On Saturday, Aug. 17, The EARTH Center, home to Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County, will host their Garden Field Day/Open House from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will take place in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Avenue, South Brunswic…
Archives for August 2013
Rutgers Water Resources Program Administers New Rain Garden Initiative
The New Jersey Water Supply Authority, based in Somerville, NJ, is offering borough residents the opportunity to participate in a new initiative to construct rain gardens on their properties to keep rain water from overwhelming the storm sewers and tributaries of the Peter Brook. The authority, which previously held workshops for residents to construct rain […]
DIY Bedbug Trap: Cheap, Easy, Effective
Fill an old coffee cup with ten tablespoons (150 grams) of sugar, two tablespoons (30 grams) of yeast, and one and a half quarts (one and a half liters) of water, and put it in the middle of an upturned dog bowl. Voila! You have just made a bedbug dete…
Budget Tips for Planning for Life’s Unexpected Curve Balls
Life doesn’t always go as planned, and many of life’s major events, like getting married, having a baby and buying a home can crowd out your saving’s capability and even throw you into a financial tailspin…Increasing income through a better-paying jo…
Register for Rutgers Master Gardener class
Do you like trees, flowers, vegetables and the lawn? Would you like to know more about how to care for your horticultural hobby? Will you share that information with others who need help? Then join the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County’s …
Horticulturist to discuss lawn renovation and establishment Program will be held Aug. 13
The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County will host a "Lawn Renovation and Establishment" program on Aug. 13 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Rutgers Cooperative Extension, 930 Spruce St., Lawrence, adjacent to the Trenton Farmers Market. Early Septembe…
Workshops for rain gardens
Jay Scott is an enthusiastic gardener who loves his rain barrels. When the New Jersey Water Supply Authority began holding workshops to make rain barrels, he was quick to sign up. Scott, a borough resident, has a greenhouse near the back of his propert…
RCE Offers Free Training on Farm Business Planning Aug. 15 & 16
Which agri-business operator or farmer doesn’t want to learn more about farm business planning? Studies show that entrepreneurs who complete a business plan are six times more likely than others to build a successful business. Rutgers Cooperative Extension is offering two live video webinars on writing business plans and marketing. The first webinar, “The Do’s […]
Douglas Eveleigh Recognized with Microbial Diversity Lectureship in His Name
Douglas Eveleigh, distinguished professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, was honored by the Waksman Foundation for Microbiology with a lectureship in his name. “The Douglas Eveleigh Lecture on Microbial Diversity,” is endowed by the foundation in recognition of Eveleigh’s efforts to sustain the legacy […]
Study Reveals Longer and Overlapping Pollen Seasons Related to Seasonal Warming
This year, we’re seeing what we term the allergy season come in stronger due to weather and linked, more and more, to climate change. Allergy sufferers may have wondered why their seasonal allergy symptoms seem to start earlier and last longer into the spring, and even dragged out to the summer. Those sufferers afflicted by […]
