Cornell Cooperative Extension

Columbia and Greene Counties
Vegetable Lasagna from Cooking Matters
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Find healthy new dishes your family will love on our "Recipes" page.

various food products with expiration dates
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Learn about food container expiration dates on our Food Safety pages.

Nutrition

Welcome to our Nutrition pages! Here you'll find healthy recipes, and research-based information on food preservation, food safety, and storage.

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Preserving Foods

Enjoy harvest fresh flavor and save money too, by safely canning, freezing and drying fresh foods. Find extension resources here on these topics.

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Wash hands and surfaces often when preparing food.

Keep Foods Safe

A critical part of healthy eating is keeping foods safe. Here are 10 tips for how you can keep food safe at home.

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Turkey Tacos from Cooking Matters

Healthy Recipes

Just 1lb of ground meat feeds 8 people, with added beans and veggies, in these "Turkey Tacos" from Cooking Matters. Visit our "Recipes" page for this recipe and more!

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Food safety step "Chill"

Food Safety in Power Outages

Learn about what is safe and not safe to eat during a power outage and how to cook with no power!

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Black-tailed deer grazing by the roadside in Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington [public domain].

Fish and Game

Find resources on hunting and fishing, and many recipes for large and small game, fish and fowl and how to prepare them safely.

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A pet Pacific Parrotlet perching on glass of iced water.

Good Drinks

What you drink is as important as what you eat. Many beverages contain added sugars and few nutrients. Here are 10 Tips to help you make better drink choices.

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Contact

Rebecca Polmateer
Association Deputy Director
[email protected]
(518) 622-9820 x117

Last updated October 19, 2020

Nutrition

Community Outreach

The Hudson Fish Advisory program provides education on what types of fish are safe to eat out of the Hudson River and its estuaries. An educator is available to table at community events with hand-outs and information on Hudson River fish and crabs. An educator is also available to present this information to a community group along with a presentation on food safety or nutrition. This service is free of charge, however participants are asked to fill out a survey on their eating patterns of fish from the Hudson River.

Nutrition programming is available to community groups for a small fee to cover the cost of materials. Community groups can choose the nutrition topic that best meets their needs and if they want a recipe demonstrated at the event. For more information please contact Rebecca Polmateer at [email protected] or at 518-622-9820 X117.

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