Office Information:
Education Center
Court House
355 West Main Street, Suite 150
Malone, NY 12953
Phone: (518) 483-7403
Fax: (518) 483-6214
Comments or Suggestions Email: franklin@cornell.edu

Executive Director: Carl Tillinghast
Board President: Craig Dumond

Vegetable Industry

Cornell's Department of Horticulture Vegetable Product Program:
The Cornell Commercial Vegetable Production program is a cooperative effort between Extension educators and horticulturists, entomologists, pathologists, economists, and engineers at both the New York Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva and academic departments in Ithaca.

New York State Agriculture Experiment Station:
Horticultural scientists conduct research on temperate fruits and vegetables of importance to New York agriculture, and on all kinds of seeds.

Cornell's Vegetable MD Online
Vegetable MD Online was developed to provide access to the many Vegetable Disease Fact Sheets produced over the years by Media Services at Cornell. The addition of color photographs enhances the use of these sheets for plant disease diagnosis.

Seed Potato Program:
Provides information on seed growers, seed Certification, different potato varieties and more.

Ask the Plant Doctors
"What's wrong with these plants?" is a phrase gardeners ask themselves every summer. Often, with a little common sense and some keen observation, it is easy to find the answer. The following is a guideline that home gardeners may find useful in diagnosing problem.

NYS Grape IPM homepage

NY & Pennsylvania Pest Management Guidelines for Grapes

EatSmart offers a number of programs in Franklin County. Vanetta Conn, our nutrition educator works with families to help them stretch their food dollar.

Programs

• Eating Right is Basic ~ Holistic Approach to Improving Nutrition On A Budget
  
• Money Work$ ~ Promoting Savings, Money Management & Improved Nutrition
  
• Breastfeeding Education ~ Knowledge & Support for New & Expecting Moms
  
• Cooking Up Fun ~ Nutritious Cooking for Preteens
  
• Color Me Healthy ~ Physically Active Preschoolers Trying New Foods
  
• Sisters In Health ~ Focus on Quick & Tasty Ways to Prepare Fruits & Vegetables, Practice Cooking Skills
  

Locally... Cornell Cooperative Extension contracts with Franklin County to deliver Unique Products and Services to the Residents and Communities of Franklin County at a reasonable cost.

A little about our County...
Franklin County is a rich mixture of contrasting landscapes, from the open farmlands of the St. Lawrence River valley in the north, to the rugged terrain of the Adirondack Mountains in the south. Located in the Northeast portion of New York State, the county is rural in nature with a population of 48,500. Malone, which is located approximately 12 miles from the Canadian border, is the county seat with a population of 6,075. The next largest population centers are in the southern-most end of the county with Tupper Lake at 3,935 residents and Saranac Lake with 3,732.

Looking for things to do in the area?

Franklin County Tourism

To find businesses in the region: Check out the Adirondack Biz Guide this is a search engine that helps you find businesses in the Adirondack Region.

This sheet offers farmers and landowners a guide for custom rates to charge or to expect for work being done on their land. If you would like to download your own copy click here to do so Custom rates & Fees 2008

Fuel Use Estimator
Fuel Use Estimator - as farmers acquire land farther from the farm, the question of fuel use comes up. Does the cost of fuel make it economical to travel to distant fields? Using this calculator, you can type in your own variables (such as distance traveled, road speed, diesel price) and get an estimate of fuel cost. This is a new, recently developed tool through CCE Lewis County.

4-H Leader's Creed

I believe-

• The 4-H Member is more important than the 4-H project
  
• Learning how to do the project is more important than the project itself.
  
• 4-H'ers should be their own best exhibits
  
• No award is worth sacrificing the reputation of a member or a leader.
  
• Competition should be given no more emphasis than other fundamentals of 4-H work.
  
• To learn by doing is fundamental in any sound educational program and is characteristic of the 4-H program.
  
• Generally speaking, there is more than one good way to do most things.
  
• Every 4-H member needs to be noticed, to feel important, to win and to be praised.
  
• Our job as a leader should be to teach 4-H members how to think, not what to think.
  

For more Information on 4-H at the National and State Level

At the National Level visit www.4husa.org which is a great site for kids.

This is the site for the National 4-H Website www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/

Or Check out the National 4-H Council Website at www.fourhcouncil.edu

If you would like to visit the State 4-H website at nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/

Consignment forms can be faxed to the 4-H office 518-483-6214 or emailed to Jody Maneely at jlm26@cornell.edu and can also be mailed to Cornell Cooperative Extension, 355 West Main Street, Suite 150, Malone, NY 12953

Summer Food Series

4-H Fun Food & Fitness...

4-H Dairy Judging...

Ag Literacy Day...

4-H Workshops and Teen Council...

4-H 1st Cattle Round-up

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Main Dishes
Corny Chili

Desserts
Rainbow Fruit Salad

Cookies
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

People Served:

• 127 Families
  
• 3 Breastfeeding Moms
  
• 84 Head Start Children
  
• 21 Youth
  
• 10 Seniors
  

Communities Served:

• Malone
  
• Akewsasne
  
• Saranac Lake
  
• Tupper Lake
  
• Chateaugay
  
• Brainardsville
  
• Bombay