PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Sun River HC) Friday, August 12, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Ag. 5, Sept. 9, Oct. 7) Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas ¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Ag. 12, Sept. 16, Oct. 14) Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud ¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Ag. 19, Sept. 23, Oct. 21 & Nov. 4) Bajo en grasa y sodio aún puede ser delicioso ¿Está consumiendo demasiada grasa y sodio con su comida favorita? Durante esta lección aprenderemos cuanta grasa y sodio puede usted estar consumiendo a través de sus meriendas y alimentos favoritos. Aprenderemos nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir y tomar decisiones simples y saludables.Taller #4: (Ag. 26, Sept. 30, Oct. 28) Comer sano en un presupuesto Comer sano es maravilloso para nuestra salud. Únase a nosotros a medida que discutimos algunas estrategias de como ahorrar dinero y aprovechar al máximo su dinero con buena salud en mente. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Sun River HC) Friday, August 12, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 5th, Sept 9th, Oct 7th) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (AUGUST 12th, Sept 16th, Oct 14th) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 19th, Sept 23rd, Oct 21st, Nov 4th) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 26th, Sept 30th, Oct 28th) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Sea Stars Marine Camp (Northport grades K-9) Monday, August 8, 2022 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm 2022 Sea Stars Marine Camp Registration scheduled to open February 1st! Each day of Sea Stars Marine Camp is packed with hands-on activities, outdoor games, exciting arts & crafts and fun educational lessons about the environment! Whether your child is passionate about marine biology or just wants to know more about Long Island’s fascinating marine wildlife, this camp is the perfect experience. Week-long sessions are designed to immerse campers into the world of marine science through hands-on learning experiences! At the Camp Center, campers will observe and handle live marine animals and freshwater pond-life while learning about marine biology and environmental ecology. Every session is unique and will provide your camper with different marine or freshwater topics. All sessions consist of guided nature walks through the Fuchs Pond Preserve, where campers will get a chance to explore our coastal woodlands and freshwater pond. Along the way, campers have the opportunity to collect and observe some of the wonderful creatures that call this Preserve home. Campers will also enjoy a trip to Northport’s local Asharoken Beach where they will experience seining, beach games and swimming. Please see session descriptions for specifics about the theme and possible field trips! Sessions run from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM (unless otherwise stated) Sea Trekkers All the fun of Sea Stars Marine Camp with an educational and exciting approach to fishing! Your child will enjoy a fishing expedition aboard Captree’s Yankee III Fishing Vessel, whose Captain will show your camper all they need to know about knot tying, boat safety, conservation and much more! We will also see what life we can find during bottom dredges! Campers will enjoy a full day of fishing on the south shore of LI. First timers are welcome! Back on land, at the Camp Center, campers will observe and handle live marine animals and freshwater pond-life; while learning about marine science and environmental ecology, fish ID, equipment care, conservation, and much more! Before the week is over, your child will show great improvement in their fishing abilities along with an increased knowledge of our local waters and what’s living in it. All sessions consist of guided nature walks through the Fuchs Pond Preserve, where campers will explore our coastal woodlands and freshwater pond and get a chance to collect and observe these wonderful creatures. Campers will also enjoy a trip to Northport’s local Asharoken Beach where campers will experience seining, beach games and swimming. Sea Trekkers Sessions 1 and 2 runs from 9am-2pm. (Daily Drop-off/pick-up at Fuchs Pond Preserve) *EXCEPT, June 30th and July 7th will run from 9am-3pm*. Strict age requirements on all sessions are in compliance with New York State Department of Health Regulations. Doctor immunizations are mandatory and will be reviewed prior to the start of camp. Minimum Age for Session 2: is 6 years old.  Please be aware that each themed session repeated multiple weeks will have the same camp lessons, crafts and activities. (For example: Sea Trekker's Sessions 1-2). Aquatic Investigators Get ready to kick up the aquatic biology fun a few notches! Whether your child is passionate about marine biology or just loves Long Island’s great outdoors, this course is a great introduction. This week is designed to immerse our older campers into the world of aquatic science through hands-on learning experiences! The program will introduce campers to sampling and research techniques used by biologists, survey skills, and marsh sampling for aquatic invertebrates and plankton. This week will also lead campers through an exciting fishing expedition aboard Captree’s Yankee III Fishing Vessel! Campers will learn all they need to know about fishing, boat safety, local fish biology and conservation! Our Captain will also lead us through an exciting bottom dredge where campers will investigate other local marine invertebrates! In addition, our investigators will experience a trip to Asharoken Beach where they will enjoy seining, beach games and swimming. Aquatic Investigators Session 1 runs from 9am-2pm. (Daily Drop-off/pick-up at Fuchs Pond Preserve) *EXCEPT, June 30th will run from 9am-3pm*. Strict age requirements on all sessions are in compliance with New York State Department of Health Regulations. Doctor immunizations are mandatory and will be reviewed prior to the start of camp Open Ocean Week Here at Sea Stars Marine Camp, we love the water and all that inhabit it. Does your child sometimes wish they could do more to help our oceans and marine animals? Added due to popular demand, Open Ocean Week will focus on larger marine megafauna! We will learn more about these animals from whales to sea turtles, and how we can help protect them. Special guests will visit the center to discuss conservation efforts in Marine Science; marine debris and pollution is one of the major threats that will also be discussed, followed by a beach clean-up…each camper will have the opportunity to become a young environmental steward of our waters! All sessions consist of guided nature walks through the Fuchs Pond Preserve, where campers will explore our coastal woodlands and freshwater pond and get a chance to collect and observe these wonderful creatures.Campers will also enjoy a trip to Northport’s local Asharoken Beach where campers will experience seining, beach games and swimming. Open Ocean Week Session 3 runs from 9am-2pm. (Daily Drop-off/pick-up at Fuchs Pond Preserve) Strict age requirements on all sessions are in compliance with New York State Department of Health Regulations. Doctor immunizations are mandatory and will be reviewed prior to the start of camp.  Shark Week All the fun of Sea Stars Marine Camp with a focus on Sharks! Your child will explore the biology and ecology of these fascinating and misunderstood keystone predators. Through hands-on activities, campers will learn fun facts about sharks’ lives from their diets and teeth, to their habitats and conservation efforts. It will also include a trip to the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead where campers are guided in small groups through the exhibits by educators. All sessions consist of guided nature walks through the Fuchs Pond Preserve, campers will explore our coastal woodlands and freshwater pond and get a chance to collect and observe these wonderful creatures. Campers will also enjoy a trip to Northport’s local Asharoken Beach where campers will experience seining, beach games and swimming. Shark Week Session 4 runs from 9am-2pm. (Daily Drop-off/pick-up at Fuchs Pond Preserve) Strict age requirements on all sessions are in compliance with New York State Department of Health Regulations. Doctor immunizations are mandatory and will be reviewed prior to the start of camp.   Marine Ecosystems Week NEW! An all new themed session has come to our shores! Your child will enjoy learning about different marine ecosystems throughout the world. We will circle back to our local shore with a BRAND NEW unique field trip: where we will visit Stony Brook’s Marine Center in Southampton! While aboard the 45’ R/V Peconic, campers will explore the waters of the Shinnecock Bay. Campers will be given an opportunity to use the same instruments used by researchers to collect water and bottom samples, and compare two locations to hypothesize what would cause any differences. After sampling water and bottom sediments, they will deploy an otter trawl. An otter trawl is a large fish net that has two wooden “doors” attached at the front of the net. As the boat drags the net through the water, the doors cause the mouth of the net to open, allowing us to collect many types of flora and fauna that call the shallow waters of the bay home. All specimens collected are transferred to an onboard touch tank, where passengers will be able to handle the organisms, while a naturalist will discuss interesting facts about each of the specimens. Two trawls will be performed, each in a different habitat, allowing us to compare the differences between the two. All sessions consist of guided nature walks through the Fuchs Pond Preserve, where campers will explore our coastal woodlands and freshwater pond and get a chance to collect and observe these wonderful creatures. Campers will also enjoy a trip to Northport’s local Asharoken Beach where campers will experience seining, beach games and swimming. Marine Ecosystem Week Session 5 runs from 9am-2pm. (Daily Drop-off/pick-up at Fuchs Pond Preserve) *EXCEPT, July 28th will run from 9am-3pm*. Strict age requirements on all sessions are in compliance with New York State Department of Health Regulations. Doctor immunizations are mandatory and will be reviewed prior to the start of camp. Deep Sea Week We’re leaving the warm surface waters and diving into the deep dark ocean…to explore more of the unknown! This NEW session has been added due to popular demand. Discovering what animals live in the deep sea and their strange lifestyles within a dark world. This mysterious environment is also home to many BIOLUMINESCENT animals! Lanternfish, Bobtail squid, Anglerfish, Siphonophores, jellyfish and dinoflagellates…just to name a few! The most remote place on earth has an unimaginable abundance of life. Who’s ready to dive deep?! Campers will also enjoy a special guest to discussion Deep Sea Research! All sessions consist of guided nature walks through the Fuchs Pond Preserve, where campers will explore our coastal woodlands and freshwater pond and get a chance to collect and observe these wonderful creatures. Deep Sea Week Session 6 runs from 9am-2pm. (Daily Drop-off/pick-up at Fuchs Pond Preserve) Strict age requirements on all sessions are in compliance with New York State Department of Health Regulations. Minimum Age for Session 6: is 6 years old. Doctor immunizations are mandatory and will be reviewed prior to the start of camp. Sea Stars Week Each day is packed with hands-on activities, outdoor games, exciting arts & crafts and fun facts about our local aquatic habitats. Campers will observe and handle live marine animals and freshwater pond-life