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Edible gardens: Buy now, plant later

May 10, 2013 By

It’s Mother’s Day – the traditional time of year in New Jersey to plant tomatoes. Before you run to your local garden center, grab your trowel and start digging, stop. With cooler than usual night temperatures this spring, experts say you’d be wiser to wait another week or two…While waiting, prepare the tomato bed, and make sure the soil’s pH is 6.5, said Bruce Crawford, director of Rutgers Gardens, 112 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick. The Rutgers Cooperative Extension office in your county analyzes soil: $20 for a fertility test, $50 for a soil/plant suitability test.

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Filed Under: Extension, Home/Lawn/Garden, In the News, NJAES

Rutgers Professor Returns to South America to Train Small-Scale Shadehouse Farmers

May 9, 2013 By

Robin Brumfield takes notes from Region 4 shadehouse producer Shiromanie Isaacs. At left is Ryan Nedd, field officer with the Farmer to Farmer project.

One year ago, Rutgers specialist in farm management Robin Brumfield found herself enjoying the cooling spray of the brackish brown water as she sped along in a 15-seater speedboat on the Essequibo River. The “Mighty Essequibo” as it’s called, is the third largest river on the continent of South America and the largest in Guyana, the only English-speaking country on the continent.

Winding its way north for over 600 miles through some of the more remote areas of Guyana, the Essequibo River flows around more than 365 distinct islands. At the time, Brumfield and several Guyanese field staff from an internationally funded farming project were skirting the largest of the three  biggest islands located in the 20-mile wide mouth of the Essequibo River, just before it empties into the Atlantic Ocean. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commercial Agriculture, Economic Development, Faculty, International, NJAES, Spotlight

Ken Osterman Receives Award for Distinguished Service to Agriculture

May 9, 2013 By

L-R: New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher, Ken Osterman, and James Giamarese, president of the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture

On April 24, Nurseryman Ken Osterman was presented with a Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award  by the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture in Trenton, NJ.

Osterman has played a major role in many aspects of New Jersey’s agriculture industry over the years, from leadership within Rutgers University and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, searching for Cooperative Extension faculty, to adding a calm and consistent voice to advisory boards and assisting in policy and legislation formulation. He has been a great steward of the land, working to continue preservation efforts and agricultural viability and sustainability all across New Jersey. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commercial Agriculture, Extension, NJAES

First Green Car Wash off to a roaring start in Clark

May 8, 2013 By

Using rainwater collected from a roof, last weekend Cub Scout Pack 145 performed the first known "green" car wash fundraiser in Union County, at the public works building in Clark. The event was a success for the Scouts, who washed almost 100 cars while demonstrating how to conserve water and reduce pollutants…The green car wash was designed by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program with assistance from Arthur L. Johnson High School students, under a grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

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Filed Under: Extension, In the News, NJAES, Youth/Community Development

State 4-H Camp Hosts Overnight Youth Camp for More Than Six Decades

May 7, 2013 By

Photo: campers jumping into lakeFor many youngsters, the first extensive time away from the family hearth is a sleepaway camp during the summer, like the one offered by the Lindley G. Cook 4-H Youth Center for Outdoor Education. Each year, for the past 62 years, the center has offered a high quality, fun-filled overnight camp experience to countless youths, grades 4–11.

The camp, which is operated by Rutgers Cooperative Extension, is located on 108 acres in beautiful Stokes State Forest, Sussex County, N.J. This annual sleepaway summer camp welcomes everyone, not just 4-Hers, and at an affordable and competitive price for each of the six one-week sessions. Discounts are available for 4-H members and Rutgers University employees. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 4-H, NJAES, Youth/Community Development
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