July Extension Connection Magazine 2021

Extension Connection

USPS-525-100

Sullivan County

YOUR LINK TO LOCAL, RESEARCH-BASED SOLUTIONS

VOL XCII NO. 7

JULY 2021

The Drug Free Communities program hosted a “Fly High” Disc Golf Half-Halloween event in May.

Upcoming U pcoming Events Events & Programs Programs

Issue Isssue sue Highlights Higghhligghhts

Water Color Painting for Beginners- Virtual

Selection for Calving Ease

Ag & Food Systems Virtual Career Fair

Indoor Air Quality & Radon

Family Caregiver Support Groups

Sullivan Fresh Community Cupboard: Stories from the Road

Tai Chi for Arthritis for Fall Prevention 4-H Outdoor Living Skills Video Series Alzheimer’s Support Groups

All About Kale!

Bicycling: An American Tradition

Board of Directors Meeting

CCE Spotlights: Christine Kelly, Kelly Soller

Intro to Cut Flower Gardens

New Online Workshops for Caregivers

Sullivan County Youth Fair

Why 4-H Fair Danish Awards?

See more events and opportunities on page 19 and www.sullivancce.org/events.

Check out page 16 for fast facts and healthy tips of the month!

Welcome W elcome to to the the Issue!

Issue!

Page 3 Message from the Executive Director Page 5 Selection for Calving Ease Page 7 Indoor Air Quality & Radon Page 8 DHI Report: May Page 9 Community Cupboard: Stories from the Road

Table Table of of Contents Contents Page 11 All About Kale!

Page 14 Bicycling: An American Tradition Page 16 Fast Facts, Cool Tools, & News to Use! Page 17 In Case You Missed It: Ag Edition Page 18 CCE Spotlights

Page 19 Upcoming Programs Page 20 New Online Workshop for Caregivers Page 22 Why 4-H Danish Awards?

Page 23 Thank You, Sponsors!

Page 24 Farmers’ Markets

The Extension Connection (USPS-525-100) is published monthly for $25.00 enrollment by Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County, located at 64 FerndaleLoomis Road, Suite 1, Liberty, NY 12754-2903. Entered at Liberty, New York, as a periodical class matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 412, Act of February 24, 1925. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Extension Connection, 64 Ferndale-Loomis Road, Suite 1, Liberty, NY 12754-2903.

OFFICE HOURS

EXTENSION CONNECTION

Hours: Mon - Fri | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Phone: 845-292-6180 E-mail: sullivan@cornell.edu Website: www.sullivancce.org Twitter.com/ccesullivan Facebook.com/ccesullivanagfood Instagram.com/ccesullivan YouTube: bit.ly/ccesullivan

Produced by: Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County Edited by: Nicole Slevin & Colleen Monaghan Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with DisAbilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities.

NOTICE: Official endorsement of advertisers and their products is not intended by the acceptance of their sponsorships for the Extension Connection.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Robert Kaplan.............................President Amy Erlwein........................Vice President Klu Padu......................................Secretary John Kiefer...................................Treasurer Nadia Rajsz........................Legislative Rep. Adam Hughes.........................Cornell Rep. Jenny Chamberlain Marcie Ehrman Denise Frangipane John “JP” Lang Amanda Langseder Chris Ng Juanita Sarmiento Gary Silver Dara Smith George Stang

PROGRAM COMMITTEE Freda Eisenberg...............................Chair Alex Alorro Heather Brown Roberta Chambers Samara Ferris Cynthia Hernandez-Gonzalez Nancy McGraw Desmond Oxford McDaniel Luisa Parker Eugene Thalmann Deborah Worden Page 2

STAFF MEMBERS Colleen Monaghan..............................................................................Executive Director Thomas Bosket....................................................................SALT/DFC Program Manager SueAnn Boyd.........................................................Healthy Schools Program Coordinator Fabio Campanati............................Sullivan Fresh & Shop Taste NY Program Coordinator Elizabeth Clancy-DiBartolo.......................................Sullivan Fresh Program Coordinator Martin Colavito................................................Community Cupboard Program Manager Kaitlyn Conklin............................................................................................4-H Educator Wanda V. Cruz...............................................Healthy Communities Program Coordinator Marylin Jones...........................................................................4-H Program Coordinator Christine Kelly.............................................................................Operations Coordinator Bonnie Lewis...........................................................................Dependent Care Educator Erica Lynch..........................................................Catskills Kitchen Program Coordinator Melinda Meddaugh.......................................................Ag & Food Systems Issue Leader Brenda Miller..................................Environment & Natural Resources Program Manager Vivian Monsanto...............................................................................Finance Coordinator Barbara Moran................................................4-H Youth Development Program Manager Bee Moser.........................................................................SNAP-Ed New York Nutritionist Kendra Payne.............................................................................Digital Marketing Manager Vanessa Petrossian...................................Director of State & Regional Ag Market Initiatives Abyssinia Pla El....................................................................................Finance Coordinator Michelle Proscia..............................................................................Agriculture Educator John Mastrangelo............................................................................Assistant Ag Market Manager Nicole A. Slevin Nikolados............................................Administrator & Diversity Officer Ashley Tully...............................................................................Ag Program Coordinator Tara VanHorn........................................................................................Finance Manager Sean Welsh.............................................................................Energy Resource Educator John Wilcox..........................................................................................Facilities Manager Judy Arpadi, Cherene Audain, Brian Vantassell.....................................Ag Market Coordinators

