For the past four years, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Rutgers University have teamed up to provide the New Brunswick community with a local farmer’s market located at Jones Avenue and Georges Road. The New Brunswick Community Farmer’s Market, a …
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Michael Mann Speaks on “The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars”
On September 5, Michael Mann (Penn State Professor of Meteorology and Geosciences and director, Penn State’s Earth System Science Center) spoke about his latest book, “The Hockey Stick and The Climate Wars” at the Cook Campus Center to an audience of approximately 200 students, faculty and members of the public. Mann’s lecture, and the book […]
Healthy Eating at the Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market
From mid-spring through fall, the Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market on Ryders Lane in New Brunswick offers healthy eating. Items are fresh from Jersey farms or made by local vendors.
Feeding Bodies and Minds: Newark’s Youth Farmstand
Rutgers Cooperative Extension helped start programs that teach teens about farming, nutrition and running a small business. The Youth Farmstand programs support both local farmers and at-risk youth in urban areas across New Jersey. Teens participating in the Newark Youth Farmstand share what they have learned.
Reunion Tour and Reception at the School
Rutgers University Alumni Reunion Weekend greeted alumni with sunny warm weather and a huge variety of activities on New Brunswick/Piscataway campuses during the weekend of May 10 to 13, 2012. One of the highlights was the annual Executive Dean’s Tour and Reception, hosted by Executive Dean Robert M. Goodman. This year’s tour, held on May […]
Rutgers Rising 2012
Nine members of the George H. Cook Campus community who passed away were honored at the 2012 Rutgers Rising remembrance event on May 12. Individuals honored this year at the 10th Rutgers Rising were: Prof. John Bezpa (Poultry Science) Prof. Eileen G. Brennan (Plant Pathology) Dr. Joan G. Ehrenfeld (Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources) Hannah […]
Love Letters to the Rutgers Gardens
Kids at College Program Ignites Interest in Learning and “Love” for Rutgers On a beautiful spring day, more than 140 fourth-graders visited the George H. Cook Campus and fell in love with the Rutgers Gardens. The students’ visit was part of “Kids at College,” a nine-year old program in the Old Bridge School District in […]
Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension of Sussex County Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Reprinted from the New Jersey Herald with permission from the author. By Jennie Sweetman The County’s agriculture community faced a critical situation. Farms were being sold out with the men going to work in the mines, factories or heading west. The problem was compounded with the coming of the railroads forcing farmers to compete […]
All the Food Groups – New Institute Focuses on Obesity in NJ
The Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health is a collaboration of disciplines looking at the problem of obesity and related illness. Read more about the work of IFNH.
