Stuart R. Race passed away May 31, 2017, at the age of 90. Race was an extension specialist in entomology at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick from 1965 until retiring in 1993. He published many research studies and was well known among the New Jersey farm community […]
Eat Berries to Improve Brain Function
Note: Fresh local berries are in season during the spring and summer in New Jersey – strawberries from Mid-May to mid-June, and blueberries from mid-June until August. By Karen Ensle Ed.D., RDN, FAND, CFCS, Family & Community Health Sciences Educator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County Eating berries is healthful and may help your brain […]
What’s in Season from the Garden State: What Gym Membership is to Fitness, Community Supported Agriculture is to Local Healthy Eating
So many people recognize the merits of committing to a regular exercise regime through gym membership. Fitness centers offer an array of equipment – variety you couldn’t duplicate in a home gym, and are frequented by people with similar goals that can offer support and advice on training. Paying for a membership adds to the […]
Ahoy There, Matey! Rutgers Environmental Stewards Take Their First Boat Trip on the Raritan River
By Michele Bakacs, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, County Agent II/Associate Professor Reprinted from Green Knight newsletter, May 2017 As the 2017 Rutgers Environmental Steward classes entered their final month, and with the warm weather upon us, the Middlesex County class took to the water. On May 3, Stewards got a rare opportunity to see the Raritan […]
NJAES Board of Managers Host Tour of Rutgers Facilities for Legislators and County Officials
The Board of Managers (BOM), an advisory group to the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), is made up of representatives from New Jersey’s county boards of agriculture. The Board also serves as advocate for the experiment station and provides input to NJAES’ directors on matters concerning the state’s agricultural enterprise. In addition to […]
Grounded in 4-H and Graduating with Honors: Kristen Johnson (SEBS 2017)
When Kristen Johnson (SEBS 2017) entered Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences as a freshman, she already had a collection of endeavors and accomplishments under her belt as a lifelong participant in 4-H. One could surmise that if she came into her academic career running, after an outstanding record of achievement at Rutgers, she […]
RU Goes Organic: New Organic Landscaper Guide Helps Professionals Protect the Environment
Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension has always promoted and researched environmentally-friendly horticultural practices, and now a new publication is available to help landscapers go organic. The Rutgers Organic Land Care Best Practices Manual provides recommendations to land managers and landscape contractors on how to effectively conduct organic land care in New […]
A Plaque Marks the Trail: Faculty, Staff and Students Attend Arbor Trail Dedication
One student’s vision of renovating a section of a historic property to evolve into an outdoor classroom and public space with student and faculty stewardship, has come to fruition. Eliot Nagele (SEBS 2015) undertook an independent study and completed a G. H. Cook Honors thesis on the restoration and prolonged maintenance of the Arbor Trail, […]
IFNH Partners with Mason Gross to Get Middle School Students Moving with Black Grace Dance Troupe
Dance can improve health through increased physical activity. This may seem like a simple concept, but it is not always obvious. That connection was driven home this month when Rutgers brought a contemporary dance company, Black Grace, to the Greater New Brunswick Charter School. Through a joint program of the Center for Childhood Nutrition Education […]
Growing Up! RCE of Ocean County Implements Vertical Gardens Program
By Steve Yergeau, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, County Agent III/Assistant Professor Reprinted from Green Knight newsletter, February, 2017. “Jack jumped up and dressed himself and went to the window. And what do you think he saw? Why, the beans he had thrown out of the window into the garden had sprung up into a big beanstalk […]