Extension Connection

July 2021

Hello friends of Extension and happy summer!

We’re so pleased restrictions are relaxing and the weather is beautiful.

It’s really nice to start bringing our 4-H Youth Development programs on the road in partnership with libraries across the county. Keep your eyes peeled for Yarn Storming and Crafty Kids programs where young people can swing by the library and pick up free packages with “Take and Make” activities to keep them occupied through the dog days of summer with fun, hands-on learning projects.

The Sullivan County Youth Fair will take place August 13-15 in partnership with the Grahamsville Little World’s Fair. We have a host of animal and still exhibits that our young people have been caring for and crafting. Please come out to support Sullivan County kids. They can tell you all about their dairy and beef cows, pigs, poultry, alpacas, rabbits, and more! Like every year, we’ll fill the Youth Building with exhibits, community and CCE program information, and farm and food products produced or processed in Sullivan County and New York State.

We received some feedback that missed the mark in last month’s Extension Connection. June was Dairy Month and while we spotlighted one of Sullivan County’s youngest up and coming dairy farmers on the cover, Rianne Erlwein, people were looking for more content recognizing the amazing gift that our local dairy farmers bring to our community. We celebrated on social media, and have pasted some snapshots of those posts on page 6.

CCE is proud to have purchased more than $8,500 in Sullivan County dairy products for our Sullivan Fresh initiatives since May, and we look forward to making sure that our friends and neighbors across the county continue to have access to the freshest, tastiest dairy products on earth!

The Sullivan Fresh Farmers’ Markets started their fourth season last month.

Visit http://sullivancce.org/agriculture/sullivan-fresh for the locations and schedule! As usual, the Sullivan Fresh Community Cupboard continues to deliver meals right to our neighbors’ doors. If you, a friend, or neighbor, are experiencing food insecurity, please email sullivan@cornell.edu or call 845-596-0075 to learn how to connect to nourishment and hope through this program. Also, please help me welcome the newest member of the CCE team, Sullivan Fresh and Shop Taste NY Program Coordinator Fabio Campanati! Look out for him in one of our Sullivan Fresh vans, or fulfilling your ShopTasteNY.com online orders. Welcome, Fabio!

As noted last month, we are slowly opening the building to the public.

Groups can email sullivan@cornell.edu or call 845-292-6180 to reserve space in our updated classrooms. CCE and 4-H programs take priority use and thereafter community groups are first come, first served.

Extension Connection

July 2021

Page 3

While the last year has been difficult, through our conservative measures, a combination of closing our indoor facilities (the Turtle Spring Nature & Fitness Trail has remained opened to the public), moving programs and office hours online, and even suspending indoor group activities, we avoided spreading a potentially lethal virus among community members while making sure our most vulnerable neighbors received sustaining nourishment.

Yes, we had to adjust to a new working and outreach environment. With Board of Directors’ guidance and approval we shifted our program priorities almost solely to teaching our senior aged constituency how to connect in a virtual world, and food access issues, serving more than 300,000 meals over the last 400+ days, and supporting more than a dozen farmers’ markets. According to the New York State Contact Tracing Initiative, CCE and the Sullivan Fresh Community Cupboard, is still the ONLY program in Sullivan County delivering groceries to individuals and families in COVID quarantine and isolation.

Yes, it was awkward and painful at times. That said, our mission is to be a trusted resource of science-based information and outreach from the land grant university system, and the science says we did our small part to protect the community by implementing meeting restrictions. I’m extremely proud of the work we’ve done and continue to do in our everchanging environment.

CCE staff are still cycling in and out of the building as we test new ways of working and serving the public. You can ring the doorbell if you stop by to drop off soil samples or to say hello. Program staff continue to be available for in-person check-ins by appointment, and via phone and email. Next month, we’ll publish office hours for each program area, so you’ll know the best days to see the subject matter expert(s) you seek to chat with without a formal appointment.

