Broome County Veterans Resiliency Project

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County is honored to partner with Broome County Division of Veterans Services to provide hands-on opportunities to learn resiliency skills in the areas of gardening, cooking, healthy eating and utilizing community resources.

Farmers Market Bucks are given out at the four farmers markets in Broome County on a monthly basis in $15 increments. Veterans can receive these monthly and redeem at any of the farmers markets where distribution occurs, which is the Broome County Regional Farmers Market, Downtown Binghamton Courtyard Market, Vestal Farmers Market & Windsor Farmers Market. The veteran must be in attendance to receive the coupons and proof of veteran status is requested. You can find the distribution dates and locations below.

Date	Location	Time
May 10th	Broome County Regional Farmers Market	9am-1pm
June 10th	Vestal Farmers Market	9am-1pm
July 18th	Downtown Binghamton Courtyard Market	4-7pm
July 15th	Windsor Farmers Market	9am-2pm
August 12th	Broome County Regional Farmers Market	9am-1pm
Sept 9th	Vestal Farmers Market	9am-1pm

Oct 21st	Windsor Farmers Market	9am-1pm
Nov 11th	Broome County Regional Farmers Market	9am-1pm

Cooking class are also offered on a monthly basis. CCE Broome partners with local chefs to offer these inside the Commercial Kitchen at the Broome County Regional Farmers Market. These are offered free of charge and the veteran can bring a spouse or family member. The dates and topics are below.

Date	Time	Topic
May 24th	5:30-7pm	Learn to Make Herb & Garlic Focaccia
June 21st & 28th	5:30-7pm	Learn to Make Ravioli & Linguine
July 19th	5:30-7pm	Learning to Cook with Spices
August 16th	5:30-7pm	Five Ingredient Sauces
August 24th	5:30-7pm	Canning with Ann: Pickles
September 14th & 27th	5:30-7pm	Cheesemaking with Ann
October 18th	5:30-7pm	Canning with Ann: Preserving Meats
November 29th	5:30-7:30pm	Seasonal Pastamaking Class

Gardening classes will also be offered on a monthly basis. These are offered free of charge and the veteran can bring a spouse or family member. The dates and topics are below. Click on the link to register and for more information.

Date	Time	Topic
June 22nd	5:30-7pm	Learn to Grow Culinary Herbs
July 26th	5:30-7pm	Learn the Art of Flower Arranging
August 10th	5:30-7pm	Learn to Grow Garlic
Sept 28th	6pm-7pm	Herbal First Aid Make & Take
Oct 11th	5:30-6:30pm	Grapevine Crafts
Nov 16th	5:30-7pm	Holiday Wreathmaking

Last updated October 30, 2023