Paul Forestiere II talks to the students about Cooperative Extension and county government.
Oswego Daily News

County Hosts Student ‘Legislators’

Students, representing schools from all across the county, recently sat with the legislators and took an active role in the recent legislature meeting. Prior to that they visited other facets of county government and had a chance to debate and vote on their own ‘resolution.’

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Make A Living Wreath

On May 16 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. there will be a workshop on ‘Making a Living Wreath.’ This workshop will teach participants about horticulture, and the uses of plants in topiary artistic design.

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Oswego Daily News

County Legislature Hosts Students

Legislator Morris Sorbello goes over a resolution with student Dominic Sciacca during Thursday's legislature meeting.

On Thursday, students, representing schools from all across the county, sat with the legislators and took an active role in the meeting. Prior to that they visited other facets of county government and had a chance to debate and vote on their own ‘resolution.’

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Sold-Out Crowd Enjoys County Flavors At Harvest Dinner

There wasn't a vacant seat to be found at The American Foundry on Friday night.

A sold out crowd at The American Foundry enjoyed dinner made by some of Oswego’s finest chefs Friday evening.

The guests and chefs were part of the First Harvest Dinner, a celebration of local agriculture with more than 90 farms around Oswego County donating produce which has been freshly harvested. The dinner was a smash hit among guests who had the opportunity to try some exotic dishes such as roast elk with butternut squash and cranberry barbeque sauce and desserts like stuffed lady apples with amarena cheese.

The event sold out last week and with the overwhelmingly positive feedback the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County hopes to make it into a bigger and more delicious tradition in the future.

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Butterfly Program on Saturday, May 22nd

A monarch butterfly.Michelle Lacson, Oswego County Master Gardener and avid butterfly enthusiast, will let you know what plants attract butterflies to your yard as well as how to identify butterfly eggs on plants, methods for raising caterpillars, tagging and releasing methods, and give you ideas for participating in scientific studies. […]