during guided nature walks through the Preserve. Campers will also enjoy a trip to Northport’s local Asharoken Beach where campers will experience seining, beach games and swimming. We will also take a trip to the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium to learn more about the extensive collection of fishes, amphibians and reptiles native to New York State! Sea Stars Week Session 7 runs from 9am-2pm. (Daily Drop-off/pick-up at Fuchs Pond Preserve) Strict age requirements on all sessions are in compliance with New York State Department of Health Regulations. Minimum Age for Session 7: is 6 years old. Doctor immunizations are mandatory and will be reviewed prior to the start of camp. Freshwater Investigators Aquatic Biology isn’t just saltwater, it’s freshwater too! This new course offers older campers an introduction to Long Island’s freshwater world. Freshwater Investigators is designed to immerse your child’s passion for ponds, lakes, and streams. This program will cover nature walks to Fuchs Pond Preserve, kicked up a few notches…we will identify plant and bird life (and everything in-between) along the way. We will conduct a Pond study on Macroinvertebrates throughout the week, to better understand the water quality of Fuchs Pond. This new research opportunity will allow campers a first-hand experience in learning how to set up an experiment, collect data, and analyze their findings! Leaf-pack data collection, microscope analysis, and macroinvertebrate identification, are a few of the new techniques we will learn while exploring this productive freshwater ecosystem.This session will help your child understand how all waterways are interconnected, understanding the full scope of Long Island’s marine life! Campers will also enjoy a trip to Northport’s local Asharoken Beach where campers will experience seining, beach games and swimming. We will also take a trip to the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium to learn more about the extensive collection of fishes, amphibians and reptiles native to New York State! Specifically, campers will observe the amazing attributes of trout at all stages of development. Freshwater Investigators Session 7 runs from 9am-2pm. (Daily Drop-off/pick-up at Fuchs Pond Preserve) Strict age requirements on all sessions are in compliance with New York State Department of Health Regulations. Doctor immunizations are mandatory and will be reviewed prior to the start of camp. Registration opening February 1, 2022 Alexandra Stevens, ams838@cornell.edu, 631-239-1800 x 3 ========================================= Sea Explorers Marine Camp Sessions (Babylon ages 6-14) Monday, August 8, 2022 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm Camp Offerings for 2022 Shark Week Join us for an adventurous week exploring Long Island's marine habitats with a focus on SHARKS!!! Our marine instructors will guide your child through interactive, hands-on learning experiences designed to be educational and fun. Campers will also discover the other amazing creatures living in our local oceans, bays, and salt marshes as they handle marine animals in our touch tanks, participate in beach activities and games, seine in our salt marsh, and make fun marine and shark crafts. We will set out on a field expedition to see some live sharks at the Atlantis Marine World Aquarium in Riverhead. Your child will have the opportunity to see sharks and their cousins, Rays and Skates up close and personal! We will also experience the Birds and Butterflies exhibit at the aquarium! We will leave from and return to the Sport Fishing Education Center, Babylon and Sea Explorers Marine Camp will provide the busing to and from Atlantis Marine World. For this one day, camp will run from 9-3pm to allow for a little extra time at the Aquarium. Our 9-12 year old campers will get the option to do a Shark Dissection at camp. Jr. Sea Explorers Week Join us for an adventurous week exploring Long Island's marine habitats!!! Our marine instructors will guide your child through interactive, hands-on learning experiences designed to be educational and fun. Campers will also discover the other amazing creatures living in our local oceans, bays, and salt marshes as they handle marine animals in our touch tanks, participate in beach activities and games, seine in our salt marsh, and make fun marine crafts. There will be our Marine Biology and Fishing Expedition aboard the Yankee III out of Captree State Park! Campers will meet at Captree State Park for drop-off and pick-up that day only. *Spots for friends and family on the Yankee III are limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Iff you wish to go please sign-up with Tracy as EARLY as possible! Marine Reptile Week Join us for an adventurous week exploring Long Island's marine habitats with a focus on Marine Reptiles! Our marine instructors will guide your child through interactive, hands-on learning experiences designed to be educational and fun. Campers will also discover the other amazing creatures living in our local oceans, bays, and salt marshes as they handle marine animals in our touch tanks, participate in beach activities and games, seine in our salt marsh, and make fun reptile crafts. We will set out on a field expedition to see some live marine and land reptiles at the Atlantis Marine World Aquarium in Riverhead. Your child will have the opportunity to see sea turtles and other herps up close and personal! We will also experience a Behind-the-scenes tour with Riverhead Foundation to see what sea turtles are in the hospital for rehabilitation! We will leave from and return to the Sport Fishing Education Center, Babylon and Sea Explorers Marine Camp will provide the busing to and from Atlantis Marine World. For this one day, camp will run from 9-3pm to allow for a little extra time at the Aquarium. Marine Mammal Week Whales, Seals, and Dolphins... Oh My! Join us for an adventurous week exploring Long Island's marine habitats while concentrating on Marine Mammals! Our marine instructors will guide your child through interactive, hands-on learning experiences designed to be educational and fun. Each day will consist of a combination of indoor and outdoor activities. We have classroom time for educational programs/marine topic of the day in the morning, touch tanks, and arts & crafts projects in the afternoon. Campers also study animals and seine in our salt marsh, as well as participate in beach activities at the Town of Babylon's Cedar Beach, a certified, lifeguard-supervised beach area.  We will set out on a field expedition to see some live marine mammals at the Atlantis Marine World Aquarium in Riverhead. Your child will have the opportunity to see seal lions, river otters, and seals up close and personal! We will also experience a Behind-the-scenes tour with Riverhead Foundation to see what seals are in the hospital for rehabilitation! We will leave from and return to the Sport Fishing Education Center, Babylon and Sea Explorers Marine Camp will provide the busing to and from Atlantis Marine World. For this one day, camp will run from 9-3pm to allow for a little extra time at the Aquarium. Sea Voyagers Week Join us for an adventurous week exploring Long Island's marine habitats!!! Our marine instructors will guide your child through interactive, hands-on learning experiences designed to be educational and fun. Campers will also discover the other amazing creatures living in our local oceans, bays, and salt marshes as they handle marine animals in our touch tanks, participate in beach activities and games, seine in our salt marsh, and make fun marine and marine themed crafts. There will be a Marine Biology and Fishing Expedition aboard the Yankee III out of Captree State Park! Campers will meet at Captree State Park for drop-off and Pick-up that day only.. *Spots for friends and family on the Yankee III are limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Iff you wish to go please sign-up with Tracy as EARLY as possible! Session 7, Sea Voyagers Week for Ages 9-14! Have your budding Marine Biologist get a taste of the wonders of Nature LI has to offer! on-site fishing from our Pier, seining, and a Marine Biology and Fishing Voyage out of Captree are just a few of the highlights! See each camp session for details Tracy Marcus, tm353@cornell.edu, 631-587-2873 ========================================= Goat Yoga Saturday, August 13, 2022 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center, 350 Yaphank Avenue , Yaphank, New York 11980 ON FARM - Starting in April and going through November, $25 per class ages 8+Enjoy yoga on the farm with our friendly goats is a fun twist to traditional flow. End your day in downward dog and some laughs. All levels are welcome to goat yoga. Taught by certified instructors from Cocomotion. Dates/times/instructors vary. $25 per class ages 8+ Kaylyn Reynolds, kr427@cornell.edu, 631-852-4613 Registration: https://suffolkcountyfarm.campbrainregistration.com/ ========================================= Art of Seed Saving Monday, August 15, 2022 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online Event Want more beautiful flowers and vegetables in your garden? Learn how and when to collect seeds for planting next year. Proper labeling and storage methods are essential. Once you learn the most reliable techniques, heirlooms and open pollinated seeds will grace your garden for many years. ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Sun River HC) Tuesday, August 16, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Ag. 5, Sept. 9, Oct. 7) Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas ¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Ag. 12, Sept. 16, Oct. 14) Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud ¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Ag. 19, Sept. 23, Oct. 21 & Nov. 4) Bajo en grasa y sodio aún puede ser delicioso ¿Está consumiendo demasiada grasa y sodio con su comida favorita? Durante esta lección aprenderemos cuanta grasa y sodio puede usted estar consumiendo a través de sus meriendas y alimentos favoritos. Aprenderemos nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir y tomar decisiones simples y saludables.Taller #4: (Ag. 26, Sept. 30, Oct. 28) Comer sano en un presupuesto Comer sano es maravilloso para nuestra salud. Únase a nosotros a medida que discutimos algunas estrategias de como ahorrar dinero y aprovechar al máximo su dinero con buena salud en mente. