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Jeffersonville

April 15, 2022

Sue Bodenstein
Posted 4/15/22

Interested in learning more about horses? Beginning Wednesday May 4th and continuing every Wednesday ending on May 25th at 6:30 p.m. at the Cornell Cooperative Extension /Sullivan County building in …

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Jeffersonville

April 15, 2022

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Interested in learning more about horses? Beginning Wednesday May 4th and continuing every Wednesday ending on May 25th at 6:30 p.m. at the Cornell Cooperative Extension /Sullivan County building in Liberty, youth will develop skills in horse safety, grooming, and basic care. Youth do not have to currently own a horse to complete this project!

To register go to CCESC website. For more information about the program contact Barbara Moran at bjm292@cornell.edu.

Join All Family Farm and Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Sullivan County for an on-farm workshop for veterans and their partners on Saturday, May 14th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This workshop is for veterans and their partners only. Veterans Nathan and Misty Allanach explain how they made business choices around their acreage, and will review two farm operational systems: the feeding silo and the loading system for hogs preceding transport. Attendees will tour the farm, visit the farm store, and learn how the farmers market their products.

Veterans will have the opportunity to survey the land currently in production, discuss small business strategies, learn technical methods of small-scale production, and ask questions in real time to a veteran family farm.

Lunch is provided and participants will receive a copy of the book, “Storey’s Guide to Raising Pigs”, 4th Edition: Care, Facilities, Management, Breeds. Pre-registration is required for this FREE veteran-only program by web at sullivancce.org/events, email at sullivan@cornell.edu, or phone at (845) 292-6180. All Family Farm’s address will be provided with registration. This workshop is sponsored by Cornell Small Farms Farm Ops program. Farm Ops aims to support military service members and veterans who desire to explore and/or pursue agricultural vocations. Learn more at smallfarms. cornell.edu/projects/farm-ops.

Sullivan West Athletics will be hosting a Bulldog Varsity Baseball/Softball Spring Tournament on Saturday, May 7th with a 9 a.m. start time. (Rain date May 8th) This is a full day tournament for Varsity baseball and Varsity softball. Contests will be held on the Hughson field near the Jeff school and on the Lions Field by the town hall with all games being held in Jeffersonville.

Booster clubs will be selling refreshments throughout the day at both site locations and there are some great restaurants in downtown Jeffersonville too. For more information: David Eggleton at (845)-932-8401 *1285.

The 1st Annual Catskill Outdoorsman 3D Archery Fundraiser is being held on May 7th at 1 p.m. to benefit Kelly Irving and her fight to stop MS. Please join them at the Halloran Farm (located at 317 Bethlehem Rd, Callicoon Center, NY) for an afternoon of 3D archery shooting.

The event will include a 20+ target adult shoot, special long shots, and a youth 3D range. Music, food, vendors and raffles all day for your enjoyment. Let’s stop MS !

I hope you and your family have a very Happy Easter!

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