CCE Broome Nutrition Programs

01/13/2026

Our first farm to school taste test of the new year!

01/12/2026

We are happy to introduce the new Events at CCE Broome page—a one-stop resource for our major events and fundraisers.

Follow the page to stay up to date on what’s happening across CCE Broome.

Information about individual programs will continue to be shared here or on our Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County page. You can also find a full events listing at www.ccebroomecounty.com
and receive updates through our bi-monthly newsletter. Sign up on our website to stay connected.

Upcoming Events at CCE Broome
We’re excited to share a look at what’s ahead in early 2026! Mark your calendars and stay tuned for full details on each event.

February 2026
2/12 – Sweets & Treats Market

March 2026
3/8 – Something New: A Boutique Wedding Experience
3/22 – Spring Artisan Market

April 2026
4/2 – Taste of Seasons: Spring
4/25 – Open Farm Day
4/25–26 – Earth Day Festival

More info, vendors, and registration details coming soon — we can’t wait to welcome you!

01/06/2026

Our 6th Annual Holiday Giving Box Initiative was an incredible success!

Because of this community’s generosity, we were able to raise over $21,000 and provide 432 holiday meals, reaching over 2,200 individuals and families this season, including 42 Veteran families.

This initiative continues to remind us what’s possible when people come together with kindness and purpose. Thank you to everyone who donated, volunteered, packed, and shared - this success belongs to you!

Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County is deeply grateful to our partners at Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo's office, CHOW, Rock on Café, The Agency/Leadership Alliance, and Broome County's Veteran Resiliency Project.

Thank you to all our participating school districts! Without you, we wouldn't be able to get the boxes to families who needed it the most!

Binghamton City School District
Chenango Forks Central School District
Deposit Central School District
Harpursville Central School District
Johnson City CSD
Maine-Endwell Central School District
Union-Endicott Central School District
Susquehanna Valley CSD
Vestal Central School District
Windsor Central School District
Whitney Point Central School District

01/05/2026

Back by popular demand!📣

Join us EVERY Wednesday in January and February at 10:30am for our Move and Improve class! (What a great way to meet those 2026 goals!) 💪

Our class features movement with music, nutrition lesson, and a snack! 🍎

Call or email to register - 607-584-9972 or khc59@cornell.edu

Classes take place in our CCE Auditorium at 840 Upper Front Street in Binghamton.

01/02/2026

Happy New Year!! 📣

In 2026 we’ll continue to offer our monthly Healthy for Life Nutrition class the first Tuesday of the month at 2:30pm in the CCE Auditorium!

Participants will prepare and sample a tasty recipe and learn ways to make the healthy eating easy and inexpensive.

For more information and to register contact Kathleen at khc59@cornell.edu or call 607-772-8953.

Join us for our January 6th class! We will be preparing together a delicious Chicken Chowder!

12/11/2025

We love working with the Transitional Skills Class at Whitney Point Central School District High School!

12/10/2025

Caitlin, our Farm to School Educator, captured the latest NY Thursday lunch at Whitney Point Central School District last week!

🎉 Alongside the delicious NY Happy Valley Meat Co. beef meat sauce and pasta, NY Parmesan green beans and a variety of NY fruit choices were offered! 💚

Thanks to Rock on Café and Rural Health Network of South Central New York/Food and Health Network for your partnership in our Farm to School program and making sure students have access to fresh, local foods on school menus!

12/03/2025

It's our final push for donations!

We have almost reached our goal of providing 425 families with a holiday meal this season. Meals include; turkey, potatoes, apples, onions, and carrots from our local farmers, and stuffing, green beans, corn, cranberry sauce, and sparkling cider from CHOW. Each box contains a cookbook created by our team of Nutritionists at CCE Broome.

Your $50 donation to support one family can help us reach our goal! Accepting donations through December 15th.

Please see the link in the article to donate.

Thanks to our Holiday Giving Box partners; Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, CHOW, Rock on Café, The Agency, and County Executive Jason Garnar and the Veterans Resiliency Project.

Happy Holidays!

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11/25/2025

🌱 Farm to School Fun at AGM Elementary! 🍎

It may be the day before Thanksgiving break, but today students explored the amazing world of plants during a hands-on Farm to School lesson! We learned about the different environments where plants grow and identified the various parts of a plant, then brought the lesson to life using real food!

Students created edible plant-part diagrams using blanched asparagus, carrot sticks, spinach, broccoli florets, raspberries, and chickpeas, with each item representing a different part of the plant. After completing their creations, they enjoyed tasting their veggies with ranch dip!

Thanks for having us Union-Endicott Central School District!

Our Farm to School program is a partnership between Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County, Broome-Tioga BOCES Rock on Café, and the Food and Health Network. 🌿

11/21/2025

📣We love participating in NY Thursday Farm to School Taste Tests!

This week Caitlin, our Farm to School and Nutrition Educator, joined the rest of our Farm to School team at Whitney Point School District for a Kale Romaine Caesar Salad recipe! 🥬🥬🥬

Thank you for your partnership Rock on Café and Food and Health Network!

11/19/2025

🍎 Tiger Ventures UNITY Program Update! 🐯

Excited to share some of what's been going on with our UNITY program that has expanded into Tiger Ventures!

We’ve been busy cooking up creativity, teamwork, and some seriously delicious food!

Over the past few weeks, Tiger Ventures students have taken on a series of hands-on culinary projects, including a Mac & Cheese Competition where we tested 5 different recipes. Students voted for their favorites, and 2 winners emerged! One recipe was featured at last night’s Thanksgiving Dinner, and the other, our crowd-pleasing Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese, is officially being submitted to the NYS Ag in the Classroom Mac & Cheese Contest! 🙌🧀

For the Thanksgiving Dinner, our students also rolled up their sleeves to make 144 homemade dinner rolls and fresh apple crisp from scratch. Teachers and UNITY staff worked together to serve the full meal, rolls, mac and cheese, apple crisp, and more, to students and their families in a warm celebration of community and family engagement.

The year has just begun - looking forward to what's next! Thank you Union-Endicott Central School District for your partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County and CCE Broome County 4-H UNITY Endicott!