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Rams Head Inn (Tuesdays on Shelter Island) Tuesday, August 16, 2022 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm Rams Head Inn, 108 Ram Island Drive , Shelter Island Heights, NY 11965 Now On TUESDAYS!CCE Marine's SPAT Director and community aquaculture specialist, Kim Tetrault invites you to the Ram's Head Inn on Shelter Island for the newly established 'SPAT Aquaculture Club Annex'. Each Tuesday Kim will offer presentations and informational discussions of everything marine, from shellfish to seaweed, fish to flotsam and jetsam and everything in between. This weekly meeting will be followed by live music performed by Shuck and Jive, a new act that is sweeping the oceans (Kim Tetrault and partner Dave Berson). Sessions are slated for Tuesdays beginning at 4:30 p.m. with music in the bar from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Meeting and music, free. Pay your way for food and drink menu options. Darci Bielenda, db695@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 ext. 21 ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Thera Farm) Wednesday, August 17, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Thera Farm Market, 1705 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 10, Sept 7, Oct 7) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (August 17, Sept 10, Oct 12) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 24, Sept 21, Oct 19) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 31, Sept 28, Oct 26) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Art of Seed Saving Wednesday, August 17, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Online Event Want more beautiful flowers and vegetables in your garden? Learn how and when to collect seeds for planting next year. Proper labeling and storage methods are essential. Once you learn the most reliable techniques, heirlooms and open pollinated seeds will grace your garden for many years. ========================================= Organic Gardening Thursday, August 18, 2022 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm When you garden organically, the gardener feeds the soil, the soil feeds the plants, and the plants reward the gardener.Learn about improving your soil’s health, role of compost, sanitation and other best organic practices. Registration: https://rogersmemorial.librarycalendar.com/event/organic-gardening ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Sun River HC) Friday, August 19, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Ag. 5, Sept. 9, Oct. 7) Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas ¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Ag. 12, Sept. 16, Oct. 14) Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud ¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Ag. 19, Sept. 23, Oct. 21 & Nov. 4) Bajo en grasa y sodio aún puede ser delicioso ¿Está consumiendo demasiada grasa y sodio con su comida favorita? Durante esta lección aprenderemos cuanta grasa y sodio puede usted estar consumiendo a través de sus meriendas y alimentos favoritos. Aprenderemos nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir y tomar decisiones simples y saludables.Taller #4: (Ag. 26, Sept. 30, Oct. 28) Comer sano en un presupuesto Comer sano es maravilloso para nuestra salud. Únase a nosotros a medida que discutimos algunas estrategias de como ahorrar dinero y aprovechar al máximo su dinero con buena salud en mente. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Sun River HC) Friday, August 19, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 5th, Sept 9th, Oct 7th) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (AUGUST 12th, Sept 16th, Oct 14th) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 19th, Sept 23rd, Oct 21st, Nov 4th) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 26th, Sept 30th, Oct 28th) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Family Dinner Project Friday, August 19, 2022 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Extension Education Center, 423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 , Riverhead, New York 11901-3071 Join Us For Fun, Food and ConversationChildren welcome! In this program, we will cook together, have activities for the kids and learn about the importance of family mealtime!Sign up the in the main office! Cara W. Sultan, caw10@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 339 ========================================= Art of Seed Saving Monday, August 22, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Avenue , Norhtport, New York 11768 This year's seeds can be next year's bounty. Save time and money by discovering which of your seeds can be saved for reproducing the same plant in the following season. Learn when to collect and process your seeds. Tips on proper labeling and storage methods will also be discussed. ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Sun River HC) Tuesday, August 23, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Ag. 5, Sept. 9, Oct. 7) Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas ¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Ag. 12, Sept. 16, Oct. 14) Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud ¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Ag. 19, Sept. 23, Oct. 21 & Nov. 4) Bajo en grasa y sodio aún puede ser delicioso ¿Está consumiendo demasiada grasa y sodio con su comida favorita? Durante esta lección aprenderemos cuanta grasa y sodio puede usted estar consumiendo a través de sus meriendas y alimentos favoritos. Aprenderemos nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir y tomar decisiones simples y saludables.Taller #4: (Ag. 26, Sept. 30, Oct. 28) Comer sano en un presupuesto Comer sano es maravilloso para nuestra salud. Únase a nosotros a medida que discutimos algunas estrategias de como ahorrar dinero y aprovechar al máximo su dinero con buena salud en mente. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Rams Head Inn (Tuesdays on Shelter Island) Tuesday, August 23, 2022 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm Rams Head Inn, 108 Ram Island Drive , Shelter Island Heights, NY 11965 Now On TUESDAYS!CCE Marine's SPAT Director and community aquaculture specialist, Kim Tetrault invites you to the Ram's Head Inn on Shelter Island for the newly established 'SPAT Aquaculture Club Annex'. Each Tuesday Kim will offer presentations and informational discussions of everything marine, from shellfish to seaweed, fish to flotsam and jetsam and everything in between. This weekly meeting will be followed by live music performed by Shuck and Jive, a new act that is sweeping the oceans (Kim Tetrault and partner Dave Berson). Sessions are slated for Tuesdays beginning at 4:30 p.m. with music in the bar from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Meeting and music, free. Pay your way for food and drink menu options. Darci Bielenda, db695@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 ext. 21 ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Thera Farm) Wednesday, August 24, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Thera Farm Market, 1705 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 10, Sept 7, Oct 7) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (August 17, Sept 10, Oct 12) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 24, Sept 21, Oct 19) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 31, Sept 28, Oct 26) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Sun River HC) Friday, August 26, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Ag. 5, Sept. 9, Oct. 7) Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas ¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Ag. 12, Sept. 16, Oct. 14) Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud ¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Ag. 19, Sept. 23, Oct. 21 & Nov. 4) Bajo en grasa y sodio aún puede ser delicioso ¿Está consumiendo demasiada grasa y sodio con su comida favorita? Durante esta lección aprenderemos cuanta grasa y sodio puede usted estar consumiendo a través de sus meriendas y alimentos favoritos. Aprenderemos nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir y tomar decisiones simples y saludables.Taller #4: (Ag. 26, Sept. 30, Oct. 28) Comer sano en un presupuesto Comer sano es maravilloso para nuestra salud. Únase a nosotros a medida que discutimos algunas estrategias de como ahorrar dinero y aprovechar al máximo su dinero con buena salud en mente. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Sun River HC) Friday, August 26, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 5th, Sept 9th, Oct 7th) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (AUGUST 12th, Sept 16th, Oct 14th) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 19th, Sept 23rd, Oct 21st, Nov 4th) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 26th, Sept 30th, Oct 28th) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Rams Head Inn (Tuesdays on Shelter Island) Tuesday, August 30, 2022 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm Rams Head Inn, 108 Ram Island Drive , Shelter Island Heights, NY 11965 Now On TUESDAYS!CCE Marine's SPAT Director and community aquaculture specialist, Kim Tetrault invites you to the Ram's Head Inn on Shelter Island for the newly established 'SPAT Aquaculture Club Annex'. Each Tuesday Kim will offer presentations and informational discussions of everything marine, from shellfish to seaweed, fish to flotsam and jetsam and everything in between. This weekly meeting will be followed by live music performed by Shuck and Jive, a new act that is sweeping the oceans (Kim Tetrault and partner Dave Berson). Sessions are slated for Tuesdays beginning at 4:30 p.m. with music in the bar from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Meeting and music, free. Pay your way for food and drink menu options. Darci Bielenda, db695@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 ext. 21 ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Thera Farm) Wednesday, August 31, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Thera Farm Market, 1705 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 10, Sept 7, Oct 7) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (August 17, Sept 10, Oct 12) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 24, Sept 21, Oct 19) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 31, Sept 28, Oct 26) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Screening of Chocolate Milk Documentary Monday, August 29, 2022 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm The Breastfeeding Resiliency, Engagement and Empowerment (BFREE) team is pleased to host the documentary Chocolate Milk during Black Breastfeeding Week! The Chocolate Milk documentary examines how the socioeconomic factors of race and sex influence breastfeeding rates for black mothers in America.This event is first come, first served. Everyone must register by August 19th to receive a custom encrypted link to view the film on their own between August 29th and 31st . Then, registrants will be offered the opportunity to join the VIRTUAL expert panel discussion held on August 31st from 3-5pm EDT. The zoom link and passcode for the expert panel discussion and the custom encrypted link to view the film will be sent to registrants' emails on August 29th. Please feel free to email us with any questions! FREE Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/370526393417 ========================================= Long Island Soil Health Field Day Wednesday, August 31, 2022 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm Lewin Farms, 812 Sound Avenue , Calverton, New York 11933 Join us at Lewin Farms on August 31 st, 2022, from 3:30 – 6:30pm as we discuss cover crops and soil management for more climate resilient Long Island farms! We will be sharing a new Long Island Soil Health Characterization Report, discussing cover crop impacts and options for farmers, leading a summer cover crop root and field demonstration, and hosting a farmer panel. AGENDA Welcome & Introductions Soil Health on Long Island Farms and Increasing Climate Resiliency (Debbie Aller, Cornell) Impact of Cover Crops on Soil Properties and Processes (Joseph Amsili, Cornell) Farmer Panel (Will Lee, Matt Pendleton, Ed Harbes Jr.) (Moderated by Sandy Menasha, CCE-Suffolk) Cover Crop Roots and Field Demo Refreshments A special thank you to Lewin Farms for hosting the event! Parking available at the farm stand. We will be meeting in the field behind the farm stand. For additional information please contact Sandra Menasha at 631-655-9770. Sponsors: CCE - Suffolk County, SC - SWCD, USDA - NRCS, New York Soil Health, Cornell CALS, KingsAgriSeeds $10 per participant - (includes copy of building soils for better crops book, Midwest cover crop field guide, cover crop poster, and Long Island soil health characterization report). Courtney Fenyo, cf389@cornell.edu Registration: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/SoilHealthFieldDay ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Brentwood Library Thursday, September 1, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Brentwood Library, 34 Second Avenue , Brentwood, New York 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Sept 1 & Sept 22)Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Sept 8 & Oct 6th)Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Septiembre 15, Octubre 13 & Oct 20th)Su salud empieza en casa con opciones bajas en grasasDurante esta leccion aprenderan como preparar ingredientes comunes en su hogar y discutir la diferencia entre grasas saludables y grasas poco sanas.Taller #4: (Septiembre 29, Octubre 27 y Noviembre 17)Comida saludable que sabe delicioso (Bajo en sodio, no en sabor)Durante esta leccion aprenderan nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir alimentos altos en sodio y como realzar el sabor de sus comidas bajas en sodio. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Fruit and Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshop (Brentwood Library) Thursday, September 1, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Brentwood Library, 34 Second Avenue , Brentwood, New York 11717 FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Pre-register now with your Diabetes Educator. Workshops will presented in English. Workshop 1: (Sept 1, Sept 29) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.Workshop 2: (Sept 8, Oct 20) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.Workshop 3: (Sept 15, Oct 27) Healthy Starts at Home with Low Fat Options Participants will learn tips on how to prepare popular convenience foods at home, discuss the difference between healthy and unhealthy fats, and learn how to make healthy recipe swaps.Workshop 4: (Sept 22) Healthy Food that Tastes Great (Low Sodium not Low Taste) Participants will learn about the benefits of selecting lower sodium foods and how to enhance the taste of healthy low sodium recipes. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Rams Head Inn (Tuesdays on Shelter Island) Tuesday, September 6, 2022 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm Rams Head Inn, 108 Ram Island Drive , Shelter Island Heights, NY 11965 Now On TUESDAYS!CCE Marine's SPAT Director and community aquaculture specialist, Kim Tetrault invites you to the Ram's Head Inn on Shelter Island for the newly established 'SPAT Aquaculture Club Annex'. Each Tuesday Kim will offer presentations and informational discussions of everything marine, from shellfish to seaweed, fish to flotsam and jetsam and everything in between. This weekly meeting will be followed by live music performed by Shuck and Jive, a new act that is sweeping the oceans (Kim Tetrault and partner Dave Berson). Sessions are slated for Tuesdays beginning at 4:30 p.m. with music in the bar from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Meeting and music, free. Pay your way for food and drink menu options. Darci Bielenda, db695@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 ext. 21 ========================================= Back to the Bays Lecture Series (Peconic, LI) Tuesday, September 6, 2022 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Greenport Harbor Brewery and Restaurant, 42155 Main Rd. , Peconic, NY 11958 We are excited to announce our 2022 Back to the Bays Lecture Series that will kick off on April 19 from 6-8pm at the GHB Peconic Location! @greenportbrew Beginning 4/19 and then the 1st Tuesday of each month for the rest of 2022, you can meet the Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Team and find out how you can get involved in important efforts to give back to the bays! We will have new lectures the first Tuesday of every month about the work of CCE Marine Program happening right at Cedar Beach in Southold! To promote our Back to the Bays Membership Program, if you join our program you will receive a complimentary beer to enjoy during the lecture! We are also looking to collaborate again on a kelp beer, host more events at this location this year, and more! Check out our stories to learn more! @ccemarineprogramGreenport Harbor Brewing Company has been directly supporting our efforts since 2013. They have hosted several fundraising and awareness events in support of our work (Hops for Habitat, Marine Meadows Workshops, Kelp Aquaculture Art + Awareness Event), are proud sponsors of our annual Shellabration fundraiser, and have even brewed a beer (Sea Farm Porter) in support of our work that utilized kelp we harvested from our local waters. Here is the lineup - (topics are subject to change): April 19th: Shellfish Hatchery + Restoration May 3rd: Living Shorelines June 7th: Bay Scallops ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Thera Farm) Wednesday, September 7, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Thera Farm Market, 1705 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 10, Sept 7, Oct 7) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (August 17, Sept 10, Oct 12) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 24, Sept 21, Oct 19) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 31, Sept 28, Oct 26) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Fruit and Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshop (Brentwood Library) Thursday, September 8, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Brentwood Library, 34 Second Avenue , Brentwood, New York 11717 FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Pre-register now with your Diabetes Educator. Workshops will presented in English. Workshop 1: (Sept 1, Sept 29) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.Workshop 2: (Sept 8, Oct 20) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.Workshop 3: (Sept 15, Oct 27) Healthy Starts at Home with Low Fat Options Participants will learn tips on how to prepare popular convenience foods at home, discuss the difference between healthy and unhealthy fats, and learn how to make healthy recipe swaps.Workshop 4: (Sept 22) Healthy Food that Tastes Great (Low Sodium not Low Taste) Participants will learn about the benefits of selecting lower sodium foods and how to enhance the taste of healthy low sodium recipes. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Brentwood Library Thursday, September 8, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Brentwood Library, 34 Second Avenue , Brentwood, New York 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Sept 1 & Sept 22)Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Sept 8 & Oct 6th)Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Septiembre 15, Octubre 13 & Oct 20th)Su salud empieza en casa con opciones bajas en grasasDurante esta leccion aprenderan como preparar ingredientes comunes en su hogar y discutir la diferencia entre grasas saludables y grasas poco sanas.Taller #4: (Septiembre 29, Octubre 27 y Noviembre 17)Comida saludable que sabe delicioso (Bajo en sodio, no en sabor)Durante esta leccion aprenderan nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir alimentos altos en sodio y como realzar el sabor de sus comidas bajas en sodio. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Sun River HC) Friday, September 9, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Ag. 5, Sept. 9, Oct. 7) Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas ¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Ag. 12, Sept. 16, Oct. 14) Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud ¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Ag. 19, Sept. 23, Oct. 21 & Nov. 4) Bajo en grasa y sodio aún puede ser delicioso ¿Está consumiendo demasiada grasa y sodio con su comida favorita? Durante esta lección aprenderemos cuanta grasa y sodio puede usted estar consumiendo a través de sus meriendas y alimentos favoritos. Aprenderemos nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir y tomar decisiones simples y saludables.Taller #4: (Ag. 26, Sept. 30, Oct. 28) Comer sano en un presupuesto Comer sano es maravilloso para nuestra salud. Únase a nosotros a medida que discutimos algunas estrategias de como ahorrar dinero y aprovechar al máximo su dinero con buena salud en mente. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Sun River HC) Friday, September 9, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 5th, Sept 9th, Oct 7th) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (AUGUST 12th, Sept 16th, Oct 14th) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 19th, Sept 23rd, Oct 21st, Nov 4th) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 26th, Sept 30th, Oct 28th) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Thera Farm) Saturday, September 10, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Thera Farm Market, 1705 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 10, Sept 7, Oct 7) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (August 17, Sept 10, Oct 12) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 24, Sept 21, Oct 19) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 31, Sept 28, Oct 26) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Goat Yoga Saturday, September 10, 2022 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center, 350 Yaphank Avenue , Yaphank, New York 11980 ON FARM - Starting in April and going through November, $25 per class ages 8+Enjoy yoga on the farm with our friendly goats is a fun twist to traditional flow. End your day in downward dog and some laughs. All levels are welcome to goat yoga. Taught by certified instructors from Cocomotion. Dates/times/instructors vary. $25 per class ages 8+ Kaylyn Reynolds, kr427@cornell.edu, 631-852-4613 Registration: https://suffolkcountyfarm.campbrainregistration.com/ ========================================= GRUPO DE APOYO VIRTUAL GRATUITO SOBRE LA DIABETES Tuesday, September 13, 2022 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online Event ÚNASE SI USTED O ALGUNO DE SUS SERES QUERIDOS SUFRE DE DIABETES O PREDIABETES.Dirigido por un Educador sobre la Diabetes de la Extensión Cooperativa de la Universidad de Cornell.EL SEGUNDO MARTES DE CADA MES, A LAS 7 DE LA TARDE.Información de Zoom:ID de la reunión: 918 0748 4123Contraseña: Diabetes Cristina Toscano, cft36@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 ========================================= Rams Head Inn (Tuesdays on Shelter Island) Tuesday, September 13, 2022 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm Rams Head Inn, 108 Ram Island Drive , Shelter Island Heights, NY 11965 Now On TUESDAYS!CCE Marine's SPAT Director and community aquaculture specialist, Kim Tetrault invites you to the Ram's Head Inn on Shelter Island for the newly established 'SPAT Aquaculture Club Annex'. Each Tuesday Kim will offer presentations and informational discussions of everything marine, from shellfish to seaweed, fish to flotsam and jetsam and everything in between. This weekly meeting will be followed by live music performed by Shuck and Jive, a new act that is sweeping the oceans (Kim Tetrault and partner Dave Berson). Sessions are slated for Tuesdays beginning at 4:30 p.m. with music in the bar from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Meeting and music, free. Pay your way for food and drink menu options. Darci Bielenda, db695@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 ext. 21 ========================================= Fruit and Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshop (Brentwood Library) Thursday, September 15, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Brentwood Library, 34 Second Avenue , Brentwood, New York 11717 FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Pre-register now with your Diabetes Educator. Workshops will presented in English. Workshop 1: (Sept 1, Sept 29) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.Workshop 2: (Sept 8, Oct 20) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.Workshop 3: (Sept 15, Oct 27) Healthy Starts at Home with Low Fat Options Participants will learn tips on how to prepare popular convenience foods at home, discuss the difference between healthy and unhealthy fats, and learn how to make healthy recipe swaps.Workshop 4: (Sept 22) Healthy Food that Tastes Great (Low Sodium not Low Taste) Participants will learn about the benefits of selecting lower sodium foods and how to enhance the taste of healthy low sodium recipes. