July Extension Connection Magazine 2022

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Sullivan County

YOUR LINK TO LOCAL, RESEARCH-BASED SOLUTIONS TO BETTER YOUR LIFE

VOLUME XCIII NO. 7

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All Family Farm owners Misty and Nathan Allanach, CCE staff, and workshop attendees at the Raising Pasture Pigs workshop on 5/14.

Upcoming U pcoming Events Events & Programs Programs Free Farm Stands & Mass Distribution Beginner Livestock Series

Issue Isssue sue Highlights Higghhligghhts Press Release from NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets

4-H A Year in Textiles Challenge

Get on Line for Energy Assessments Now as Busy Fall Season is Anticipated

Fiber Arts for All Meeting

CCE Spotlights: All Family Farm, Khristopher DiBartolo, Kaylin Klein

Liberty Unity Festival

Stay Cool! Summer Safety Tips for Seniors

4-H Pumpkin Growing Contest

Be a Catch Summertime MVP

Virtual Caregiver Support Groups

2022 Sullivan Fresh Farmers’ Market Teaser

See more events and opportunities on sullivancce.org/events.

Take the Time to Visit the County Fair

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

Check out page 10 for fast facts about National Ice Cream Month and more!

Welcome W elcome to to the the Issue!

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Page 3 Message from the Executive Director Page 4 Press Release from NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets Page 5 May DHIA Report Page 6 Healthy Spring Recipe for the Summer Page 7 Get on line for energy assessments now

Table Table of of Contents Contents as busy fall season is anticipated Page 8 CCE Spotlights!

Page 10 Fast Facts!

Page 14 Be a Catch Summertime MVP Page 16 Stay Cool: Summer Safety Tips for Seniors Page 17 2022 Sullivan

Fresh Farmers’ Market Teaser Page 18 Take Time to Visit The County Fair Page 19 Thanks, Sponsors!

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The Extension Connection (USPS-525-100) (USPS 525 100) is published monthly for $25.00 $25 00 enrollment by Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County, located at 64 Ferndale-Loomis Road, Suite 1, Liberty, NY 12754-2903. Entered at Liberty, New York, as a periodical class matter.

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STAFF MEMBERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dara Smith............................President John “JP” Lang...............Vice President Denise Frangipane................Secretary John Kiefer............................Treasurer Nadia Rajsz.................Legislative Rep. Adam Hughes..................Cornell Rep. Marcie Ehrman Freda Eisenberg Amanda Langseder Juanita Sarmiento Gary Silver Gary Silverman Justin Sutherland

PROGRAM COMMITTEE Alex Alorro Heather Brown Roberta Chambers Samara Ferris Cynthia Hernandez-Gonzalez Robert Kaplan DeeDee Malloy Desmond Oxford McDaniel Danielle Sykes Eugene Thalmann Deborah Worden

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Colleen Monaghan..............................................................................Executive Director Patricia Avery......................................Caregiver Resource Center Program Coordinator 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 Wanda V. Cruz...............................................Healthy Communities Program Coordinator Erin Denman...............................................................................Operations Coordinator Kristopher DiBartolo, Kaylin Klein...............Seasonal Sullivan Fresh Market Coordinators Erica Lynch..........................................................Catskills Kitchen Program Coordinator Melinda Meddaugh.......................................................Ag & Food Systems Issue Leader Vivian Monsanto...............................................................................Finance Coordinator Barbara Moran................................................4-H Youth Development Program Manager Bee Moser.........................................................................SNAP-Ed New York Nutritionist Clarisse Owens..........................................Food Systems Program Manager, Local Foods 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 & Director of DEI Ashley Tully...............................................Food Systems Program Manager, Ag Business Tara VanHorn.........................................................................................Finance Manager Malinda Ware........................................................................................Program Director Sean Welsh..............................................................................Energy Resource Educator John Wilcox..........................................................................................Facilities Manager Judy Arpadi, Cherene Audain, Christopher Jones.................................Ag Market Coordinators

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Hello friends of Extension and happy summer!

