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Goodies without wheat. Gluten-free bakeshop, cafe opens in Lawrenceville

May 20, 2013 By

For Marilyn Besner, owner of the new gluten-free WildFlour Bakery and Café in Lawrenceville, both cooking and entrepreneurship began as family activities. Serving up french fries or chocolate chip cookies was a way to gain the attention of her six brothers while they watched football games; and working in her dad’s parking lot business in Montreal introduced her early on to what it meant to own a business…Gluten-free businesses like Ms. Besner’s have exploded in recent years, according to Diane Holtaway, associate director of client services at the Rutgers Food Innovation Center.

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Filed Under: Food/Nutrition/Health, In the News, NJAES, Staff

From Garden State to Vineyard State

May 2, 2013 By

Go ahead, make the jokes about New Jersey wine. They’re so easy. But consider this: While you’re sniggering about Tony Soprano and Snooki sipping spumante with notes of petroleum, people with more sophisticated taste – or maybe just those willing to think "outer coastal plain" instead of "New Jersey" – are leaning against a copper bar tasting an inviting Vidal Blanc…To get recommendations, I consulted Gary Pavlis, of the Rutgers Agricultural Experiment Station, who has run state wine competitions for years, as well as the Garden State Wine Growers Association.

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Filed Under: Commercial Agriculture, In the News, NJAES, Staff

Rising sea levels put South Jersey in peril

April 22, 2013 By

A tug of war happens on an almost daily basis in the Delaware River: Fresh water flows downstream from Trenton, while salt water flows upstream from the Atlantic. "Somewhere in between, the two waters blend in, each side pushing against the other," said Tony Navoy, assistant director of the New Jersey Water Science Center, part of the United States Geological Survey…By 2050, scientists expect water levels to rise another foot; and by 2100, three feet, according to Lisa Auermuller. She is watershed coordinator for the Rutgers University Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences’ Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, based in Tuckerton.

Read the entire article at CourierPostOnline.com »

Filed Under: Fisheries/Aquaculture, In the News, SEBS, Staff

What’s in Your Attic? Freecycling Event Scheduled for May 5 in East Brunswick

April 22, 2013 By

From trash to treasure: Freecycling books and toys can help other families save money.

If you got a NutriBullet for Christmas, your old blender is now collecting cobwebs or if that old lampshade now looks hideous in your newly painted room, then Freecycling is for you, without the guilt of throwing away otherwise perfectly good items.

This year, the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission will hold their third annual Freecycling Day on May 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Crystal Springs Aquatic Center, 380 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick.

Due to its proximity to Rutgers New Brunswick campus, not surprisingly, the East Brunswick residents and founding members and coordinators of the Friends all have ties to Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. Liti Haramaty is a marine sciences researcher at Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, David Moskowitz is completing a Ph.D. in Entomology, and Fred Stratton is an alumnus (CC ’83), with several of his five sons attending or graduating from Rutgers. Many of the volunteers who help out at the Friends’ events are also affiliated with Rutgers. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alumni, Community, SEBS, Staff

Local Environmental Groups with Rutgers Connections Host Farmers Markets

April 5, 2013 By

The Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission (EBEC), a non-profit organization dedicated to local environmental education and conservation founded in 2005 by David Moskowitz and Liti Haramaty, has deep roots in Rutgers University. A naturalist, Moskowitz is completing a Ph.D. in entomology at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences while Haramaty is a marine sciences researcher at Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences.

The pair, who serves on the board of the Friends of EBEC as president and secretary respectively, has been involved in a number of conservation efforts in East Brunswick, the latest venture being a series of farmers markets this spring and summer, in collaboration with the East Brunswick Environmental Commission and the EB Green Team. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, SEBS, Spotlight, Staff
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