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Food safety during the holidays.

Food Safety During the Holidays

~A note from Extension’s Nutrition and Food Safety Educators The holidays are when friends and families come together to share conversations, make memories, have fun and, of course, eat! Cooking […]

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Trash or Recycle? What to do with Your Holiday Waste.

Holiday Trash or Treasure? A Guide to Cleaning Up Cape Cod’s Festive Fallout.

~A note from Extension’s Kari Parcell, Regional Waste Reduction Coordinator Ah, the holiday season—where joy is in the air, presents pile up, and your home suddenly looks like Santa’s workshop […]

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Cape Cod, are you flood ready?

What Cape Cod Can Learn from Florida’s Hurricane Threats

As Florida’s west coast now deals with the aftereffects of Hurricane Helene, including devastating storm surges and flooding, it’s a powerful reminder that even inland regions—like parts of Cape Cod—aren’t […]

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Extension at the Chatham Conservation Environmental Fair

Catch Extension’s Waste Reduction wizard, Kari Parcell, at this Friday’s Chatham Conservation Foundation, Inc. Environmental Fair! Swing by her booth to get the scoop on how to trim down your […]

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More than 46.37 Tons of Plastic Shrink Wrap Diverted from the Waste Stream Thanks to Cape-wide Shrink Wrap Recycling Program.

More than 46.37 Tons of Plastic Shrink Wrap Diverted from the Waste Stream Thanks to Cape-wide Shrink Wrap Recycling Program 

25 tons collected in Bourne, Chatham, Falmouth, Eastham and Wellfleet . 21 tons collected by private waste hauler. Cape Cod and boating go hand in hand in the summer. In the […]

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Cooking for 1 or 2 at the Harwich Community Center

Learn to Cook for 1 or 2! Join Extension’s Nutrition Educator, Kim Concra, for a fun workshop on scaling back recipes! Discover tips on storing larger meals for future feasts […]

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Find FREE Food and Meal Sites on Cape Cod.

Free Summer Meals on Cape Cod: Fresh Food for Kids, Adults and Families

At Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, our mission is to make life better for everyone on Cape Cod. One way we do this is by helping families access fresh, nutritious food. […]

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Making Jam: A Resilient Roots and Cooperative Extension Workshop

Got more berries than you know what to do with this summer? Or wish you could? Join us at Cape Cod Community College for a jam-packed workshop! Cape Cod Cooperative […]

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Fresh Off the Cape Cod Grill: Home Grilling Safety Tips

Grilling outdoors is one of the best parts of summer on Cape Cod! It’s a healthy and low-fat way to cook your favorite meals, but to avoid foodborne illness and […]

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