Don’t miss the 8th annual Taste of Tioga, Friday September 11, 5:30-8:00 at the Owego Treadway Inn!

The premiere buy local culinary festival and fundraiser highlights the high quality food grown and prepared right in your own backyard.

Sample gourmet style dishes including soups, salads, main courses and deserts. More than 15 local restaurants provide a tantalizing selection of foods, try them all for just $25 per person. Shake hands with your local farmer and get to know the people who grow the great food you’re enjoying.

Wine tasting this year is provided by Lakewood Vineyards, from Watkins Glen. $5 gets you a taste testing from this premier Finger Lakes winery along with a complementary Taste of Tioga wine glass.

While you’re eating, enjoy songs by local musician Trish Engelhart and be sure to browse the silent auction with hundreds of dollars worth of prizes donated by Tioga County businesses and residents.

Tickets are for sale at Cornell Cooperative Extension, or at the door. Tables of 10 may be reserved with prepaid tickets. Don’t miss this savory community event!

For more information or call 607-687-4020 or visit tasteoftioga.com

Families Building Safe Communities Workshop

October 29, 2009 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at Owego Treadway Inn

Parenting Educators, Family Advocates, Caseworkers, and other Family Workers will have an opportunity to hear current information about how young children develop skills for respectful relationships and gather resources and activities to share with families.

This workshop is provided by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County in partnership with Tioga County Delta.

Price is $10.00 per person includes contential breakfast and lunch.

Call 607-687-4020 to register

Join us Sunday, August 9th from 1-4 pm at M.K. Dairy Farm for the last Sundaes at the Farm of the season.

Enjoy Free Ice Cream Sundaes with locally grown seasonal fruit toppings.

Tour the M. K. Dairy farm; See the cows up close and personal! Big tractors and field equipment will also be on display. 4-H and farm demonstrations will be held throughout the afternoon. Enjoy cheese and flavored milks with the Tioga County Dairy Princess.

M.K. Dairy, 5932 Waits Road
Corner of Waits Road and Valley Road, Southside Owego

The WVFM is held in Muldoon Park on Mondays from 4-7 pm. The 2009 season will begin on June 15th and run through October 26th.

Call for vendors

The Waverly Village and Farm Market continues to gain momentum through vendor and customer support as it prepares for its third season in Muldoon Park. The WVFM already has renewed contracts from last year’s vendors, a new commitment from a local hydroponic strawberry vendor, and new inquiries from at least seven prospective vendors.

All interested vendors and musicians are invited to attend an informational meeting about the Waverly Village and Farm Market on May 27th at 7pm in the Phoenix Kid’s Café, 337 Broad Street.

Vendors are urged to register by May 22nd so that a list of vendors can be advertised for our 2009 season.

Download the 2009 Market Application at http://www.waverlyny.org/

For additional information please call Todd Williams at 565-2685 or Andy Fagan, Cornell Cooperative Extension Tioga County at 687-4020 x312.

Technology at the farm market

The WVFM will once again provide the use of a wireless credit card terminal where any customer can use a VISA or Mastercard to withdraw wooden tokens to use as currency at the market (this is a standardized statewide program). In addition, the terminal is able to be used by recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP – formerly known as Food Stamps) to redeem their monthly benefits at the market using their EBT card. There are also state programs administered by Agriculture and Markets to distribute paper checks to WIC participants and seniors for use at farm markets.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Tioga County continued partnership with Senator Libous’ Buy from the Backyard campaign will once again receive funds from NYS Agriculture and Markets’ to help support local food systems.

Funds this year will be used to hire a staff person to manage the EBT/ credit debit transactions and to enhance promotion of the market in order to increase the public presence and continue to establish the market’s reputation as a viable outlet for fresh produce and local crafts in The Valley.