Taste NY at Todd Hill Outdoor Market 2025 Friday, October 17, 2025 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm TasteNY Todd Hill, 4640 Taconic State Parkway North , Poughkeepsie, NY 12508 Todd Hill Outdoor MarketThe Taste NY at Todd Hill Outdoor Market is run by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Dutchess County to bring our stakeholders together throughout the summer and fall seasons. The market is a representation of our vendor's best offerings, including delicious seasonal produce, craft beverages, textiles, and value-added products that result from farming efforts or small businesses with a link to sustainable agriculture and horticulture in the Hudson Valley. ========================================= 2025 CCEDC Board of Directors Meeting Monday, October 27, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Dutchess County Farm & Home Center 2715 Route 44, Millbrook, New York 12545-5566 Our Board of Director's Governing Policy:We will govern proactively with an emphasis on vision, encouragement of diversity, strategic leadership, clear distinction of Board, and Executive Director roles, collective decision making, with a future focus, and a strong linkage to the people of Dutchess County.All Board meetings are held the 4th Monday of each month, unless there is a holiday, and other arrangements have been made. All regular meetings begin at 7:00pm and will feature a presentation from one of our program areas.2025 BOD Meeting ScheduleWednesday, January 22: Association Reorganization Meeting February 24 March 24 April 28 May 19 – (3rd Monday due to Memorial Day) June 23 July 28 (No August meeting) September 29 - OPEN FORUM WILL BE SUSPENDED DUE TO TIME CONSIDERATIONS October 27 November – Annual Business Meeting TBDDecember 15 – (3rd Monday due to Holidays) Kristin Ludl, kkl58@cornell.edu, 845-677-8223 ext. 100 ========================================= Veterans Day 2025 Tuesday, November 11, 2025 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm In observation of this holiday the Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County offices will be closed. ========================================= Spotted Lanternfly Management Workshop Monday, November 17, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm 2715 Route 44 , Millbrook, NY 12545 This workshop will cover farm management options for spotted lanternfly, the impacts of bats on spotted lanternfly populations, using salvaged and reclaimed wood to make bat boxes, and a demonstration of canine egg mass detection. Featuring Ron Haase of Rust & Co. This workshop will take place from 6:00-7:00 in Room A. We will have multiple tables with information, resources, spotted lanternfly samples, and a display of bat boxes made from reclaimed wood courtesy of local woodworker Ron Haase. At 6:30 we will have a demonstration of canine detection of spotted lanternfly egg masses, a practice which has been used in vineyards with find hotspots of spotted lanternfly eggs. $5 Isabella Yannuzzi, imy3@cornell.edu, 118 Registration: https://www.cceevents.org/e/spotted-lanternfly-management-workshop ========================================= Thanksgiving 2025 Thursday, November 27, 2025 12:15 am - 11:45 pm In observation of this holiday the Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County offices will be closed for the rest of the week. ========================================= 2025 CCEDC Board of Directors Meeting Monday, December 15, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Dutchess County Farm & Home Center 2715 Route 44, Millbrook, New York 12545-5566 Our Board of Director's Governing Policy:We will govern proactively with an emphasis on vision, encouragement of diversity, strategic leadership, clear distinction of Board, and Executive Director roles, collective decision making, with a future focus, and a strong linkage to the people of Dutchess County.All Board meetings are held the 4th Monday of each month, unless there is a holiday, and other arrangements have been made. All regular meetings begin at 7:00pm and will feature a presentation from one of our program areas.2025 BOD Meeting ScheduleWednesday, January 22: Association Reorganization Meeting February 24 March 24 April 28 May 19 – (3rd Monday due to Memorial Day) June 23 July 28 (No August meeting) September 29 - OPEN FORUM WILL BE SUSPENDED DUE TO TIME CONSIDERATIONS October 27 November – Annual Business Meeting TBDDecember 15 – (3rd Monday due to Holidays) Kristin Ludl, kkl58@cornell.edu, 845-677-8223 ext. 100 =========================================