Human Ecology
FARMERS' MARKETS-Delaware County Locations Please contact Jeanne Darling or Valerie Dudley at (607) 865-6531 or vsd22@cornell.edu if you have any interest in participating in one or all of Extension’s market sites in 2012. CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROVIDES PRACTICAL EDUCATION AND INFORMATION to Delaware County residents about Nutrition, Food Safety, Home Food Preservation, Parenting Education, Financial Management, Housing and Water Quality, and Energy. We offer classes, fact sheets, answer consumer requests and contribute to the Extension Connection newsletter. We participate in research studies with Cornell University and Penn State and provide leadership for the Delaware County Cancer Coalition and the Delaware County Rural Healthcare Alliance. We help Delaware County residents of all ages make informed decisions related to food and nutrition, health, resource management, food safety, parenting, health care, energy education, indoor air quality and radon testing for homes. At the Delaware County Fair we promote home-based businesses and community service/education. Staff participate with Cornell and community partners to conduct research projects on issues related to obesity and breast cancer; making enviromental changes at worksites and in communities to reduce obesity.
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