Nick Polanin, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County agricultural agent, gives advice on tree care and removal after Hurricane Sandy. Read the article at The Daily Record.
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New Jersey Community Pulls Together To Help Children Of Couple Killed By Sandy
Hurricane Sandy left thousands without power. Many lost family heirlooms, all of their belongings or even their homes. But those things are replaceable. Zoe Everett lost something far more valuable: her family. In a horrible twist of fate, both of the …
SEBS Governing Council Helped Bring “Jersey Fresh” Produce to Campus
The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) Governing Council, with some help from Slow Food Rutgers, worked hard to bring a Farmer’s Market to campus throughout the month of October. The students’ response was so positive that the market was extended until November 8. Every Thursday, students were able to buy fresh, seasonal, and […]
PBS Interviews Dena Seidel on “Generation at Risk” Video on Childhood Obesity
Dena Seidel, director of Rutgers Center for Digital Filmmaking, talks with Steve Adubato about the work the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health and collaborators are doing to combat childhood obesity in New Jersey. The Center produced a documentary highlighting this problem, called “Generation at Risk”.
Rutgers and Local Schools Team Up For Monster Mash Halloween Celebration on Oct. 26
Event provides an alternative trick-or-treat experience for elementary school children in New Brunswick and Piscataway
Haycock earns prestigious environmental certification
So intent was Julie Fagan on inspiring her hometown of Haycock to earn a prestigious environmental certification, she wore a bee costume to a supervisors meeting….An associate professor in the school of environmental and biological science at Rutgers…
Rutgers Apiculture Club Maintains Bee Colonies
Rutgers University is abuzz with a new student organization. Hive, The Apiculture Society at Rutgers, convened in April, and since that time has started and nurtured four beehives, the sweet and sticky spoils of which were recently harvested. Founder C…
White House Honors ‘Champion’ Highland Grad
The White House earlier this week honored 2011 Highland Regional High School graduate and Camden County 4-H participant Neeta Patel as a "Champion of Change…" This past week, Obama’s White House selected the 4-H program as one to highlight wi…
What’s in Season from the Garden State: Jersey Apples in 2012 – Luck was a Lady
Atlantic City isn’t the only place for gambling in New Jersey. Gambling takes place each season in our rural settings, on our farm fields and orchards. With unpredictable weather and fluctuating markets – every season is a toss of the dice, but in 2012 in New Jersey apple orchards – luck was a lady. Read […]
A new garden ‘crop’ is taking root in Central Jersey
"Growing Lives One Seed at a Time" is a unique gardening initiative involving the partnership of Rotary International and Rutgers University in the five counties throughout Central Jersey. The partnership is focusing on providing opportunities …