In closing, please take my most sincere gratitude for the overwhelming moral and financial support. CCE is charged with being responsive to emerging issues, and we can’t do that without the community’s blessing and backing. You make us strong and that is incredibly touching.

Until next month, stay hydrated, eat well, and sit with gratitude that we are moving towards better days.

Best,,

Colleen ll Monaghan h Executive Director cm638@cornell.edu Page 4

Extension Connection

July 2021

SELECTION FOR CALVING EASE Submitted by Michelle Proscia, Ag Educator With bull turnout and breeding season in mind, we continue to discuss considerations about the bulls we’ll be turning out.

Specifically, selection for calving ease. If we intend to breed a set of heifers in spring, calving ease becomes an economically important trait in our next calf crop. Dystocia (calving difficulty) is far more likely to occur in first calf heifers and typically not a significant issue in mature beef cows. With no dystocia, calf death loss within 24 hours of birth is less than 5% but this percentage can increase by as much as 2 – 4 times if calving assistance is required. Heifers that calve unassisted do a better job of raising that calf, have shorter rebreeding intervals, and calf earlier the following year.

Obviously, we would like to avoid calving difficulty and if we have identified it as a priority, several selection tools are available.

First, sire selection is critical. Over time, 90% of genetic change is a result of sire selection because bulls sire more calves in a breeding season than a cow will produce in her lifetime. Effective sire selection should be

based on EPDs resulting from genetic prediction.

Selection based on EPDs is 7 – 9 times more effective than selection based on weights or within herd ratios alone. EPDs are more effective because they are calculated based on individual weights, within herd ratios, pedigree relationship and the performance of all relatives, as well as DNA. So when calving ease is important, consider the following EPDs: Calving Ease Direct (CED), is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births, with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf heifers. It predicts the average difference in ease with which a sire’s calves will be born when he is bred to first-calf heifers.

Extension Connection

July 2021

Example: – Bull A has CED of 5 – Bull B has a CED of 16 If we mate both bulls to a set of virgin replacement heifers, we are 11% less likely to pull a calf sired by bull B Birth Weight EPD (BW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit birth weight to his progeny compared to that of other sires.

Example: – Bull C has a Birth Weight EPD of -0.7 – Bull D has a Birth Weight EPD of 3.3 Calves sired by bull C will weigh 4 lbs. less at birth, on average If you will be keeping replacement heifers sired by bulls you’ll be turning out this year, consider: Calving Ease Maternal Page 5

(CEM), is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf daughters.

It predicts the average ease with which a sire’s daughters will calve as first-calf heifers when compared to daughters of other sires. Because it is a trait expressed when the bull’s daughters are having their first calves it is a “next generation” maternal predictor.

Example – Bull E has a CEM of 8 – Bull F has a CEM of 13 If we are calving out the daughters of both bulls which are mated to the same sire, we are 5 % less likely to pull a calf from one of bull F’s daughters Bottom line: Selection of genetically superior sires is the fastest approach to herd improvement and profitability. Genetic improvement is cumulative and permanent. Investing in improved genetics now will pay dividends for generations to come.

Source: Johnson, Mark Z. Selection for Calving Ease. blogs.cornell. edu/beefcattle/2021/03/15/ selection-for-calving-ease.

June was National Dairy Month!

Follow us on facebook to catch more ag posts like these:

Page 6

Extension Connection

July 2021

INDOOR AIR QUALITY & RADON Submitted by Sean Welsh, Energy Resource Educator Taking stock of our indoor air quality, specifically for radon, can be done by connecting with resources available to all New York State residents.

Two tests to ensure your indoor air quality is safe include testing for radon, and engaging with an energy audit. Taking these actions can lead to a safer, more secure indoor air environment for all to live, work, and play in.

Radon is an odorless, tasteless gas that can infiltrate your home and bring danger to the occupant’s health. Radon comes from the breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water. It occurs over time naturally in the earth and can cause issues when it builds up inside buildings.

Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers according to the US Surgeon General.

Testing your buildings for radon is easy and inexpensive.

The New York State Department of Health offers information on how to obtain a lowcost radon testing kit for your buildings. Due to the current pandemic, laboratory results may be delayed. Information on how to get this low-cost

radon test and how to proceed with mitigation for a radon issue are available through the New York State Department of Health’s website https://www.health. ny.gov/environmental/ radiological/radon/. The NYS Dept. of Health also offers information on radon mitigation contractors who are able to help test for and assist with radon issues.

It is important to note that NYS does not certify or license radon testers, they are certified by the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST) National Radon Safety Board (NRSB) the State of New York (NY) and the State of Pennsylvania (PA).

