Cornell Cooperative Extension

Ulster County
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Food & Nutrition

Welcome to our food and nutrition pages! Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County offers free and low-cost educational workshops and lots of useful information on food-related topics from food safety and nutrition to healthy eating on a limited budget. Explore our links, check out our upcoming events, then give us a call or visit our Education Center to learn more. 

ServSafe

ServSafe Food Safety Certification

This class is designed for food service managers and employees.

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Food Assistance

Find food pantries, community meals, and programs like ESNY, WIC and Free/Reduced School Meals that can help feed your family.

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Kitchen Classes

Our Kitchen Classes are a fun way to increase your kitchen skills and impress your guests! Learn delicious new recipes and enjoy your time making them. We also offer the ServSafe Certification test.

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Choose MyPlate

MyPlate is the new USDA food guide tool to help people make wise food choices within food and calorie limits. Use their SuperTracker free online tool to track your food and activities.

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Contact

Melinda Herzog
Healthy Communities Issue Leader
mmh62@cornell.edu
845-340-3990 ext. 342

Last updated September 25, 2018

Nutrition Education Programs

Nutrition Educators

Janie Greenwald, EFNEP

Katiri Lee Hart, EFENEP

Katie Sheehan-Lopez, ESNY

         

Do you eat fish caught locally?

Click on the link below and take the Hudson River Local Fish/Crab Survey.

Hudson River Local Fish/Crab Survey

                                               

Events

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