This month the 4-H Youth Development Program goes on the road to summer camps in the Town of Thompson, Village of Monticello, and Town of Mamakating to teach them about animal science and healthy living. At the same time, we’re screening for a new full-time 4-H staff person and preparing for the Sullivan County Youth Fair. The Sullivan County Youth Fair will take place August 19-21 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!

On the heels of Dairy Month (June) we’re proud to report that since last July, CCE Sullivan has purchased $9,800 in Sullivan County dairy products for our Sullivan Fresh initiatives. We look forward to continuing to support the local dairy industry while making sure that our friends and neighbors across the county have access to the freshest, tastiest dairy products on earth!

This month, the Sullivan Fresh Farmers’ Markets starts its fifth season, now with eight locations across the county. With support from our friends at Sullivan County Public Health Services, Sullivan Renaissance, Garnet Health, NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets, and the USDA there are more ways than ever to access fresh fruits and vegetables using public benefit programs, cash, and credit at the Markets. Locations can be found in Liberty, Monticello, Harris, Woodridge, Fallsburg, Loch Sheldrake, Wurtsboro, and Bloomingburg! Visit http://sullivancce. org/agriculture/sullivan-fresh for the locations and schedule!

In addition, please help me welcome the newest members of the CCE team, Clarisse Owens, food systems program manager for local foods, and Seasonal Market Coordinators Khris DiBartolo and Kaylin Klein. Look out for them in the Sullivan Fresh Market on the Move all summer long!

As a reminder, the Extension Education Center in Liberty is open for business.

We have three meeting rooms that open into one large room that can host up to 95 folks with tables. Nonprofit community groups are welcome to use the space by reservation for a nominal fee of $96 per full day. Groups can email sullivan@ cornell.edu or call 845-292-6180 to learn more or to reserve. CCE and 4-H programs take priority use and thereafter community groups are first come, first served.

In closing, please take my most sincere gratitude for the overwhelming moral and financial support. Since January 1st, CCE Sullivan has received $5,000 in individual donations. CCE is charged with being responsive to emerging issues, and we can’t do that without the community’s blessing and backing. You help make us strong and we thank you!

Until next month, stay hydrated and be well!

Cheers,

Colleen Monaghan Executive Director, cm638@cornell.edu Extension Connection

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PRESS RELEASE FROM NYS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS Submitted by Michelle Proscia, Agriculture Educator

Shows, Auctions, and More Return as Threat of Avian Influenza Diminishes and Fair Season Begins. Poultry Owners Encouraged to Continue Practicing Good Biosecurity and to Keep Birds Home if Showing Signs of Illness New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced the end of the bans on live poultry shows, exhibitions, auctions, sales, meets, and swaps in New York State. The Department had previously issued the bans on March 25 and April 14 as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) spread across the United States, including detections in New York State. The decision to lift the bans comes as cases decrease nationwide, including in New York State, which has not had a detection of HPAI in nearly two months.

Additionally, as the state enters agricultural fair season, phylogenetic studies have shown that the majority of flocks affected in the current outbreak were infected by introductions from wild birds, rather than by Page 4

farm-to-farm transmission, lending additional confidence to the decision to allow comingling of poultry again.

Commissioner Ball said, “New York has taken an aggressive approach to slowing the spread of avian influenza and it has paid off. With cases decreasing in our state and throughout the country, as well as new data showing very low rates of farm-tofarm transmission of HPAI during the current outbreak, I am confident that it is time to lift the bans on live poultry shows and sales. I thank all of our farmers, suppliers, distributors, and live bird markets for employing excellent biosecurity practices as we continue to monitor the HPAI situation closely, and I commend the Department’s Division of Animal Industry staff, who have worked so hard to keep the cases here in New York State under control.”