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Brentwood Library Thursday, September 15, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Brentwood Library, 34 Second Avenue , Brentwood, New York 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Sept 1 & Sept 22)Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Sept 8 & Oct 6th)Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Septiembre 15, Octubre 13 & Oct 20th)Su salud empieza en casa con opciones bajas en grasasDurante esta leccion aprenderan como preparar ingredientes comunes en su hogar y discutir la diferencia entre grasas saludables y grasas poco sanas.Taller #4: (Septiembre 29, Octubre 27 y Noviembre 17)Comida saludable que sabe delicioso (Bajo en sodio, no en sabor)Durante esta leccion aprenderan nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir alimentos altos en sodio y como realzar el sabor de sus comidas bajas en sodio. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= LIHREC Plant Science Day Thursday, September 15, 2022 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, 3059 Sound Avenue , Riverhead, New York 11901-1098 Cornell Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center will hold its annual Plant Science Day for horticulture and agriculture professionals on Thursday, September 15 at the Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center (LIHREC) in Riverhead. Tours and demonstrations will be held in the late afternoon from 4:00-6:00 pm. Registration for the afternoon begins at 3:30 pm. Horticulture professionals will be able to take tours in one of four commodity areas: (1) vegetables, (2) nursery and ornamentals, (3) greenhouse and floriculture, and (4) grapes. Some of the speakers that evening include Margery Daughtrey, Dan Gilrein, Meg McGrath, Andy Senesac, Nora Catlin, Sandra Menasha, Mark Bridgen, Mina Vescera, Faruque Zaman, and Alice Wise. As in past years, there is no charge to attend this activity and NYSDEC Pesticide Recertification credits will be available for this event. Following the tours, at 6:00 p.m., a barbecue will be held on-site at the LIHREC. Barbecued chicken, pulled pork, grilled vegetables, local wines and beer, and much more will be served. The cost of the barbecue is $45 per person. Participants are encouraged to attend both the tours and the barbeque dinner during Plant Science Day, but if you prefer, you can attend one or the other. However, pre-registration is required to attend the dinner. For more information, call 631-727-3595 ========================================= Parks for All: Frederick Law Olmsted Thursday, September 15, 2022 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online Event Central Park, Prospect Park and many others across the United States are popular today because of the way Frederick Law Olmsted designed them. He believed in the wonder of nature as a remedy to the stress of urban life. He believed in free access for all. Discover the trademarks of Olmsted’s design and see how these are enjoyed today. ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Sun River HC) Friday, September 16, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 5th, Sept 9th, Oct 7th) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (AUGUST 12th, Sept 16th, Oct 14th) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 19th, Sept 23rd, Oct 21st, Nov 4th) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 26th, Sept 30th, Oct 28th) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= ArtSEA Create + Sip Night (Strong's Water Club) Monday, September 19, 2022 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Strong's Water Club, 2255 Wickham Ave. , Mattituck, NY 11952 Please join us for an ArtSEA night out! Our crowd pleasing ArtSEA Create + Sip events allow guests to learn about local species and habitats while creating marine themed art. Proceeds directly support CCE Marine’s work.This evening's artwork is Eelgrass PufferGeneral Admission ticket price of $45 ($40 for Back to the Bays Members, check your email for discount code!) includes instruction, all materials as well as drink and food specials at Windamere.Painting activity will be conducted outdoors on the beautiful waterfront grounds of Strong’s Water Club located at 2255 Wickham Ave, Mattituck NY 11952. $45 ($40 for Back to the Bays Members, check your email for discount code) Carolyn Munaco, cjm427@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 Registration: Registration link coming soon! ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Brentwood Library Tuesday, September 20, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Brentwood Library, 34 Second Avenue , Brentwood, New York 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Sept 1 & Sept 22)Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Sept 8 & Oct 6th)Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Septiembre 15, Octubre 13 & Oct 20th)Su salud empieza en casa con opciones bajas en grasasDurante esta leccion aprenderan como preparar ingredientes comunes en su hogar y discutir la diferencia entre grasas saludables y grasas poco sanas.Taller #4: (Septiembre 29, Octubre 27 y Noviembre 17)Comida saludable que sabe delicioso (Bajo en sodio, no en sabor)Durante esta leccion aprenderan nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir alimentos altos en sodio y como realzar el sabor de sus comidas bajas en sodio. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Rams Head Inn (Tuesdays on Shelter Island) Tuesday, September 20, 2022 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm Rams Head Inn, 108 Ram Island Drive , Shelter Island Heights, NY 11965 Now On TUESDAYS!CCE Marine's SPAT Director and community aquaculture specialist, Kim Tetrault invites you to the Ram's Head Inn on Shelter Island for the newly established 'SPAT Aquaculture Club Annex'. Each Tuesday Kim will offer presentations and informational discussions of everything marine, from shellfish to seaweed, fish to flotsam and jetsam and everything in between. This weekly meeting will be followed by live music performed by Shuck and Jive, a new act that is sweeping the oceans (Kim Tetrault and partner Dave Berson). Sessions are slated for Tuesdays beginning at 4:30 p.m. with music in the bar from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Meeting and music, free. Pay your way for food and drink menu options. Darci Bielenda, db695@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 ext. 21 ========================================= Fall is for Planting Bulbs Tuesday, September 20, 2022 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Bring spring color to your garden when you plant bulbs, tubers, rhizomes and corms in the fall. Learn how to extend blooms from early spring to early summer with snowdrops, daffodils, crocus, tulips, allium and iris. Discover proper planting techniques for an array of flowers from March to June next season. ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Thera Farm) Wednesday, September 21, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Thera Farm Market, 1705 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 10, Sept 7, Oct 7) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (August 17, Sept 10, Oct 12) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 24, Sept 21, Oct 19) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 31, Sept 28, Oct 26) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Fruit and Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshop (Brentwood Library) Thursday, September 22, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Brentwood Library, 34 Second Avenue , Brentwood, New York 11717 FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Pre-register now with your Diabetes Educator. Workshops will presented in English. Workshop 1: (Sept 1, Sept 29) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.Workshop 2: (Sept 8, Oct 20) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.Workshop 3: (Sept 15, Oct 27) Healthy Starts at Home with Low Fat Options Participants will learn tips on how to prepare popular convenience foods at home, discuss the difference between healthy and unhealthy fats, and learn how to make healthy recipe swaps.Workshop 4: (Sept 22) Healthy Food that Tastes Great (Low Sodium not Low Taste) Participants will learn about the benefits of selecting lower sodium foods and how to enhance the taste of healthy low sodium recipes. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Brentwood Library Thursday, September 22, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Brentwood Library, 34 Second Avenue , Brentwood, New York 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Sept 1 & Sept 22)Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Sept 8 & Oct 6th)Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Septiembre 15, Octubre 13 & Oct 20th)Su salud empieza en casa con opciones bajas en grasasDurante esta leccion aprenderan como preparar ingredientes comunes en su hogar y discutir la diferencia entre grasas saludables y grasas poco sanas.Taller #4: (Septiembre 29, Octubre 27 y Noviembre 17)Comida saludable que sabe delicioso (Bajo en sodio, no en sabor)Durante esta leccion aprenderan nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir alimentos altos en sodio y como realzar el sabor de sus comidas bajas en sodio. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Art of Saving Seeds Thursday, September 22, 2022 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online Event Want more beautiful flowers and vegetables in your garden? Learn how and when to collect seeds for planting next year. Proper labeling and storage methods are essential. Once you learn the most reliable techniques, heirlooms and open pollinated seeds will grace your garden for many years. ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Sun River HC) Friday, September 23, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 5th, Sept 9th, Oct 7th) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (AUGUST 12th, Sept 16th, Oct 14th) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 19th, Sept 23rd, Oct 21st, Nov 4th) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 26th, Sept 30th, Oct 28th) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Rams Head Inn (Tuesdays on Shelter Island) Tuesday, September 27, 2022 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm Rams Head Inn, 108 Ram Island Drive , Shelter Island Heights, NY 11965 Now On TUESDAYS!CCE Marine's SPAT Director and community aquaculture specialist, Kim Tetrault invites you to the Ram's Head Inn on Shelter Island for the newly established 'SPAT Aquaculture Club Annex'. Each Tuesday Kim will offer presentations and informational discussions of everything marine, from shellfish to seaweed, fish to flotsam and jetsam and everything in between. This weekly meeting will be followed by live music performed by Shuck and Jive, a new act that is sweeping the oceans (Kim Tetrault and partner Dave Berson). Sessions are slated for Tuesdays beginning at 4:30 p.m. with music in the bar from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Meeting and music, free. Pay your way for food and drink menu options. Darci Bielenda, db695@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 ext. 21 ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Thera Farm) Wednesday, September 28, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Thera Farm Market, 1705 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 10, Sept 7, Oct 7) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (August 17, Sept 10, Oct 12) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 24, Sept 21, Oct 19) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 31, Sept 28, Oct 26) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Board of Directors Meetings Wednesday, September 28, 2022 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Extension Education Center, 423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 , Riverhead, New York 11901-3071 The September 28th Board of Directors meeting will be held in Riverhead at the Griffing Ave Building.For information and location, please contact Melissa Elkins at me336@cornell.edu. Melissa Elkins, me336@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 327 ========================================= Fall is for Planting Bulbs Wednesday, September 28, 2022 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online Event Bring spring color to your garden when you plant bulbs, tubers, rhizomes and corms in the fall. Learn how to extend blooms from early spring to early summer with snowdrops, daffodils, crocus, tulips, allium and iris. Discover proper planting techniques for an array of flowers from March to June next season. ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Brentwood Library Thursday, September 29, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Brentwood Library, 34 Second Avenue , Brentwood, New York 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Sept 1 & Sept 22)Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Sept 8 & Oct 6th)Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Septiembre 15, Octubre 13 & Oct 20th)Su salud empieza en casa con opciones bajas en grasasDurante esta leccion aprenderan como preparar ingredientes comunes en su hogar y discutir la diferencia entre grasas saludables y grasas poco sanas.Taller #4: (Septiembre 29, Octubre 27 y Noviembre 17)Comida saludable que sabe delicioso (Bajo en sodio, no en sabor)Durante esta leccion aprenderan nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir alimentos altos en sodio y como realzar el sabor de sus comidas bajas en sodio. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Fruit and Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshop (Brentwood Library) Thursday, September 29, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Brentwood Library, 34 Second Avenue , Brentwood, New York 11717 FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Pre-register now with your Diabetes Educator. Workshops will presented in English. Workshop 1: (Sept 1, Sept 29) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.Workshop 2: (Sept 8, Oct 20) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.Workshop 3: (Sept 15, Oct 27) Healthy Starts at Home with Low Fat Options Participants will learn tips on how to prepare popular convenience foods at home, discuss the difference between healthy and unhealthy fats, and learn how to make healthy recipe swaps.Workshop 4: (Sept 22) Healthy Food that Tastes Great (Low Sodium not Low Taste) Participants will learn about the benefits of selecting lower sodium foods and how to enhance the taste of healthy low sodium recipes. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Sun River HC) Friday, September 30, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Ag. 5, Sept. 9, Oct. 7) Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas ¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Ag. 12, Sept. 16, Oct. 14) Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud ¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Ag. 19, Sept. 23, Oct. 21 & Nov. 4) Bajo en grasa y sodio aún puede ser delicioso ¿Está consumiendo demasiada grasa y sodio con su comida favorita? Durante esta lección aprenderemos cuanta grasa y sodio puede usted estar consumiendo a través de sus meriendas y alimentos favoritos. Aprenderemos nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir y tomar decisiones simples y saludables.Taller #4: (Ag. 26, Sept. 30, Oct. 28) Comer sano en un presupuesto Comer sano es maravilloso para nuestra salud. Únase a nosotros a medida que discutimos algunas estrategias de como ahorrar dinero y aprovechar al máximo su dinero con buena salud en mente. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Sun River HC) Friday, September 30, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 5th, Sept 9th, Oct 7th) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (AUGUST 12th, Sept 16th, Oct 14th) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 19th, Sept 23rd, Oct 21st, Nov 4th) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 26th, Sept 30th, Oct 28th) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Goat Yoga Sunday, October 2, 2022 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center, 350 Yaphank Avenue , Yaphank, New York 11980 ON FARM - Starting in April and going through November, $25 per class ages 8+Enjoy yoga on the farm with our friendly goats is a fun twist to traditional flow. End your day in downward dog and some laughs. All levels are welcome to goat yoga. Taught by certified instructors from Cocomotion. Dates/times/instructors vary. $25 per class ages 8+ Kaylyn Reynolds, kr427@cornell.edu, 631-852-4613 Registration: https://suffolkcountyfarm.campbrainregistration.com/ ========================================= Back to the Bays Lecture Series (Peconic, LI) Tuesday, October 4, 2022 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Greenport Harbor Brewery and Restaurant, 42155 Main Rd. , Peconic, NY 11958 We are excited to announce our 2022 Back to the Bays Lecture Series that will kick off on April 19 from 6-8pm at the GHB Peconic Location! @greenportbrew Beginning 4/19 and then the 1st Tuesday of each month for the rest of 2022, you can meet the Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Team and find out how you can get involved in important efforts to give back to the bays! We will have new lectures the first Tuesday of every month about the work of CCE Marine Program happening right at Cedar Beach in Southold! To promote our Back to the Bays Membership Program, if you join our program you will receive a complimentary beer to enjoy during the lecture! We are also looking to collaborate again on a kelp beer, host more events at this location this year, and more! Check out our stories to learn more! @ccemarineprogramGreenport Harbor Brewing Company has been directly supporting our efforts since 2013. They have hosted several fundraising and awareness events in support of our work (Hops for Habitat, Marine Meadows Workshops, Kelp Aquaculture Art + Awareness Event), are proud sponsors of our annual Shellabration fundraiser, and have even brewed a beer (Sea Farm Porter) in support of our work that utilized kelp we harvested from our local waters. Here is the lineup - (topics are subject to change): April 19th: Shellfish Hatchery + Restoration May 3rd: Living Shorelines June 7th: Bay Scallops ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Thera Farm) Wednesday, October 5, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Thera Farm Market, 1705 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 10, Sept 7, Oct 7) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (August 17, Sept 10, Oct 12) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 24, Sept 21, Oct 19) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 31, Sept 28, Oct 26) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Brentwood Library Thursday, October 6, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Brentwood Library, 34 Second Avenue , Brentwood, New York 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Sept 1 & Sept 22)Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Sept 8 & Oct 6th)Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Septiembre 15, Octubre 13 & Oct 20th)Su salud empieza en casa con opciones bajas en grasasDurante esta leccion aprenderan como preparar ingredientes comunes en su hogar y discutir la diferencia entre grasas saludables y grasas poco sanas.Taller #4: (Septiembre 29, Octubre 27 y Noviembre 17)Comida saludable que sabe delicioso (Bajo en sodio, no en sabor)Durante esta leccion aprenderan nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir alimentos altos en sodio y como realzar el sabor de sus comidas bajas en sodio. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Sun River HC) Friday, October 7, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Ag. 5, Sept. 9, Oct. 7) Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas ¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Ag. 12, Sept. 16, Oct. 14) Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud ¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Ag. 19, Sept. 23, Oct. 21 & Nov. 4) Bajo en grasa y sodio aún puede ser delicioso ¿Está consumiendo demasiada grasa y sodio con su comida favorita? Durante esta lección aprenderemos cuanta grasa y sodio puede usted estar consumiendo a través de sus meriendas y alimentos favoritos. Aprenderemos nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir y tomar decisiones simples y saludables.Taller #4: (Ag. 26, Sept. 30, Oct. 28) Comer sano en un presupuesto Comer sano es maravilloso para nuestra salud. Únase a nosotros a medida que discutimos algunas estrategias de como ahorrar dinero y aprovechar al máximo su dinero con buena salud en mente. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= First Fridays Friday, October 7, 2022 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Professional Development Opportunities from CCE’s Family Health and Wellness team returning Fall 2022 Friday, October 7, 2022  •  8:30am-12:00pm  Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Overview Friday, November 4, 2022  •  8:30am-12:00pm  Protective (and Adverse) Childhood Experiences (PACEs) Overview These trainings aim to broaden participants' understanding of adverse and protective childhood experiences and their impact on young children and their families. These trainings are intended for librarians, school personnel, early care providers, home visitors and other human service professionals. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-852-4957 ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Sun River HC) Friday, October 7, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 5th, Sept 9th, Oct 7th) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (AUGUST 12th, Sept 16th, Oct 14th) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 19th, Sept 23rd, Oct 21st, Nov 4th) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 26th, Sept 30th, Oct 28th) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= FREE VIRTUAL DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP Tuesday, October 11, 2022 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online Event JOIN IF YOU OR YOUR LOVED ONE HAS DIABETES OR PREDIABETESLed by a Cornell Cooperative Extension Diabetes EducatorTHE SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 7 PMZoom Information:Meeting ID: 918 0748 4123Passcode: Diabetes Cristina Toscano, cft36@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Thera Farm) Wednesday, October 12, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Thera Farm Market, 1705 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 10, Sept 7, Oct 7) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (August 17, Sept 10, Oct 12) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 24, Sept 21, Oct 19) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 31, Sept 28, Oct 26) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Brentwood Library Thursday, October 13, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Brentwood Library, 34 Second Avenue , Brentwood, New York 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Sept 1 & Sept 22)Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Sept 8 & Oct 6th)Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Septiembre 15, Octubre 13 & Oct 20th)Su salud empieza en casa con opciones bajas en grasasDurante esta leccion aprenderan como preparar ingredientes comunes en su hogar y discutir la diferencia entre grasas saludables y grasas poco sanas.Taller #4: (Septiembre 29, Octubre 27 y Noviembre 17)Comida saludable que sabe delicioso (Bajo en sodio, no en sabor)Durante esta leccion aprenderan nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir alimentos altos en sodio y como realzar el sabor de sus comidas bajas en sodio. