Office Hours

The Cornell Cooperative Extension office hours are Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Check out the events below to see what's happening with the Warren County 4-H program. Please make sure to contact us if you see something you want to be a part of~most events need pre-registration. Registration can be done by calling: 518-623-3291 or 668-4881 - or you e-mailing: mlb222@cornell.edu

4-H: The Youth Solution

YUMMMMMM....OH!!! - PINY COMPETITION COOKING CLASSES BEING OFFERED

 
Class Dates:
Saturday, February 28th,
Saturday, March 28th
Saturday, April 25th

In collaboration with the SUNY Adirondack Culinary School, 4-H is offering cooking classes with
well-known local chef, Matt Bolton.  Chef Matt is the SUNY Adirondack Culinary Arts Director/Instructor and he will lead three cooking classes at the Culinary School on Bay Road in Queensbury from 1-3 pm.

The classes will focus on basic cooking skills and food safety as well as provide an opportunity to perfect your recipe for the Produced in NY silent cooking competition.*   Dust off your parents recipe books or do some internet research and come to the first class with your ideas of what you would like to learn how to prepare with NYS product (s).   Chef Matt will help guide in the final selection of your recipe and you will learn the best way to present your final product for the judges.  This is a NEW and FUN opportunity to learn cooking skills and participate in the PINY cooking competition.

ä Class #1 – Meet Chef Matt and tour the Culinary School.  Bring your competition recipe ideas.  Food safety will be covered in this class.


ä Class #2 – Basic cooking skills including measuring wet and dry ingredients, crack an egg mixing, cutting, moving ingredients from left to right, presentation skills and additional information gleaned from the first class recipe selection will be added.
 
ä Class #3 – Cooking, refining and making your competition recipe your own.

Open to all Warren County 4-H members ages 9 and up. 
Hurry space for this series is limited and
 you must register for ALL THREE CLASSES.  

Fee for the series is only $5!  Classes are filling quickly,
so c
all Michele to reserve your spot ASAP!

*  Produced in NY (PINY) is a statewide silent cooking competition for 4-H’ers designed to showcase a variety of local agricultural products.  Recipes should feature a product (s) produced in NYS (milk products, meat, vegetables, eggs, grains, honey, maple syrup, etc.) 

A “tiny-PINY” cooking competition will be held this August at the Warren County Youth Fair with the winners going to the NYS Fair in Syracuse to compete against
4-H’ers from across the state. 


Visit the 4-H page at 
www.cce.cornell.edu/warren website for more detailed information on the PINY guidelines or call the 4-H office and we can answer any questions.


WILD BEAST FEAST




White Wild Fowl Guide



SPORT FISHING INFORMATION MEETING


Date:  SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2015 
Time:  9:00am
Location:  Meet at the parking area near
the bridge on East Schroon River Rd.

SPORT-FISHING WORKSHOP: This program will focus on trying to catch fish in a local water way while still being considerate of the surrounding environment.  The workshop is geared towards beginners but all are welcome to participate.

A limited amount of equipment is available for those who are in need of fishing gear, please contact us for more information.


Pre-registration is required for ALL of these events and can be accomplished by calling the office at 668-4881 or emailing mlb222@cornell.edu.