Labs that review the tests must be analyzed by a laboratory that holds a certification from the New Extension Connection

July 2021

York State Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP). ELAP certification is an assurance that the results obtained from an individual or business are accurate and reliable.

Ensuring your home’s indoor air quality is safe for all in the household does not stop with testing for radon. Cleaning up mold and any unwanted moisture that is in the home, getting a home energy audit, and applying air sealing and weatherizing strategies can mitigate outdoor pollutants and pests from entering the home.

Contact a CCE Community Energy Advisor to find out how you can get a reduced cost or free home energy assessment/ audit by visiting https:// midhudsonenergychoices.

Page 7

org, emailing Sean Welsh at sw288@cornell.edu, or calling 845-292-6180 ext.

127.

Source: “Department of Health.”

Radiological Health / Radon. Accessed December 09, 2020. https://www.health. ny.gov/environmental/radiological/radon/.

“National Radon Action Month Information.”

EPA. March 25, 2020. Accessed December 09, 2020. https://www.epa.gov/

Sean Welsh, Community Energy Advisor

radon/national-radon-action-monthinformation#takeaction.

sw288@cornell.edu | 845-292-6180 ext. 127

DHI Report:

May

SAMPLE NO. BREED COWS TYPE

HerdCode HERDOWNER

Page 8

MILK FAT PROTEIN

21470096 BRANDON PETERS DAIRY DHI-AP

HO

95 22590 827

705

21470146 THONY'S DAIRY

DHI-AP

HO

52 17664 686

554

21470021 GLASSEL, ROBERT

DHI-AP

HO

48 17472 635

522

Extension Connection

July 2021

SULLIVAN FRESH COMMUNITY CUPBOARD: STORIES FROM THE ROAD Submitted by Martin Colavito, Sullivan Fresh Community Cupboard Program Manager So I am in Wurtsboro with Lynn delivering food up in the hills when I realized one of the tires on the Cupboard van was going flat. I said to Lynn, “Oh shoot! Where the heck are we going to have this tire looked up here in the middle of nowhere?”

I swear, the second I said that to Lynn, here comes our buddy Nick. Nick says, “What’s up?” I say,“I am toast because I have a flat!”

Nick Says,“No you’re not, just pull the van into the next driveway.” I said to Nick, “You gotta be kidding me?!”

To which he responded, “Just pull the darned van into the driveway!”

So, I pull the van into the driveway, and Nick gets the fellow that lives there to come out and look at the tire.

The fellow comes out of his house and says to me,“My name is Mike, and I heard about you guys. Let’s take a look at the tire.”

Mike crawls under the van and says,“Yep, you have a nail in the tire.You want me to fix it?”

Before I have a chance to respond, Mike crawls under the van again, pulls the nail out of the tire, gets up, gets an air compressor and a plug, and fixes the tire.

I gotta tell you, Lynn and myself looked at each other amazed. It was kind of surreal. I said to Mike,“Can I give you something for fixing the tire?” Mike looks at me as serious as can be and says,“Do not insult me! You guys are one of us. It is the least we can do to show how much you folks mean to this community.”

So we shot the breeze for about ½ an hour, and agreed that what the Sullivan Fresh Community Cupboard does is remind all we serve that we are in this together! That at any given time we all need to lean on each other, and that is why we have shoulders.

So whether it is Mike fixing a flat tire, or it is Dave (another member of our Cupboard who we serve), making a call to see if we are ok when we might be late, or Pete wanting to give us his last Extension Connection

July 2021

five dollars to show thanks, we are all in this together.

Every day the Cupboard van goes out, is another day that Hope is cultivated.

Check out some great shots from the last month out on the road on the next page.

Page 9

Scan to donate!

Page 10

Extension Connection

July 2021

1(: <25.

72 6&+22/

Kale

Varieties Grown in New York State • Dwarf Green Curled • Vates Blue Curled

How to Grow It •

Kale can grow in full sun or part shade, in fertile, well-draining soil.

•

This annual veggie can also tolerate frost, and flavor is actually improved when the plants are ‘kissed’ by frost!

• Red Russian

FUN FACT! Kale is a member of the cabbage family!

•

• Winterbor

Ease-of-care: Easy!

FUN FACT! Kale comes in a variety of colors, like light and dark green, red, and purple!

•

Nutrition and *GCNVJ $GPGǪVU •

Plant kale a few months before fall frost.

FUN FACT! Kale and collards are very similar; the difference is that kale has uneven leaves!

•

Kale is an excellent source of Vitamin A and C, and potassium.

