Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Family and Consumer Education Program provides practical education and information to Ontario County residents on budgeting, long term care insurance, credit/debt management, Food Safety, Home Food Preservation, and Parenting Education, as well as Child Development and Aging.

We offer classes and answer consumer requests. We also have fact sheets and bulletins on various topics. We offer Family Budgeting Education and Parenting Skills Workshop Series. Finally, we provide financial and energy conservation education.

Food Preservation and Canning
Do you have questions on food preservation, canning, cooking wild game or food storage?  Contact Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County at 585-394-3977 x 409 or 425 (lgg3@cornell.edu or mba3@cornell.edu) for an answer to these questions.  We will try to answer in a timely manner, however it may take up to 24 hours for questions we have to research.

Enjoy Fresh Foods at the Farmers' Market
Visitors to the Canandaigua Farmers Market can learn how to plan their summer meals around locally grown fresh vegetables and fruits this summer.  Barb McGuffie, Cornell Cooperative Extension Nutrition Educator, will again be providing nutrition and foods information at the market throughout the summer.  A visit to the Farmers’ Market will be an exploration into some new tastes and textures, brought to you by the county’s farmers.

The Canandaigua Farmers’ Market is open on Saturdays from June 7 through the last Saturday in October from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  The market is located between Mill and Beeman Streets in Canandaigua.  The market is sponsored by the City of Canandaigua.  For more information call the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County at (585) 394-3977 x 427 or x 402. 

Cornell Bread Recipe: You've asked for it, so here it is! This high protein bread was developed in the 1930s as a way to increase protein intake when meat was cost prohibitive. Get the recipe HERE!

Food Preservation and Canning: Information fact sheets and websites are available. See Food Safety and Nutrition.

Quick Start to Home Cooking for Men: March 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 2009. For more information...