To date, eight flocks in New York have tested positive for HPAI, with the last detection in a Fulton County flock on April 6. The Department continues to work closely with the United States Extension Connection

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Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on a joint incident response and is also collaborating with partners at the Department of Health and Department of Environmental Conservation.

Additionally, Department officials are conducting extensive outreach to poultry and egg farms across the state to ensure best practices are being implemented.

Commercial and hobby poultry farmers should continue practicing good biosecurity measures to help prevent the spread of the disease. The Department encourages all poultry producers, from small backyard to large commercial operations, to review their biosecurity plans and take precautions to protect their birds. Poultry biosecurity materials and checklists can be found on the USDA’s “Defend the Flock” website.

Best practices to prevent transmission of disease at poultry shows or swaps include: • Always transport birds in crates that have been cleaned and disinfected between uses.

• Do not share equipment and inspect birds or supplies with other thoroughly before exhibitors. Always purchase. Consider clean and disinfect any only buying from equipment between uses, flocks that participate in the National Poultry and especially upon Improvement Plan. return from a fair, swap, or show.

• Always wear clean clothes and footwear • If you take some of your birds to a fair or when entering areas exhibition, be sure to where poultry are keep them separated housed. from the rest of your flock • Be sure to wash your for at least 21 days upon hands with soap and return and observe for water before and after signs of illness. handling or caring for • Keep new additions to your birds. your flock separated for • If there are any signs of at least 30 days before illness or abnormalities comingling them with the in your flock, leave your rest of your flock. Be sure birds home. Do not bring to monitor them for any them to fairs, shows, or signs of disease. other events where they will come into contact • Only purchase birds with other birds. from reputable sellers

Know the signs of HPAI: sudden death of birds, drop in egg production or misshapen eggs, lack of energy or reduced appetite, respiratory signs including nasal discharge or difficulty breathing, swelling of the eyes and head, or purplish discoloration of combs, wattles, or legs.

Report sick or dying poultry to the Department at (518) 457-3502 or dai@ agriculture.ny.gov.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the public health risk associated with these avian influenza detections remains low.

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GET ON LINE FOR ENERGY ASSESSMENTS NOW AS BUSY FALL SEASON IS ANTICIPATED Submitted by Sean Welsh, Resource Educator and Community Energy Advisor

The beautiful summer weather can serve as a distraction for building residents, when it comes to preparing for the North Easts colder seasons. I often remind myself when found with a free moment to begin to plan for the colder months. Now is the time to do some DIY measures that can pay off in terms of energy and dollars savings when the weather takes its seasonal turn of the page to the fall and winter, or time to reach out to energy professionals who can assist before the snow flies.

Renters and building owners in general are encouraged to reach out to professionals, to see how they can bring down the heating, cooling and general operations costs as a busy year in energy efficiency work is expected. Energy contractors can offer a home energy audit/ assessment coming up with a plan for your building. With looming costs for energy in the coming seasons trending in an upward direction, looking to reduce costs

with energy can help household budgets long-term.

The health and comfort that can be realized in the summer is not to be undersold, making our homes healthy and more comfortable environments year round for better overall health outcomes for your buildings occupants.

Energy audits can provide a plan to tackle several health and safety measures in homes, along with considering different approaches to healthier air flow and sealed indoor air environment protecting occupants from outdoor pollutants, moisture and humidity.

United States Dept. of Energy offers an Energy saver guide that can work for homeowners and renters to help save as much on energy costs with some pro-active actions pertaining to our buildings and habits, Energy Saver Guide: https://www.energy.gov/ energysaver/energysaver-guide-tips-savingmoney-and-energy-home offering both a English and Spanish version. In the second section of the guide a home energy audit is recommended Extension Connection

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and discussed. To connect with New York State resources for home energy audits and connecting with professionals who are involved with New York State programs that may or may not offer incentives based on income thresholds, reach out to Sean Welsh, Community Energy Advisor, sw288@ cornell.edu or (845) 292-6180 ext. 127 on how to connect with these energy effiecncy programs.

