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 are the Broome County Regional Farmers Market, Binghamton Farmers 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 11th	Broome County Regional Farmers Market	9am-1pm
June 8th	Vestal Farmers Market	9am-1pm
July 13th	Windsor Farmers Market	9am-2pm
July 21st	Binghamton Farmers Market	11am-1pm
Aug 10th	Broome County Regional Farmers Market	9am-1pm
Sept 14th	Vestal Farmers Market	9am-1pm
Sept 15th	Binghamton Farmers Market	11am-2pm

Oct 12th	Windsor Farmers Market	9am-1pm
Nov 9th	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. Proof of veteran status is required and the veteran must be in attendance. The dates and topics are below. Registration opens on the 1st of each month. Click on the link to register and for more information.

Date	Time	Topic
Jan 29th	5:30-7pm	Sourdough Basics
Feb 26th	5:30-7pm	Learn to Make Ravioli
March 25th	5:30-7pm	Learn to Make Kimchi
April 29th	5:30-7pm	Learn to Make Ravioli
May 20th	5:30-7pm	Learn to Make Jam
June 24th	5:30-7pm	Learn to Decorate Cookies
August 26th	5:30-7pm	Gluten Free Baking
Sept 10th, 17th & 24th	5:30-7pm	Cooking Around the World series
Oct 28th	5:30-7pm	TBD

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. Proof of veteran status is required and the veteran must be in attendance. The dates and topics are below. Registration opens on the 1st of each month. Click on the link to register and for more information.

Date	Time	Topic
March 20th	5:30-7pm	Seed Starting
April 17th	5:30-7pm	Container Gardening
May 15th	5:30-7pm	Learn to Make Beeswax Candles
July 10th	5:30-7pm	Hands-On Composting
August 14th	5:30-7pm	Create Your Own Flower Arrangement
Sept 11th & 16th	5:30pm-7pm	Creating Leaf Castings
Oct 23rd	5:30-6:30pm	Grapevine Crafts
Nov 21st	5:30-7pm	Holiday Wreathmaking

Last updated November 5, 2024