Find healthy new dishes your family will love on our "Recipes" page.
A small group nutrition class.
Children will often eat new foods that they help you to prepare!
"Fresh Fruit with Honey Yogurt Topping", from Cooking Matters.
Learn about food container expiration dates on our Food Safety pages.
Food & Nutrition
Bringing Health & Nutrition Education to Chautauqua County
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Family & Consumer Science programming provides nutrition, food safety, food security and food resource management education at community events, workshops and group meetings. Building strong and vibrant communities through the EFNEP program which provides nutrition education to low-income families and children in Chautauqua County.
Nutrition Nugget Videos
Check out the newest Nutrition Nuggets video from our Building Healthy Habits regional program coordinator: Milk or Plant Based Beverage- Make an informed choice. Click here to watch on youtube!
Contact
Wendy Alexander
EFNEP Nutrition Educator
wa66@cornell.edu
716-664-9502 Ext 221
Last updated February 11, 2025
SNAP-Ed NY
SNAP-Ed NY teaches people to shop for and cook healthy meals while on a limited budget. Our goal is to give you the tools, tips and tricks that help you make nutritious food choices within a limited budget and choose physically active lifestyles.
Be sure to click the logo below for tips and recipes!
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4-H Exhibition Poultry Project
Wednesday, April 30
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM -
4-H Hog Project
Wednesday, May 14
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM -
4-H Rabbit Project
Thursday, May 15
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM -
CCE Board of Directors Meeting
Monday, May 19
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM -
4-H Rabbit Project
Friday, June 6
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Grow Chautauqua Food Box Program
A recipient of the NY Food for NY Families funding, via the USDA and New York Department of Agriculture and Markets, CCE will be partnering with several area community organizations and many local farmers for the launch of the program. Main partner Brigiotta’s Farmland Produce will work to assist in procurement of NYS and Chautauqua grown, raised, and produced products, as well as package 500 individual boxes of said product for distribution weekly.
CCE also partners with Office for the Aging's Local Roots program.