Linda Elcsisin recieving award with Alexa Maile and others

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Faces of Extension : Linda Elcsisin
Linda Elcsisin, a veteran youth educator and 4-H volunteer with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Jefferson County, has been named a 2025 National and Northeastern Region Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer. Since 2004, Elcsisin has played a key...
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Melanie Forstrom speaking to an audience

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Kwesi Joseph at a raised bed, holding a trowel

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Kwesi Joseph, urban garden specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s (CCE) Harvest New York program, turned his passion for gardening, composting, and the transformative power of healthy soil into a path to community leadership. Through...
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Crystal Stewart Courtens at CCE field day holding garlic and speaking to attendees

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Crystal Stewart-Courtens, regional vegetable specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s (CCE) Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture program, built one of the Northeast's premier garlic research and extension program from scratch over 14...
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Christy Hoepting jumping in a field of onions, with onions in her hands

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Christy Hoepting, vegetable specialist with the Cornell Cooperative Extension’s (CCE) Cornell Vegetable Program, discovered her calling in the rich, black soil of Ontario Canada's muck fields, where she saw firsthand how applied research could...
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