•

Low fat, saturated fat-free, cholesterol free and low in sodium, kale is a very healthy leafy green!

•

Kale is a good source of Vitamin B6, calcium, and copper.

Space seedlings (if started indoors) 1 foot apart, in rows 2 feet apart.

FUN FACT! Some kale is used as edible landscaping!

Continued on back

Extension Connection

July 2021

Page 11

Selection •

•

Choose fresh kale with dark green, small to medium leaves. Avoid leaves that are wilted or discolored or yellow leaves. Look for kale with firm stems.

Preparation & Cooking Tips •

Get the kale ready to use with these steps:

Take note! Massaging kale leaves often helps soften the leaves and reduce bitterness. Squeeze it with your hands in a bowl or plastic bag.

EXPERT TIP! Kale is available all year because it grows well in cooler temps. It’s often available when other produce is not!

Storage Tips •

Store kale in the refrigerator in a perforated plastic bag for 5-10 days.

•

Take note! Flavor becomes stronger and more bitter as kale is stored.

1.

Fill a large bowl with cool water and swish loose leaves around.

2.

Let the leaves sit in the water to allow the dirt to settle.

3.

Lift leaves from the water and drain and rinse the bowl.

4.

Repeat these steps until there is no grit in the bottom of the bowl.

5.

Pat leaves dry!

•

Boil or steam kale for 20-30 minutes to cook.

•

Removing the stem is ideal for many dishes, as this can be the toughest part. Rip the leaves from the stem by holding the base of the upward and pulling down.

EXPERT TIP! Wash kale just before using. Storing wet kale and speed up spoilage.

EXPERT TIP! Freeze kale! Blanch (cook briefly) it for 2-3 minutes, or until the leaves are soft, and then store in a labeled and dated freezer bag. Use within 1 year.

ROASTED HUBBARD SQUASH & KALE SALAD

Kid-Friendly Eating Tips

Page 12

RECIPE Ingredients: • ½ cup Kale-Raw Chopped 2 x 2

•

Roast it! Roast kale leaves in the oven and make crispy kale chips!

•

Add it! Add kale to stir fry recipes, pastas, soups, stews, and other sautéed veggies!

•

Blend it! Kale goes great in a smoothie with some sweet fruit!

•

Make a kale salad! Use kale as the base for a salad! Add colorful veggies to make it taste great!

•

Sauce it! Use kale to make a pesto! Add it to pasta, or use as a sandwich spread!

• • • •

1¼ cup Roasted Hubbard Squash Cubed & Cleaned ½ cup Feta Cheese ¼ cup Craisins ¼ cup Lemon Vinaigrette

Directions: • Chop Fresh cleaned kale 2x2 pieces place in serving bowl • Massage Dressing into kale • Garnish w/ Crasins & feta Cheese • Top with Roasted Squash Yield: 10 servings

Extension Connection

July 2021

KALE is a member of the dark green vegetable subgroup, along with spinach, bok choy, collard greens, and romaine lettuce.

WHEN WE EAT KALE, WE’RE EATING THE LEAF OF THE PLANT.

There are over

50 varieties of kale, including the popular varieties curly kale and dinosaur kale.

KALE HAS BEEN GROWN FOR

OVER

2,000 YEARS

AND ORIGINATED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.

Kale is from the Brassica family, also known as the cabbage family. Cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and cauliflower are all part of the cabbage family.

IT’S A HARDY PLANT THAT CAN GROW INTO THE COOLER MONTHS AND SURVIVE FROST AND SNOW.

CALIFORNIA GROWS MOST OF THE NATION’S KALE SO IT MUST TRAVEL OVER 2,000 MILES TO REACH BUFFALO. OUR NEW YORK STATE KALE ONLY HAS TO TRAVEL 20 MILES TO REACH THE CAFETERIA!

Instead of potato chips, roast bite size pieces of kale for crispy kale chips!

MASSAGING THE LEAVES OF KALE CAN TAKE SOME OF THE BITTERNESS OUT OF RAW KALE.FAT.

KALE CAN BE EATEN RAW, STEAMED, ROASTED, OR SAUTÉED.

Kale is an excellent source of FIBER and

C K A VITAMIN

VITAMIN

VITAMIN

KALE CAN RANGE IN COLOR INCLUDING DARK GREEN, RED, AND BLUISH GREEN Extension Connection

July 2021

Page 13

Bicycling: An American Trad 1918

As mass production of cars begins, manufacturers and motorist clubs campaign to redefine the street as a place for cars.