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Sun River HC) Friday, October 14, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Ag. 5, Sept. 9, Oct. 7) Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas ¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Ag. 12, Sept. 16, Oct. 14) Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud ¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Ag. 19, Sept. 23, Oct. 21 & Nov. 4) Bajo en grasa y sodio aún puede ser delicioso ¿Está consumiendo demasiada grasa y sodio con su comida favorita? Durante esta lección aprenderemos cuanta grasa y sodio puede usted estar consumiendo a través de sus meriendas y alimentos favoritos. Aprenderemos nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir y tomar decisiones simples y saludables.Taller #4: (Ag. 26, Sept. 30, Oct. 28) Comer sano en un presupuesto Comer sano es maravilloso para nuestra salud. Únase a nosotros a medida que discutimos algunas estrategias de como ahorrar dinero y aprovechar al máximo su dinero con buena salud en mente. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Sun River HC) Friday, October 14, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 5th, Sept 9th, Oct 7th) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (AUGUST 12th, Sept 16th, Oct 14th) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 19th, Sept 23rd, Oct 21st, Nov 4th) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 26th, Sept 30th, Oct 28th) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Goat Yoga Saturday, October 15, 2022 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center, 350 Yaphank Avenue , Yaphank, New York 11980 ON FARM - Starting in April and going through November, $25 per class ages 8+Enjoy yoga on the farm with our friendly goats is a fun twist to traditional flow. End your day in downward dog and some laughs. All levels are welcome to goat yoga. Taught by certified instructors from Cocomotion. Dates/times/instructors vary. $25 per class ages 8+ Kaylyn Reynolds, kr427@cornell.edu, 631-852-4613 Registration: https://suffolkcountyfarm.campbrainregistration.com/ ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Thera Farm) Wednesday, October 19, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Thera Farm Market, 1705 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 10, Sept 7, Oct 7) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (August 17, Sept 10, Oct 12) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 24, Sept 21, Oct 19) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 31, Sept 28, Oct 26) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Fruit and Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshop (Brentwood Library) Thursday, October 20, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Brentwood Library, 34 Second Avenue , Brentwood, New York 11717 FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Pre-register now with your Diabetes Educator. Workshops will presented in English. Workshop 1: (Sept 1, Sept 29) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.Workshop 2: (Sept 8, Oct 20) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.Workshop 3: (Sept 15, Oct 27) Healthy Starts at Home with Low Fat Options Participants will learn tips on how to prepare popular convenience foods at home, discuss the difference between healthy and unhealthy fats, and learn how to make healthy recipe swaps.Workshop 4: (Sept 22) Healthy Food that Tastes Great (Low Sodium not Low Taste) Participants will learn about the benefits of selecting lower sodium foods and how to enhance the taste of healthy low sodium recipes. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Sun River HC) Friday, October 21, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Ag. 5, Sept. 9, Oct. 7) Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas ¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Ag. 12, Sept. 16, Oct. 14) Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud ¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Ag. 19, Sept. 23, Oct. 21 & Nov. 4) Bajo en grasa y sodio aún puede ser delicioso ¿Está consumiendo demasiada grasa y sodio con su comida favorita? Durante esta lección aprenderemos cuanta grasa y sodio puede usted estar consumiendo a través de sus meriendas y alimentos favoritos. Aprenderemos nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir y tomar decisiones simples y saludables.Taller #4: (Ag. 26, Sept. 30, Oct. 28) Comer sano en un presupuesto Comer sano es maravilloso para nuestra salud. Únase a nosotros a medida que discutimos algunas estrategias de como ahorrar dinero y aprovechar al máximo su dinero con buena salud en mente. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Sun River HC) Friday, October 21, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 5th, Sept 9th, Oct 7th) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (AUGUST 12th, Sept 16th, Oct 14th) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 19th, Sept 23rd, Oct 21st, Nov 4th) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 26th, Sept 30th, Oct 28th) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Thera Farm) Wednesday, October 26, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Thera Farm Market, 1705 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 10, Sept 7, Oct 7) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (August 17, Sept 10, Oct 12) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 24, Sept 21, Oct 19) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 31, Sept 28, Oct 26) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Fruit and Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshop (Brentwood Library) Thursday, October 27, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Brentwood Library, 34 Second Avenue , Brentwood, New York 11717 FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Pre-register now with your Diabetes Educator. Workshops will presented in English. Workshop 1: (Sept 1, Sept 29) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.Workshop 2: (Sept 8, Oct 20) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.Workshop 3: (Sept 15, Oct 27) Healthy Starts at Home with Low Fat Options Participants will learn tips on how to prepare popular convenience foods at home, discuss the difference between healthy and unhealthy fats, and learn how to make healthy recipe swaps.Workshop 4: (Sept 22) Healthy Food that Tastes Great (Low Sodium not Low Taste) Participants will learn about the benefits of selecting lower sodium foods and how to enhance the taste of healthy low sodium recipes. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Brentwood Library Thursday, October 27, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Brentwood Library, 34 Second Avenue , Brentwood, New York 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Sept 1 & Sept 22)Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Sept 8 & Oct 6th)Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Septiembre 15, Octubre 13 & Oct 20th)Su salud empieza en casa con opciones bajas en grasasDurante esta leccion aprenderan como preparar ingredientes comunes en su hogar y discutir la diferencia entre grasas saludables y grasas poco sanas.Taller #4: (Septiembre 29, Octubre 27 y Noviembre 17)Comida saludable que sabe delicioso (Bajo en sodio, no en sabor)Durante esta leccion aprenderan nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir alimentos altos en sodio y como realzar el sabor de sus comidas bajas en sodio. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Sun River HC) Friday, October 28, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Ag. 5, Sept. 9, Oct. 7) Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas ¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Ag. 12, Sept. 16, Oct. 14) Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud ¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Ag. 19, Sept. 23, Oct. 21 & Nov. 4) Bajo en grasa y sodio aún puede ser delicioso ¿Está consumiendo demasiada grasa y sodio con su comida favorita? Durante esta lección aprenderemos cuanta grasa y sodio puede usted estar consumiendo a través de sus meriendas y alimentos favoritos. Aprenderemos nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir y tomar decisiones simples y saludables.Taller #4: (Ag. 26, Sept. 30, Oct. 28) Comer sano en un presupuesto Comer sano es maravilloso para nuestra salud. Únase a nosotros a medida que discutimos algunas estrategias de como ahorrar dinero y aprovechar al máximo su dinero con buena salud en mente. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Sun River HC) Friday, October 28, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 5th, Sept 9th, Oct 7th) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (AUGUST 12th, Sept 16th, Oct 14th) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 19th, Sept 23rd, Oct 21st, Nov 4th) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 26th, Sept 30th, Oct 28th) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Back to the Bays Lecture Series (Peconic, LI) Tuesday, November 1, 2022 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Greenport Harbor Brewery and Restaurant, 42155 Main Rd. , Peconic, NY 11958 We are excited to announce our 2022 Back to the Bays Lecture Series that will kick off on April 19 from 6-8pm at the GHB Peconic Location! @greenportbrew Beginning 4/19 and then the 1st Tuesday of each month for the rest of 2022, you can meet the Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Team and find out how you can get involved in important efforts to give back to the bays! We will have new lectures the first Tuesday of every month about the work of CCE Marine Program happening right at Cedar Beach in Southold! To promote our Back to the Bays Membership Program, if you join our program you will receive a complimentary beer to enjoy during the lecture! We are also looking to collaborate again on a kelp beer, host more events at this location this year, and more! Check out our stories to learn more! @ccemarineprogramGreenport Harbor Brewing Company has been directly supporting our efforts since 2013. They have hosted several fundraising and awareness events in support of our work (Hops for Habitat, Marine Meadows Workshops, Kelp Aquaculture Art + Awareness Event), are proud sponsors of our annual Shellabration fundraiser, and have even brewed a beer (Sea Farm Porter) in support of our work that utilized kelp we harvested from our local waters. Here is the lineup - (topics are subject to change): April 19th: Shellfish Hatchery + Restoration May 3rd: Living Shorelines June 7th: Bay Scallops ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Sun River HC) Friday, November 4, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Ag. 5, Sept. 9, Oct. 7) Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas ¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Ag. 12, Sept. 16, Oct. 14) Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud ¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Ag. 19, Sept. 23, Oct. 21 & Nov. 4) Bajo en grasa y sodio aún puede ser delicioso ¿Está consumiendo demasiada grasa y sodio con su comida favorita? Durante esta lección aprenderemos cuanta grasa y sodio puede usted estar consumiendo a través de sus meriendas y alimentos favoritos. Aprenderemos nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir y tomar decisiones simples y saludables.Taller #4: (Ag. 26, Sept. 30, Oct. 28) Comer sano en un presupuesto Comer sano es maravilloso para nuestra salud. Únase a nosotros a medida que discutimos algunas estrategias de como ahorrar dinero y aprovechar al máximo su dinero con buena salud en mente. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= First Fridays Friday, November 4, 2022 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Professional Development Opportunities from CCE’s Family Health and Wellness team returning Fall 2022 Friday, October 7, 2022  •  8:30am-12:00pm  Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Overview Friday, November 4, 2022  •  8:30am-12:00pm  Protective (and Adverse) Childhood Experiences (PACEs) Overview These trainings aim to broaden participants' understanding of adverse and protective childhood experiences and their impact on young children and their families. These trainings are intended for librarians, school personnel, early care providers, home visitors and other human service professionals. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-852-4957 ========================================= Fruit & Veggie Prescription (FVRx) Workshops (Sun River HC) Friday, November 4, 2022 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sun River Health Center, 1869 Brentwood Road , Brentwood, NY 11717 Get a Taste for Nutrition with FREE Nutrition Workshops with a CCE Suffolk Nutrition Educator. Join us and you can receive up to a total of $60 for free locally grown vegetables and fruits at Thera Farms 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood at St. Josephs Convent. You will receive $15 for each of the 4 workshops you participate in. Sign up now with your Diabetes Educator.  Workshops will be available in English, Spanish and virtual. Please ask.WORKSHOP 1: (August 5th, Sept 9th, Oct 7th) Fantastic Fruits & Vegetables Let’s eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables provide so many wonderful vitamins and minerals for our health, not to mention their variety of colors brighten up our taste buds. Join us as we discuss the importance of including fruit and veggies in our daily lives.WORKSHOP 2: (AUGUST 12th, Sept 16th, Oct 14th) Rethink Your Drink for Better Health Is sugar bad for you? Just how much is too much? Do we need some for our health? These are some of the common questions we will discuss in our lesson about sugar sweetened beverages. Join us for this important workshop about sugar, as we discuss the daily limit of sugar intake and the role that it plays in our body.WORKSHOP 3: (Aug 19th, Sept 23rd, Oct 21st, Nov 4th) Lower Fat & Sodium Can Still be Delicious Are you consuming to much fat and sodium with your favorite foods? During this lesson we will learn how much fat and sodium you may be consuming through your favorite snacks and foods. We will learn new strategies on how to decrease them and make simple, healthier choices.WORKSHOP 4: (Aug 26th, Sept 30th, Oct 28th) Eating Healthy on a Budget Eating healthy is wonderful for our health. Join us as we go though some cost saving strategies on how to save money and get the most for your money while eating with good health in mind. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Goat Yoga Saturday, November 5, 2022 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center, 350 Yaphank Avenue , Yaphank, New York 11980 ON FARM - Starting in April and going through November, $25 per class ages 8+Enjoy yoga on the farm with our friendly goats is a fun twist to traditional flow. End your day in downward dog and some laughs. All levels are welcome to goat yoga. Taught by certified instructors from Cocomotion. Dates/times/instructors vary. $25 per class ages 8+ Kaylyn Reynolds, kr427@cornell.edu, 631-852-4613 Registration: https://suffolkcountyfarm.campbrainregistration.com/ ========================================= GRUPO DE APOYO VIRTUAL GRATUITO SOBRE LA DIABETES Tuesday, November 8, 2022 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online Event ÚNASE SI USTED O ALGUNO DE SUS SERES QUERIDOS SUFRE DE DIABETES O PREDIABETES.Dirigido por un Educador sobre la Diabetes de la Extensión Cooperativa de la Universidad de Cornell.EL SEGUNDO MARTES DE CADA MES, A LAS 7 DE LA TARDE.Información de Zoom:ID de la reunión: 918 0748 4123Contraseña: Diabetes Cristina Toscano, cft36@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 ========================================= Family Dinner Project Thursday, November 10, 2022 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CAST (Community Action Southold Town), 53930 Main Road , Southold, NY 11971 Join Us For Fun, Food and ConversationChildren welcome! In this program, we will cook together, have activities for the kids and learn about the importance of family mealtime! Cara W. Sultan, caw10@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 339 ========================================= Goat Yoga Sunday, November 13, 2022 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center, 350 Yaphank Avenue , Yaphank, New York 11980 ON FARM - Starting in April and going through November, $25 per class ages 8+Enjoy yoga on the farm with our friendly goats is a fun twist to traditional flow. End your day in downward dog and some laughs. All levels are welcome to goat yoga. Taught by certified instructors from Cocomotion. Dates/times/instructors vary. $25 per class ages 8+ Kaylyn Reynolds, kr427@cornell.edu, 631-852-4613 Registration: https://suffolkcountyfarm.campbrainregistration.com/ ========================================= Board of Directors Meetings Wednesday, November 16, 2022 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Extension Education Center, 423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 , Riverhead, New York 11901-3071 The September 28th Board of Directors meeting will be held in Riverhead at the Griffing Ave Building.For information and location, please contact Melissa Elkins at me336@cornell.edu. Melissa Elkins, me336@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 327 ========================================= PRESCRIPCIÓN DE FRUTAS Y VEGETALES (FVRx) (Brentwood Library Thursday, November 17, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Brentwood Library, 34 Second Avenue , Brentwood, New York 11717 Talleres de nutrición GRATUITOS con un educador de nutrición de CCE Suffolk. Únase a nosotros y puede recibir hasta un total de $60 para vegetales y frutas cultivadas localmente en Thera Farms ubicada en 1705 Brentwood Road, Brentwood en el convento de St. Josephs. Recibirá $15 por cada uno de los 4 talleres en los que participe. Regístrese ahora con su educador de diabetes. Los talleres estarán disponibles en inglés, español y virtual. Por favor comunique cual desea.Taller 1: (Sept 1 & Sept 22)Frutas & Vegetales Fantásticas¡A comer el arcoíris! Las frutas y vegetales proporcionan tantas vitaminas y minerales maravillosos para nuestra salud, sin mencionar su variedad de colores alegran nuestro paladar. Únase a nosotros donde discutiremos la importancia de incluir frutas y vegetales en vidas diarias.Taller 2: (Sept 8 & Oct 6th)Reconsidere su bebida para una mejor salud¿Cuánto es demasiado? ¿La necesitamos para nuestra salud? Estas son algunas de las preguntas comunes que discutiremos en nuestra lección sobre bebidas azucaradas. Únase a nosotros en este importante taller sobre el azúcar, ya que discutiremos el límite diario de azúcar y el papel que juega en nuestro cuerpo.Taller #3: (Septiembre 15, Octubre 13 & Oct 20th)Su salud empieza en casa con opciones bajas en grasasDurante esta leccion aprenderan como preparar ingredientes comunes en su hogar y discutir la diferencia entre grasas saludables y grasas poco sanas.Taller #4: (Septiembre 29, Octubre 27 y Noviembre 17)Comida saludable que sabe delicioso (Bajo en sodio, no en sabor)Durante esta leccion aprenderan nuevas estrategias sobre como disminuir alimentos altos en sodio y como realzar el sabor de sus comidas bajas en sodio. FREE Juana Huertas, jh2245@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 333 ========================================= Play Time, Learn Time Monday, October 17, 2022 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center, 350 Yaphank Avenue , Yaphank, New York 11980 The Community Education Program is proud to offer Play Time, Learn Time at the Farm’s Nature Explore Classroom, located at 350 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank, New York. Bring your little ones (ages 1-5, siblings welcome) to discover this outdoor space which allows for plenty of messy play, building and interactive art exploration as well as a music and movement area. While your little ones play nearby, our Parent Educators will be available to answer your parenting questions. Play Time, Learn Time is free and is being offered every Monday and Thursday from 2:00-3:00 from October 17 through November 17, 2022. You are welcome to come to one or all of the available dates! Registration is not required. We will follow the CDC recommendations for mask wearing. FREE Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-852-4957 ========================================= Back to the Bays Lecture Series (Peconic, LI) Tuesday, December 6, 2022 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Greenport Harbor Brewery and Restaurant, 42155 Main Rd. , Peconic, NY 11958 We are excited to announce our 2022 Back to the Bays Lecture Series that will kick off on April 19 from 6-8pm at the GHB Peconic Location! @greenportbrew Beginning 4/19 and then the 1st Tuesday of each month for the rest of 2022, you can meet the Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Team and find out how you can get involved in important efforts to give back to the bays! We will have new lectures the first Tuesday of every month about the work of CCE Marine Program happening right at Cedar Beach in Southold! To promote our Back to the Bays Membership Program, if you join our program you will receive a complimentary beer to enjoy during the lecture! We are also looking to collaborate again on a kelp beer, host more events at this location this year, and more! Check out our stories to learn more! @ccemarineprogramGreenport Harbor Brewing Company has been directly supporting our efforts since 2013. They have hosted several fundraising and awareness events in support of our work (Hops for Habitat, Marine Meadows Workshops, Kelp Aquaculture Art + Awareness Event), are proud sponsors of our annual Shellabration fundraiser, and have even brewed a beer (Sea Farm Porter) in support of our work that utilized kelp we harvested from our local waters. Here is the lineup - (topics are subject to change): April 19th: Shellfish Hatchery + Restoration May 3rd: Living Shorelines June 7th: Bay Scallops ========================================= FREE VIRTUAL DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP Tuesday, December 13, 2022 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online Event JOIN IF YOU OR YOUR LOVED ONE HAS DIABETES OR PREDIABETESLed by a Cornell Cooperative Extension Diabetes EducatorTHE SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 7 PMZoom Information:Meeting ID: 918 0748 4123Passcode: Diabetes Cristina Toscano, cft36@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 =========================================