SYRACUSE, N.Y. Eating a diet rich in calcium - such as milk and dairy products - is a prime step in preventing the debilitating disease osteoporosis. That’s they key message American Dairy Association and Dairy Council Inc. (ADADC) public relations specialists wanted to communicate to con sumers during National Osteoporosis Prevention Month this past May. Teaming up with Tops Supermarkets, one of the largest retailers in upstate New York, ADADC sponsored free cooking classes in the Rochester and Buffalo stores. Mothers and daughters were encouraged to attend these classes (dubbed “Bone Appetite”) together to emphasize the importance of calcium consump tion at any age. Featured on the menu was a range of tasty, milk-based treats, such as Oreo Rocky Road Parfaits, Cafe Lattes, Spaghetti Carbonara, and Power Orange Smoothies. In addition, ADADC arranged to place spokespersons from Tops Cooking School on WKBW-TVs “AM Buffalo” and Rochester’s noon news on WROC-TV to demonstrate the recipes and offer easy-to-imple ment tips to increase calcium consumption. County dairy princesses helped spread the word, making appearances at Tops Supermarkets throughout New York, to hand out the National Osteoporosis Foundation’s lace ribbons and go through a quick “Osteoporosis: Are You At Risk?” quiz with shoppers. Timed for the Saturday before Mother’s Day, consumers also received dairy product CUSTOM MADE FEED BINS FOR FARMS FEED MILLS • Made of 13 gauge Steel • All welded seams • Gravity Flow or Auger Free Estimates Also - Steel Roof Trusses for Buildings - Portable Hog Buildings Bucket Elevators - Grain Augers Distributors - Flow Pipes & Accessories We Sell, Service & Install Ph: 717-345-3724 Pax; 717-345-2294 STOLTZFUS WELDING SHOP Owner - Samuel P. Stoltifus RD 3. Box 331 ' Pine Grove, PA 17963 ADADC Promotes recipe brochures (filled with last minute suggestions for special Mother’s Day meals) and were encouraged to make sure all the moms in their families made a commitment to better bone health. In New York City, ADADC sponsored an osteoporosis semi nar at the fashionable Lord & Taylor store on Fifth Avenue. During the seminar, shoppers were treated to a gourmet-fla vored milk bar, featuring exotic flavors such as peach, blueberry, raspberry and mango. The seminar also featured a speech bv the national spokesperson for osteoporosis, actress Olympia Dukakis, who spoke about the “Richness of Life after 40.” Dr. Robert Heany, an interna tionally renowned expert in the field of calcium and bone physi ology, appeared on News 12, New Jersey—that state’s largest cable outlet. Heany, a professor at Creighton University appeared on the “Daytime Talk” show, to discuss calcium’s role in the prevention of osteoporosis. TV crews from News 12 were also on hand at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J. where doctors demonstrated an actual bone density test, an interpretation of the test and conducted inter* views with registered dieti cian and the hospital’s chief of obstetrics and gynecology, who spoke about the importance of calcium for women. ADADC also extended the “Bone Appetite” theme into a print publicity kit that was dis tributed to all daily and weekly newspapers throughout the marketing area. The kit includ ed tips for using milk, not water, in all sorts of drinks and foods, including hot chocolate, rice mixes, couscous, soups, and frozen vegetables; and featured recipes for delicious calcium-rich foods, including a special “Calcium Crunch Milkshake” created especially for ADADC by New York City’s famous ice cream shop “Serendipity 3.” WEST CHESTER (Chester Co.) - Penn State Cooperative Extension will hold a "Cut Flower Short Course" This two-day program will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 28 and 29, at the Ag Progress Days site in Rock Springs, PA Cut flower production and marketing are fast becoming Technolo We watch over every step in the manufacture, assembly and construction of your building. Morton operates five manufacturing facilities, strategically located to serve you efficiently. Our high-volume buying power enables us to purchase the finest raw materials at the lowest possible price. Components for your structure are manufactured, fabricated and assembled under the watchful eyes of quality control experts We maintain a fleet of company-owned and operated trucks, enabling our dnvers to unload your building materials quickly and safely From that point, a crew of company-trained, company-employed, and company-insured construction professionals takes over They are trained to follow the most efficient and safe construction methods possible, and are supplied with state-of-the-art equipment and quality materials to make your facility something to be proud of for years to come. ik Duri ng Osteoporosi Madison County dairy ambassadors Martina Durfee (far left) and Justine Kelsey are interviewed by WMCR radio during their appearance to promote osteoporosis preven tion. Cut Flower Short Course nation of classroom instruction more than just a small farm Wl th the cut flower weed and alternative. As growers rapidly cultivar fie ld trails, explore diversification and alter- Pre-registration is required native cropping systems, cut The registration fee of $B5/per flowers increasingly appear as a son mc i u des all program maten viable, profitable crop. This pro- a j g gram will cover all aspects of flower production from produc ing plugs for transplant to field production to marketing A major feature will be the combi- & Workmansh - Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 11 1998-B7 Calcium Crunch Milkshake Yield: one serving V 2 cup frozen strawberries in syrup V 2 cup honeydew melon 5 ounces milk 2 scoops vanilla ice cream colored sprinkles crushed cookie that are Un is Month Mix strawberries, melon, milk and one scoop of ice cream in a blender. Blend until thick. Pour into glass and top with a scoop of ice cream, crushed cook ie and colored sprinkles. 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