2026 Annual Hiking Challenge Friday, April 10, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Get ready—our annual Hiking Challenge is back! Join us for a fun Zoom orientation where we’ll go over Leave No Trace basics, explore exciting new hikes (including beautiful Merck Forest), and check out this year's brand‑new hiking gear. Free for all families!Zoom will be recorded but registration for Challenge is required by March 31, 2026. FREE Cathy Sweet, cjs58@cornell.edu, (518) 290-2302 ========================================= Earth Day 4-H Upcycle Lab Thursday, April 23, 2026 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm FREE Tesika Kilmer, Tuk2@cornell.edu, 518-290-2302 ========================================= Farm Product Pricing & Marketing Workshops for Direct Marketers` Thursday, April 23, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Farm_Product_Pricing___Marketing_Workshops_for_Direct_Marketers`.jpg Cornell Agriculture Marketing Research Program (CAMRP) and CCE Washington County are hosting a twopart farm marketing workshop series on Thursday, April 23. These sessions are designed for farmers selling directly to consumers and will highlight new tools, pricing strategies, and marketing insights tohelp you prepare for the 2026 season. Join us for one or both parts. Both topics apply to livestockproducers selling meat directly to consumers, while the second part of the evening will also appeal todairy, egg, fruit and vegetable producers and those selling any farm product at a farmers market.Participants are welcome to join for one or both parts.Part 1: Creating & Pricing ConsumerFriendly Meat with MeatSuite Learn how MeatSuite, a free tool, can help you increase bulk meat sales and make your products moreaccessible to firsttime buyers. We’ll demonstrate the new “Bundle Builder” tool, which helps youassemble profitable “bulk bundles” and utilize every cut.Part 2: Boosting Farmers Market Sales with Customer Experience & Pricing DataDiscover what NY farmers market data tells us about customer behavior. Learn practical ways toenhance the shopping experience, increase customer spending, and improve daily sales. Ideal forproducers of meat, dairy, eggs, fruits, vegetables, and other farm products.Date & Time: Thursday, April 23, 6:00–8:30 PMLocation: CCE Washington County, 101 Main St., Argyle, NYCost: $10 – Dinner includedContact: Brian Gilchrist, btg5@cornell.edu, 518-290-2302 $10 Brian Gilchrist, btg5@cornell.edu, (518) 290-2302 Registration: https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=Marketing_and_Pricing_253 ========================================= 4-H Re-enrollment Time Wednesday, October 22, 2025 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm $5 per youth $ 10 per family (Scholarships Available) Hannah Rosen, har56@cornell.edu, 518-290-2302 =========================================