Timely factsheet from The Ohio State University Nutrition Department: What You Should Know About Escherichia Coli 0157:H7 http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5561.html

Articles from Cornell News:

Freeville Organic Research Farm is now 'certified organic' http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct06/organic.certified.sl.html

Give peas a chance: Alum's cookbook offers lots of legume recipes with science on the side http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct06/cookbook.science.sb.html

Leaders are made, not born, as they learn to build teams, trust others and take risks http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct06/leadershipTL.rs.html

"Paperless" Education http://nyc.cce.cornell.edu/nutrition/downloads/Paperless-Learning-Stations-FNEC-Newsletter.pdf

CCE on-line courses for staff

This is a reminder that four basic modules related to program development and evaluation are available on-line for CCE educators. The four modules deal with: basics of program development, program implementation planning, program evaluation and communicating impact. All four underwent spring cleaning and updating and are ready for use. They can be "taken" as independent study; used as reference sites -- they all have great links; or used as the basis for guided study with the instructors. Visit them at: http://moodle.cce.cornell.edu/course/category.php?id=7

New Book Helps You Shape Your Backyard Environment ---

Would you like to see more natural beauty-and less manicured lawn-surrounding your home? A new book, The Woods in Your Backyard: Learning to Create and Enhance Natural Areas Around Your Home, NRAES-184 (138 pages; September 2006), will be an essential tool to help you shape and rebuild your backyard environment. Written specifically for people living on one to ten acres of land, this combination book/workbook explains how adopting various land-management techniques can result in a healthier outdoor environment and a backyard living area families can enjoy for years to come.

Published by NRAES (Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service). Authors: Jonathan Kays, Joy Drohan, Adam Downing, Jim Finley. Book Number: NRAES-184 Cost: $18.00 Length: 138 pages. For ordering information see web site WWW.NRAES.ORG

New EPA Brochure Provides Tips On Green Landscaping Practices --- EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs is pleased to announce a new publication:

GreenScaping: The Easy Way to a Greener, Healthier Yard. This brochure was developed for homeowners to view the brochure on line, go to http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/green/owners.htm

To order free copies of the GreenScaping brochure (EPA530-K-06-002),orders (between 5 and 100 copies), contact the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) on the Internet at www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/green/owners.htm, by email at ncepimal@one.net, by phone 1-800-490-9198.For large orders (100 or more), please contact Kathy Seikel at Seikel.Kathy@epa.gov with your contact information and the number of copies you would like sent to you. For more information about GreenScaping and our GreenScapes Alliance, please visit our website at: http://www.epa.gov/greenscapes/

From Penn State: A new web site offered by Penn State Cooperative Extension offers trustworthy information and advice on everyday matters concerning your home, family, lawn and garden, health or environment. The Solution Source is a dynamic online resource with more than 800 pages of practical, accurate information based on university knowledge, research and expertise. Topics include horticulture; gardening; landscaping, agriculture; and more at www.solutions.psu.edu. Deer Wars:Science, Tradition, and the Battle Over Managing Whitetails in Pennsylvania By Bob Frye Photographs by Greg Sofranko Keystone Books 328 pages 38 illustrations Paperback: $29.95 trade The book, which the Penn State University Press released earlier this year, goes to great lengths detailing the history of the state's deer herd. It gives a precise timeline of how we got where we are today, and does an even better job showing the reader the wide impact the deer population has on our ecosystem." Andy Snyder, The York Dispatch Purchase here: www.psupress.org/books/titles/0-271-02885-8.html

For fun: Ovie's Underground is a great place for kids and the young-at-heart to get "the dirt" on organic farming. Join Ovie the Earthworm in his Underground world of fun, games, and organic wisdom. http://www.organicvalley.coop/culture/ovie/index.html Empress of Dirt, a woman who lives in the suburbs of Ontario and is obsessed with her little suburban garden: http://empressofdirt.blogspot.com/

For more information contact Lori Bushway