1880s

A bicycling craze sweeps the nation & millions of Americans bicycle for fun and to get around.

| 1880

| 1890

Late 1940s

Federal highway and housing polic era of suburban sprawl, and comm built for access by car, not by foot

CA R ST FI RS STREET

FOR CAR S S

| 1900

| 1910

| 1920

| 1930

| 1940

By 1930

Cars are dominant in the battle fo ownership of the streets, margina children, “jaywalkers,” and bicycle

1896 1892

With bicyclists leading the way, Congress works to improve dirt and gravel roads, literally paving the way for cars.

Biking leads to greater independence for women, including the demise of the bustle and corset and the start of more practical clothing. “I think [bicycling] has done more to emancipate women than any one thing in the world. I rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel. It gives her a feeling of self-reliance and independence the moment she takes her seat.” – Susan B. Anthony

ChangeLab Solutions has developed resources to support bicycle friendly communities. To lear ChangeLab Solutions is a nonprofit organization that provides legal information on matters rel does not constitute legal advice or legal representation. For legal advice, readers should consu

Page 14

Extension Connection

July 2021

ition

More than 100 years ago, Americans embraced bicycling as a great way to get around. Now, after decades of designing streets for cars, there’s a bicycling renaissance underway. As people recognize the benefits of biking for health, the environment, and community, Americans are reclaiming our bicycling history.

$$

cy leads to an munities are or bicycle.

or alizing es.

Now

Federal funding for biking and walking is 135 times greater now than in 1990 (from $6 million in 1990 up to $808 million in 2013, with a peak of $1.2 billion in 2009), and the number of trips taken by bicycle has more than doubled. And those numbers look like they’ll keep climbing!

1970s

The energy crisis leads to a spike in interest in bicycling.

| 1950

| 1960

| 1970

| 1980

| 1990

| 2000

| 2010

2010

Denver, Minneapolis, and Washington DC kick off the first large-scale bike share programs in the United States, and more than 45 additional cities follow suit.

2005

The new federal transportation bill funds Safe Routes to School programs in all 50 states, supporting biking and walking infrastructure near schools.

rn more, visit www.changelabsolutions.org lating to public health. The legal information in this document ult a lawyer in their state. © 2013 ChangeLab Solutions

Share-a-Bike PROGRAM

Users of this document should be aware that every funding source has different requirements governing the appropriate use of those funds. Under U.S. law, no Federal funds are permitted to be used for lobbying or to influence, directly or indirectly, specific pieces of pending or proposed legislation at the federal, state, or local levels. Organizations should consult appropriate legal counsel to ensure compliance with all rules, regulations, and restriction of any funding sources.

Extension Connection

July 2021

Page 15

July Focus: Fast Facts, Cool Tools, & News to Use!

July is National

th!

Ice Cream Mon

Words we use f or "Caregivers" : C Cuidador, Chos arer, Family, Frienden .

Did you know you can pĸchase as ase milk and oıĵ daĶy products (including ice cream) produced right hĵe in Suijivan County, NY? Y??

Visit local fĴmĵs’ mĴkets (see back covĵ) and ıe Catskiijs Foodd Hub (catskiijsfoodhub.ķg) fķ mķ ķee infķmation!

“It is what we know already that prevents us from learning.”

--Claude Bernard

Page 16

W ho le g rai n s

of fer a “ co m p lete p a c k a g e ” of hea lt h be n e f its , u n li ke re g rain s , w hic h fin ed a re s trip ped o f va lua b le n utrie n ts in t he re finin g p ro ces s .

Thes e co m po n e n ts ha ve v a riou s e f fe c ou r bod ies : ts o n -B ra n a n d fib er s lo w t he b rea k d o w n of s ta r c h in to g lu co s e t h u s m ain tainin g a s tea d y b lood s u g a r ra t her t ha n ca u s in g sha r p s p ikes .

-Fiber he lp s lo wer c ho les te ro l a s we ll a s m ove w a s te t h rou g h t he d ig es ti ve tra ct.

-Fiber may a ls o he lp p rev e n t t he fo r m a ti o n of s ma ll b loo d c lots t ha t ca n trig g er hea rt a t ta c ks o r s tr o kes .

Extension Connection t

July 2021

$140k

recieved in PPP for 16 farms in partnership with

Sullivan 180

Over 850 inquiries

Ag staff made over

15 farm over 80 visits

fielded from the community, about ag districts

AG DISTRICTS

Melinda Meddaugh 2021 brings the Eight Year Review for Agricultural District #1, in addition to the annual 30 day review for Agricultural Districts #4. Agricultural District #1 has 112,000 acres, with 7,000+ parcels and over 5,000 unique landowners.

CCE staff have been busy notifying all landowners and municipalities of this review.

As part of the review, CCE staff visited 5 landowners requesting to be added to the districts, coordinated the Sullivan County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board review, and are in the process of providing a report to the County legislature.

