Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County, a subordinate governmental agency associated with Cornell University and its land-grant mission since 1869, provides research-based resources, tools and education for the residents and officials of Dutchess County. Our four program areas “Help People Help Themselves” through education on:
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June 8, 2013 at 5:00PM
We've Been Served: Food Through the Eyes of Teenagers, Green Teen's sixth annual photography show opens this Saturday, June 8th at Zora Dora's in Beacon. » Read More
June 15, 2013 at 9:30AM
Young children will learn how and why some critters are good to have in a garden. In this hands-on session, museum visitors will learn about garden critters such as toads and frogs, build toad houses, and explore compost material with their fingers, with magnifying glasses, and with microscopes to discover critters living underground. » Read More
July 13, 2013 at 9:30AM
This session encourages children to see gardens as magical places to enjoy and explore nature. Using “found materials” such as sticks, twigs, grass and rocks, museums visitors will build fairy houses in nocks and crannies outside, around the museum. » Read More
May 2013
Buy Local. Support our Farms. Download our updated listing of Farmers' Markets in Dutchess County. » Read More
May 2013
On Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies will host a Science and Management Forum on Flood Management: New Strategies in a Changing Climate. » Read More
April 2013
Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County Parent and Family Education (PAFE) program is offering a parenting education series in Poughkeepsie. "Discipline is NOT a Dirty Word" is an educational series which specifically addresses positive discipline techniques for parents and relative caregivers. PAFE is available to parents and relative caregivers, including grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, and the youth in their care residing in Dutchess County. » Read More
