Grow Cook Eat program recruits for 2015 class
NORWICH – The Cornell Cooperative Extension Grow Cook Eat program is now recruiting interested participants for the 2015 program.
During the year-long program, participants in Grow Cook Eat (GCE) take a series of classes that focus on gardening, food preservation and preparation, fitness, and healthy eating. The classes include five gardening classes, six Eat Smart New York (ESNY) cooking and nutrition classes, three food preservation classes, and three physical fitness classes. Participants will also have access to Master Gardener Volunteers for gardening counsel and guidance.
Furthermore, for those GCE participants that do not have a home garden, they can do their gardening in community garden plots in Afton, Bainbridge, Norwich, or in Sherburne at Rogers Center. There will also be limited amount of container gardens available for those who prefer that method.
This Chenango United Way funded curriculum was created to give participants a unified and holistic program so that the entire experience would be “greater than the sum of its parts.”
The GCE program begins with an Orientation Class that will include a goal-setting discussion and activity. Participants will receive a GCE Calendar/Planner to assist them in tracking their progress, and attaining their goals, throughout the year. In addition, each participant is required to do ten hours of volunteering which can be achieved by attending three group volunteer activities throughout the year.
Adults interested in participating in GCE can apply for the program – applications are due by March 13 with the Orientation Class being held on March 26.
Once accepted participants will be responsible for a $50 non-refundable registration fee. If they meet all the requirements of the program, they will receive a gift certificate valued at $75 for gardening, cooking, preserving, or fitness supplies.
The GCE program is kicking off its fourth year. “We are very pleased to receive funding from Chenango United Way again this year,” said GCE Coordinator Stacie Edick. “This program has been successful for 3 years and we look forward to continuing that success.”
“I thought it was amazing how much we covered and the wide variety of topics in gardening, cooking, nutrition, canning and preserving and more,” said Bonnie Connolly, a 2014 GCE participant. “And for every topic we covered we received hand outs and even books! By the time we finished the course we had a large notebook full of reference material and web sites that will serve us for many years to come. The other aspect that I really enjoyed was the camaraderie among our classmates as we executed some of the projects. We even went for walks together and did a service project together.”
For those interested in applying to the GCE program, a brochure and application can be downloaded from chenango.cce.cornell.edu/resources/grow-cook-eat-recruitment, or call 334-5841 ext 11 or ext 20 to request a brochure with application be mailed. Interested persons may also email Stacie Edick at spe26@cornell.edu to request an application be emailed. The application deadline is March 13. The required Orientation Class will be held on Thursday, March 26 at 6 p.m.
The Cornell Cooperative Extension has also received funding for a new program – Grow Cook Serve. This new program will concentrate on recruiting volunteers to grow produce to donate to, and help staff, food pantries and soup kitchens throughout the county. Volunteers for Grow Cook Serve will be supported with training and group activities. Recruitment for this program will begin in April of 2015. For those interested, contact Stacie Edick to be put on the recruitment list.
During the year-long program, participants in Grow Cook Eat (GCE) take a series of classes that focus on gardening, food preservation and preparation, fitness, and healthy eating. The classes include five gardening classes, six Eat Smart New York (ESNY) cooking and nutrition classes, three food preservation classes, and three physical fitness classes. Participants will also have access to Master Gardener Volunteers for gardening counsel and guidance.
Furthermore, for those GCE participants that do not have a home garden, they can do their gardening in community garden plots in Afton, Bainbridge, Norwich, or in Sherburne at Rogers Center. There will also be limited amount of container gardens available for those who prefer that method.
This Chenango United Way funded curriculum was created to give participants a unified and holistic program so that the entire experience would be “greater than the sum of its parts.”
The GCE program begins with an Orientation Class that will include a goal-setting discussion and activity. Participants will receive a GCE Calendar/Planner to assist them in tracking their progress, and attaining their goals, throughout the year. In addition, each participant is required to do ten hours of volunteering which can be achieved by attending three group volunteer activities throughout the year.
Adults interested in participating in GCE can apply for the program – applications are due by March 13 with the Orientation Class being held on March 26.
Once accepted participants will be responsible for a $50 non-refundable registration fee. If they meet all the requirements of the program, they will receive a gift certificate valued at $75 for gardening, cooking, preserving, or fitness supplies.
The GCE program is kicking off its fourth year. “We are very pleased to receive funding from Chenango United Way again this year,” said GCE Coordinator Stacie Edick. “This program has been successful for 3 years and we look forward to continuing that success.”
“I thought it was amazing how much we covered and the wide variety of topics in gardening, cooking, nutrition, canning and preserving and more,” said Bonnie Connolly, a 2014 GCE participant. “And for every topic we covered we received hand outs and even books! By the time we finished the course we had a large notebook full of reference material and web sites that will serve us for many years to come. The other aspect that I really enjoyed was the camaraderie among our classmates as we executed some of the projects. We even went for walks together and did a service project together.”
For those interested in applying to the GCE program, a brochure and application can be downloaded from chenango.cce.cornell.edu/resources/grow-cook-eat-recruitment, or call 334-5841 ext 11 or ext 20 to request a brochure with application be mailed. Interested persons may also email Stacie Edick at spe26@cornell.edu to request an application be emailed. The application deadline is March 13. The required Orientation Class will be held on Thursday, March 26 at 6 p.m.
The Cornell Cooperative Extension has also received funding for a new program – Grow Cook Serve. This new program will concentrate on recruiting volunteers to grow produce to donate to, and help staff, food pantries and soup kitchens throughout the county. Volunteers for Grow Cook Serve will be supported with training and group activities. Recruitment for this program will begin in April of 2015. For those interested, contact Stacie Edick to be put on the recruitment list.
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