Overall, CCE staff responded to over 80 unique inquiries from landowners and municipalities with questions about ag districts.

To learn more visit: http:// sullivancce.org/agriculture/ farmland-protection-agdistricts-vs-assessments

FARM VISITS

Michelle Proscia This year, CCE Ag staff has had over 15 farm visits. These farms included all facets of agriculture, including dairy, orchards, vegetables, livestock, and specialty crop farm operations. Discussions included farm food safety plans, business planning, funding resources, licensing and permitting, scouting, and livestock production. To date, the Agriculture department has fielded over 850 inquiries.

PPP LOAN ASSISTANCE

Ashley Tully The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has come to an end. Overall, in partnership with Sullivan 180, CCE Sullivan assisted 16 farms in various sectors with submitting their application documents, collectively receiving over $140k in payroll assistance/ forgivable loans from the Small Business Administration.

Extension Connection

July 2021

COUNTY LOAN/ BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

Michelle Proscia CCE Ag Team has assisted 5 farms with creating their business plans, financial budgets, and as a resource to guide them through the process to apply for and receive funding through the Sullivan County Agriculture Revolving Loan Program.

In addition, staff has aided farms in submitting for direct payments through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program with the USDA FSA and also the USDA EQIP program to receive funding for the construction of a high tunnel on their farms. *If any farm would like to know more about potential funding opportunities, please contact Michelle at mml249@cornell.edu , or 845292-6180 x129.

Page 17

CCE Sullivan Spotlights

Staff Spotlight

Partner Spotlight

CHRISTINE KELLY

KELLY SOLLER

Lifelong Sullivan County resident Christine Kelly is the new CCE Operations Coordinator. She has an extensive background in customer service, and worked for a local nonprofit for13 years prior to joining the team.

When not behind her desk, she is a mom and stepmom to 3 active boys: Greyson, Brayden, and Noah. She is a strong advocate for Autism and ADHD awareness and acceptance. As an advocate, she helps others understand that they are traveling life’s journey using a different roadmap and that different is what makes us beautiful.

Her favorite moments include spending time with her husband Travis, her children, and her “favorite and most well-behaved child,” her dog Jackson, a Rhodesian Ridgeback.

Kelly Soller, Coordinator of Services for the Aging, oversees two major programs administered through the Sullivan County Office for the Aging; NY Connects and Health Insurance Information Counseling Assistance Program (HIICAP). Kelly’s passion for helping people access the most accurate information serves her well in this role as she reaches out to assist our underserved and at-risk populations.

Kelly began her career with the Office for the Aging (OFA) in 2011 as an Aging Services Specialist. A graduate of SUNY Sullivan, she worked in the human services field prior to coming to the OFA. Kelly loves spending time with her family, and volunteers with her church and a local animal shelter.

Page 18

Extension Connection

July 2021

Nominate a Star!

Star!

Know someone someo eone who deserves the the shine of spotlight? the spotl otligh ht?

Email Christine tine e Kelly Ke elly at sullivan@cornell.edu.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS Fridays Watercolor Painting for Beginner Series—Virtual July 2—Aug. 20 Monday July 5

10 AM 10AM 8:30 AM—4:30 PM

Holiday; Oƥce Closed

Wednesday Family Caregiver Support Group: Weekly Wednesday July 7, 14, 21, 28 Meetings—Virtual Aug 4, 11, 18, 25

6:30—7:30 pm

Friday July 9

12—12:30 PM

What’s Bugging You First Fridays—Virtual

Thursdays Tai Chi for Arthritis for Fall Prevention (Summer) July 13—Sept. 2 Hybrid—Virtual and In Person

9:30—10:30 AM

Tuesday July 20

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group—Virtual

Wednesday July 21

Understanding and Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors—Virtual

Wednesday July 28

Board of Directors Meeting—Virtual

6—7:30 PM

Monday August 2

Intro to Cut Flower Garden– Virtual

10—10:30 AM

Friday August 6

What’s Bugging You First Fridays—Virtual

__

2:30—3:30 PM

12—12:30 PM Fri: 9 AM –1o PM Sat: 9 AM—11pm Sun: 9 AM—6 PM

Friday—Sun Sullivan County Little World’s Fair August 13, 14, 15 Tuesday August 17

5—6 PM

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group—Virtual

5—6 PM

Join us! Registration is required in advance.

Events at the Extension Education Center on 64 Ferndale-Loomis Rd., Liberty NY unless otherwise listed.

