Rotary collaborating with Cornell Cooperative Extension Steuben County

 

Our club is working with Cornell Cooperative Extension Steuben County in celebrating 2023.

This project is part of the New York Agriculture in the Classroom project.

 

We will be reading in the elementary schools of the Corning Painted Post Area as well as in Addison. Times differ on Wednesday, March 22^nd through Friday, March 24^th.  Volunteers are needed to read the book, Tomatoes for Neela, and to help with a planting project. SIGN UP HERE. This is a short time commitment with a huge payback to the kids!

 

Agricultural Literacy Week celebrates the connection of food and culture and how it ties generations together. Food is the center of celebrations in families and cultures, and though our backgrounds may be different, many of the same ingredients can be found as the base of the dishes we love.  We will explore with Neela how tomatoes are grown and the ways they are used in cooking her favorite foods from recipes passed down by her grandmother in India.