As of 2008, 30.6 percent of adults in the United States were obese. That makes the America the most obese country in the world. At the rate we are going, this statistic will only change for the worse. What is alarming is that those who live in poverty …
How do we adapt to what may be weather’s new normal?
The list grows longer. Irene. The October snowstorm. Violent summer thunderstorms that flooded the Passaic and Hackensack river systems. Sea level rise. Three straight years of above-average temperatures. Now, Sandy — and an early nor’easte…
4-H Clubs are alive and well in West Milford and throughout Passaic County
It would be easy to imagine that in this high-tech, urbanized culture, the last thing teenagers would be interested in is raising farm animals and learning to grow plants. Spend a few minutes talking to Celeste Hampton, a 4-H Club leader in Passaic Cou…
Crabapples, berries and all kinds of fall fruit
Yew, winterberry, crabapple, and chokeberry have one thing in common at this time of year. They all bear fruit. Most of it is vivid red, but a few woody plants have dark blue, almost black, fruit…Everyone knows the American holly has the most notable…