Contact Us
Main Office: Farm and Home Center (Map)
2715 Route 44, Suite 1
Millbrook, NY 12545
Phone: (845) 677-8223
Fax: (845) 677-6563
Email: dutchess@cornell.edu
Press Conference 8/10/10
A stately white ash tree (Fraxinus americana) on the grounds at Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County's office was the setting for a press conference held by US Senator Charles Schumer. Senator Schumer has requested federal funding to battle invasive species.
About CCEDC
CCEDC works to extend the educational resources of Cornell University and the New York State Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Human Ecology and Veterinary Medicine, the Land Grant university system and other educational institutions, to the people of Dutchess County to foster economic, social and environmental improvement of its individuals, families and communities.
CCEDC is a subordinate governmental agency consisting of an unincorporated organization of residents of Dutchess County in cooperation with Cornell University and the United States Department of Agriculture; and in accordance with subdivision 8(b) of section 224 of the County Law as amended. CCEDC is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of members of the community, and each program area has its own advisory committee.
CCEDC works through four main program areas: Agriculture & Horticulture, Environment, Family & Consumer Sciences, and 4-H Youth Development. Click the links below for more information on our organization:
Enrollment
Through enrollment in CCEDC, you support our mission and benefit by receiving four issues of our quarterly newsletter, Land & Living, filled with articles of useful information from our program areas. You also receive our calendar and report of activities each year as well as educational and program information form the areas you indicate on your enrollment form. Just print and fill out the enrollment form and mail it to the address on the form.
Giving to CCEDC
As a 501c3 non-profit organization, CCEDC relies on funding from core county dollars, federal, state and local foundation grants, and donations from individuals. Please consider making a donation today to extend the programs CCEDC provides to the community.
AED Donation and Staff Training
The Millbrook Fire Department recently made a very generous donation of an AED (Automatic Electronic Defibrillator) to CCEDC. On April 24th, five staff members were trained on how to use it and to perform CPR in case of an emergency.
