real time!

Even better? Students were able to taste their very first harvest while Roper joined in on the fun.

A big thank you to Miss Boulter and Susquehanna Valley CSD for sharing these moments!

Our Farm to School Program is a partnership between CCE Broome, Rock on Café and Food and Health Network.

04/29/2026

Please call the Vestal Public Library to register!

May 6th: Waste Less
Understand and identify favorite recipes that repurpose food scraps and leftover foods, and develop your own goals for ways to reduce food waste at home.
Recipe: Broccoli Stem Salad

May 13th: Food Safety, Storage and Preservation
Learn strategies for storing food to extend its freshness, ways to identify when a food is safe or unsafe to eat, and some common techniques for preserving food at home.
Recipe: Mixed Berry Chia Jam

May 20th: Is it Trash?
An in-depth look at the kitchen items that get sent to the landfill and whether they belong there. Learn what food scraps are compostable, ways to reduce waste from food packaging, and understand what food codes and “expired” foods are.
Recipe: Several Simple Homemade Salad Dressings, tasted on a fresh greens salad

Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County

04/20/2026

So fun seeing this in action 🌱

Our Farm to School Team has been supporting Chenango Valley Central School District get their gardens and hydroponic towers up and running, and it's so wonderful to see the students harvesting their herbs and making these delicious dishes!

Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County
Rock on Café
Food and Health Network

04/16/2026

04/14/2026

Looking for a fun midweek boost? ✨

Join us every Wednesday at 10:30 AM in the auditorium for Move & Improve!

💃 Get your body moving with a 20-minute energizing workout
🥗 Discover simple, practical nutrition tips you can actually use
🍎 Taste a delicious, healthy snack together

Call 607-772-8953 to register! Our nutrition classes are always free.

03/24/2026

🌯 Join us this Thursday, March 26th at 10:30 AM at the Johnson City Library!

Start your morning strong as we explore easy, healthy breakfast ideas and the power of planning ahead. Together, we’ll be making hearty egg burritos, perfect for busy days!

Come learn, cook, and enjoy a delicious breakfast with us. We hope to see you there!

Register by calling Your Home Public Library at 607-797-4816 or emailing [email protected]