Call 845-292-6180

E-mail sullivan@cornell.edu

Visit sullivancce.org

Contact the Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County oĜce to request equest any a y special spec accommodations. accomm o odatio

Extension Connection

July 2021

Page 19

NEW ONLINE WORKSHOP FOR CAREGIVERS Submitted by Bonnie Lewis, RN Dependent Care Educator

What does the online workshop offer?

Millions of rural caregivers The workshop is accessible to rural provide crucial support caregivers whenever they to family members or friends living with memory want it, day or night. It teaches caregivers new loss and dementia. These same caregivers often feel skills to reduce their stress, take better care stressed and isolated. An online workshop may help of themselves, manage difficult behaviors of their them. The University of family member or friend, California, San Francisco and plan for the future. is conducting a study of Caregivers also get a a new online caregiver workbook to keep, support workshop. If caregivers from other caregivers, live in a rural area, care for someone with memory and information on community resources. loss, are 18 years of age In addition, Zoom and or older, and provide video capabilities are not care for at least 10 hours required to participate in per week, they may the workshop. qualify. Caregivers who participate in the study of the workshop will be asked to complete four surveys on their caregiving experiences and will receive up to $80 in cash for doing so.

Page 20

Extension Connection

July 2021

How can caregivers and others learn more?

Interested caregivers can go to https:// caregiverproject.ucsf.edu or call the toll-free number 1-833-634-0603 to get more information. Online registration is ongoing and will continue for months to come. Organizations that work in rural communities or have contact with caregivers can use that same contact information.

The NYS Office for the Aging, NYS Caregiving and Respite Coalition, and the Westchester County Dept. of Senior Programs and Services will be hosting caregiver focus groups to gain a better understanding of your wants and needs as a caregiver to be able to self-direct the respite care provided to you and your loved one.

If you are interested in attending g a focus group, g please contact Colette Phipps at (914) 813-6441 or cap2@westchestergov.com p @ g Extension Connection

July 2021

Page 21

WHY 4-H FAIR DANISH AWARDS? Submitted by Marylin Jones, 4-H Program Coordinator Summer returns with all its bounty, forests full of foliage, new generations of animals and agricultural crops coming into fruition. So too a season of county fairs to exhibit and celebrate this bounty. Youth programs such as 4-H eagerly anticipate the annual rituals of fair as a means of showcasing the products of a year’s project work. More than just exhibitions, these 4-H showcases are part of the learning experience.

Evaluations provide written feedback and in some cases face to face interactions, to help youth prepare for next steps toward project mastery.

Danish Awards, the red, white, and blue ribbons on display are tools in that process.

Important to evaluations is the inclusion of youth reflection on project experiences, as much as the opportunity to receive specific feedback on what has been accomplished and what still can be improved.

Appropriate recognition for accomplishments can inspire young people to go further in their endeavors and achieve more. It also helps youth assess skills gained, learn how to set realistic goals, and recognize the steps of achievement in realizing these goals.

To support “Learning by Page 22

Doing” youth development objectives, 4-H employs the Danish Award System: entries judged against the standard for the class for an exhibitor’s age and level of experience. Thus, exhibits aren’t ranked amongst other items and exhibitors not placed against other exhibitors. A red Danish indicates a balance of standard criteria was satisfactorily met for the class; a white Danish signals the entry may have fallen short in some of the criteria; a blue Danish represents not necessarily perfection, but a high degree of achievement in the majority of elements for the class standards.

Last, but not least, are the rainbow colored ribbons seen throughout the exhibition. These “Cloverbud” ribbons are reserved for the 5-7 year old exhibitors who are not Extension Connection

July 2021

developmentally ready for understanding Danish Awards, yet still have the benefits of sharing their project stories with evaluators and receiving feedback and encouragement for their efforts.

The annual Sullivan County Youth Fair, August 11-15, on the Grahamsville Fairgrounds during Little World’s Fair is an opportunity for all county youth, age 5-18 to enter exhibits, including youth enrolled in the 4-H Youth Development Program, non4-H youth who are residents of areas served by Sullivan County schools, or FFA members in good standing and enrolled in agricultural classes in Sullivan County.

Youth Fair entry information is available at http:// sullivancce.org/4-h-youthdevelopment/4-h-formsnews.

TH 22 2021 SUNDAY AUGUST

12PM-5PM 73 Walnut Mountain Rd, Liberty NY (Rain Date August 29, 2021) Rolling V Bus Corp. will be offering rides to attendees, pickup point will be on Main Street in Liberty across the street from Sureway Taxi

free Entertainment & Activities for All Ages Support local multicultural businesses by purchasing food on event day

Extension Connection

July 2021

Page 23

Please notify CCE Sullivan if you have a change of address: 845-292-6180 sullivan@cornell.edu