Source: “Energy Saver Guide: Tips on Saving Money and Energy at Home.” Energy. gov. Accessed June 9, 2022. https://www. energy.gov/energysaver/energy-saverguide-tips-saving-money-and-energyhome.

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CCE Sullivan Spotlights

Staff Spotlight

Farm Spotlight

Staff Spotlight

KHRISTOPHER DIBARTOLO

ALL FAMILY FARM

KAYLIN KLEIN

Established in 2018, All Family Farm is owned by veterans Misty and Nathan Allanach. On small-acreage plots, the family raises Berkshire pigs, a breed known for high-quality, flavorful meat. We’re honored to share that All Family Farm generously donated a whole Berkshire pig to the Sullivan Fresh Community Cupboard to feed farm sourced food to the community. Additionally, they partnered with us to offer a Pastured Raised Pigs workshop for veterans on their farm as a part of the Cornell Small Farms Farm Ops Program. Thank you, ALL Family Farm, for all that you have done and continue to do!

If you’re interested in buying humanely raised, local pork for your family, visit their farm on Saturdays from 10:30am-5pm.

Meet our new Sullivan Fresh Market Coordinator, Kaylin Klein!

Kaylin is part of the Sullivan Fresh Mobile Market Team this summer and fall. A resident of Sullivan/Ulster County since she was eight, Kaylin joined and remained in 4-H during her middle and high school years. She has now returned after finishing a Biotechnology degree with a minor in chemistry.

Kaylin has a passion for agriculture and helps with chores on her family farm in her spare time. She has a love for raising poultry, especially chickens—even so far as being known as the “chicken lady” by her friends and family. Kaylin also enjoys a good book and taking walks outside during nice weather.

Meet our new Sullivan Fresh Program Coordinator, Khristopher DiBartolo!

Khristopher DiBartolo recently graduated from Binghamton University with a Bachelor of Science in Financial Economics.

Khris is a driven student and plans to pursue a professional degree in the near future but is enjoying his time at CCE helping serve the public good. Khris worked in the Summer of 2020, through the challenges that stemmed from the pandemic with the Mobile Farmer’s Market.

This year, he was eager to join CCE again to gain valuable work experience and to help those in need. Khristopher works with the Mobile Farmer’s Market and the Community Cupboard and enjoys improving county-wide access to nutritious food.

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Pork for the pantry!

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

Ice l a n o i t a N s i y l Ju th Cream Mon

The first home ice cream maker was invented in 1843, by Nancy Johnson who lived in Philadelphia. It was a hand-crank machine.

“It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.”

-William Ernest Henley

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Approximately nine percent of milk produced in the United States is used for making ic e cream.

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DID YOU KNOW….

Sugary D r the Most inks Are F Product i attening n Modern D the iet!

Source: Spritzler, Franziska.“How Does Liquid Sugar Harm Your Body?” Healthline.com. Reviewed

by Atli Arnarson, PhD. Accessed June 10, 2022. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/liquidsugar-calories.

Excess added sugar can be detrimental to health — and getting it in liquid form is even worse.

The problem with liquid sugar is that your brain doesn’t compensate for the calories by eating less of other foods.

In other words, your brain doesn’t register these calories, making you eat more calories overall.

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STAY COOL! SUMMER SAFETY TIPS FOR SENIORS must be treated immediately.

If you think someone is experiencing heat stroke call 911. Move the person to the shade or a cooler area, Summer is traditionally a remove excess clothing, and time for outdoor activities, use whatever means are picnics, vacations, and fun. available to cool them off ( Unfortunately, Summer cold compress, tub of cool also brings with it extreme water, garden hose, etc.). temperatures which can lead Untreated heat stroke may to dehydration, foodborne result in damage to the brain, illness, and other health heart, muscles, and kidneys. risks. Seniors are particularly TIPS FOR SENIORS vulnerable to extreme heat • Keep hydrated. Drink due to a decrease in our plenty of water even bodies’ ability to regulate if you are not thirsty. temperature as we age.

