Melissa Jo Hill
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Master Composters Turn Food Waste into Community Action
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Educators at CCE Tompkins County are training volunteer compost experts with the mission of engaging the community in smarter waste management, reducing food waste one person at a time. Austin Beck was looking for a way to meet people and get involved in his new community when he moved to Ithaca in August of…
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Cornell, CCE Responding to Farming Mental Health Crisis
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As the nature of farming can lead to feelings of social isolation, it is important that farmers feel like they have people to talk to about their issues. Nicole Tommell knows well the financial challenges today’s farmers face. But over the last few years, Tommell – an agricultural business management specialist for Cornell Cooperative Extension…
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Seed to Supper Sows Confidence while Addressing Food Insecurity
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A program from Cornell Garden Based Learning, administered through local Cornell Cooperative Extension Associations, Seed to Supper is focused on growing food for home use. Over 2.9 million New Yorkers across the state — a third of whom are children — rely on food assistance programs. Even temporary food insecurity can be discouraging and disempowering for…
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