Conventional wisdom tells us that in order to be successful in a career, one has to be passionate. Barry Adler, DVM, (Animal Sciences, ’72) would likely add: “One also has to be compassionate.” Barry is founder and director of the Woodbridge Veterinary Group and Hospital in Woodbridge, NJ. He has stayed close to the School […]
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What’s in Your Attic? Freecycling Event Scheduled for May 5 in East Brunswick
If you got a NutriBullet for Christmas and now your old blender is collecting cobwebs or if that old lampshade 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 […]
Middlesex County RCE Offers Suburban Organic Homesteading for Beginning Farmers
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County presents an exciting new program for those interested in farming or implementing farming techniques on their residential property. The second of the two-part Beginner Farmers Workshop series, the May 1 workshop will feature “Suburban Organic Homesteading,” conducted by Joseph Heckman, soil scientist and professor at Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural […]
Rutgers-designed Environmental Park in Voorhees Hosts Earth Day Kite Flying Event
Kite-flying competition to headline event at the former South Jersey landfill transformed by an award-winning design from Rutgers landscape architecture graduate students EDITOR’S NOTE: Members of the media may contact Beth Ravit, Rutgers Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability, by phone at 201-774-1614 (cell) or by email at ravit@envsci.rutgers.edu or Wolfram Hoefer, Rutgers professor of landscape […]
RCE Program Wins National Award for Financial Literacy Education
Small Steps to Health and Wealth™, a national Cooperative Extension program developed by Rutgers educators to motivate Americans to take action to improve both their health and personal finances, has been recognized as the Adult Education Program of the Year for Money Management by the Institute for Financial Literacy. The SSHW program, created by Barbara […]
Rutgers Research Highlights Ocean Days
Rutgers University research took center stage in the science curriculum of students this past week through the Rutgers Ocean Days program. Ocean Days gives students a firsthand look into current marine research being performed at Rutgers University. Th…
RCE Collaborates in 2013 Ag in Action Day
On April 21, rain or shine, the Somerset and Middlesex county boards of agriculture in collaboration with Rutgers Cooperative Extension and other county and state agricultural agencies, presents Ag in Action Day, a free farm tour and open house hosted at one of the area’s top farms. Scheduled from noon to 4 p.m., this event […]
From Cuddly to Career: Training Puppies to be Seeing Eye Dogs
The Rutgers University Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Club offers a rewarding experience for students who raise puppies for The Seeing Eye, Inc., a private, not-for-profit organization formed in 1929 with the goal of providing dogs to serve the visually-impaired across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. See what the club is all about.
Spring Gardening: “Going Green” Can Also Apply to Your Lawn
It’s Spring and time to bring out the chemicals to maintain that fine green lawn, right? Not necessarily! It’s possible to have that lush green lawn without all the chemicals. To achieve that, it requires a different set of tools, mainly a new understanding of the landscape as a whole living system. The organic lawn […]
Spring Gardening: Time to Test Your Soil
Spring and fall are good times to test lawn and garden soil. Soil test results are a guide for what to add to soil now and in time, to reach optimum soil fertility for healthy plant growth. The Rutgers Soil Testing Lab has soil test kits and instructions on its website. Watch this video for […]