Eight cups a day of Being aware of risk factors water or fruit juice and taking simple steps to is recommended. mitigate them can prevent Minimize caffeine and summer fun from becoming a alcohol as both are summer disaster. dehydrating. Fresh fruits KNOW THE SIGNS OF and vegetables will help HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS keep you hydrated.

Heat exhaustion and potentially heat stroke results • Protect yourself in the sun. Wear sunscreen when people can’t properly with at least a 15 cool themselves. Older adult’s SPF rating. Reapply bodies return to normal throughout the day as temperatures more slowly sunscreen deteriorates and their cooling mechanisms over time. Wear a hat are not as efficient. Heat and sunglasses to offer exhaustion is characterized further protection from by profuse sweating, and a the sun. Seek out the rapid pulse. Nausea, muscle shade. cramping, excessive thirst, • Wear light-colored and loss of consciousness clothing. Lighter colors may accompany these will reflect the sun and symptoms. Heat Stroke is a help keep you cool. life-threatening condition that Natural fabrics like cotton results when the body can no are generally a better longer control its temperature. choice over synthetic Symptoms include a high fiber. body temperature (104 F +), confusion, agitation, • Be an Early Bird or slurred speech, an alteration Night Owl. Limit in sweating (your skin will outdoor activities to early feel hot and dry), nausea morning or evening after and vomiting, flushed skin, the sun goes down. The racing heart rate, rapid sun is strongest between breathing, and headache.

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Make no mistake, heat stroke • Watch for Heat Stroke. is a medical emergency and Submitted by Patricia Avery, Caregiver Resource Center Program Coordinator

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Know the signs of heat stroke and seek medical attention if you experience any of these symptoms without delay.

• Review your medications. Some medications are known to increase sensitivity to Ultraviolet rays. Review your meds with your doctor or pharmacist to determine if your meds on this list.

• Protect your eyes.

When outside wear sunglasses to protect your eyes from UV rays.

Prolonged exposure can result in eye irritation and damage.

• Have a list of emergency contacts handy. Know who to call if you have a problem.

• Stay indoors during times of extreme heat.

If you do not have air conditioning in your home, go somewhere that does: a mall, a movie theater, your library, senior center, or a friend or relative’s home. The Home Energy Assistance Program provides help with cooking systems for those who financially qualify. Contact your local Office for Aging at (845) 807-0241 for more information.

• Eat some ice cream.

July is National Ice Cream Month! Treat yourself to an ice cream, popsicle, or frozen yogurt to help you cool off this summer.

• Have fun! Enjoy this special time with family and friends while you stay safe.

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TAKE THE TIME TO VISIT THE COUNTY FAIR found true for non-animal projects. Youth may love photography, crafts, or gardening and the idea of Why are County Fairs so bringing those projects to important to 4-H youth? They the fair may encourage them are a culmination of many to learn more. Preparing weeks, months, or even a for the fair offers life skills year’s worth of learning, and leadership roles that the creating, and growing through youth get to share with fair their 4-H experiences. The attendees. Fair goers will get visit might not just be the fair to see youth-raised animals itself that is important to the during the judging process program, but the completion and youth may be asked to of their projects. For example, explain their project to the a youth that raises an animal, judge. whether it is for market or Many times, 4-H youth don’t show would have to care for, realize all the great things they work with, and learn about have learned until they reflect that animal. on their 4-H experiences.

In another example, this is Certainly, 4-H teaches life and Submitted by Barbara Moran, 4-H Youth Development Program Manager

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leadership skills and helps youth develop these skills earlier in life with the support of volunteers and CCE staff.

So, the next time you come across the opportunity to visit a county fair, be sure to look at all the 4-H projects.

On your visit you will see the innovative, creative hard work the youth have brought to the fair. Take the time to stop and ask the 4-H youth what went into their project and learn how much it means to them.

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