April 2, 2020 Dear Members of the Rutgers–New Brunswick Community, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Laura Lawson as Interim Executive Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) and Interim Executive Director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) effective July 1, 2020. Dr. Lawson is currently a […]
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Stories from Extension: Fruit, Vegetables, and Hope: A Farmers Market Story
Maria was stuck, looking at the near-empty refrigerator when Rosa burst through their apartment door, her dark pigtails swinging and her large, brown eyes brightening upon seeing Maria. “Mama!” she exclaimed, “today we made VEGGIE friends!” Rosa proudly displayed the sock puppet on her left hand: an orange sock, with green squiggly ribbon for hair […]
Making Health and Nutrition a Priority During the Coronavirus Pandemic
There is little doubt that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting every aspect of our lives—from virtual classrooms to telecommuting to early restaurant closing times to outright quarantines. Observing public health measures and reducing exposure to the virus are required to slow the spread of this disease. No one knows how long these virus safety […]
Greenwood Ave. Farmers Market in Trenton Receives NJ Agricultural Society’s Philip Alampi Marketing Award
The team of founders, farmers, managers and Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County’s Family & Community Health Sciences (FCHS) SNAP-Ed nutrition educators were honored with the Philip Alampi Industry Marketing Award for their contributions to the success of Trenton’s Greenwood Ave. Farmers Market (GAFM). The award was bestowed on February 5 at the Agricultural Society […]
Stories from Extension: How Magic Happened at Lindley G. Cook 4-H Camp
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is the state’s largest institution of higher education and its land-grant institution. Beyond the campus-based academics, there is a component of Rutgers that is solely dedicated to serving the needs of New Jersey residents through research and outreach. Known as the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), and […]
Announcement: NJAES Exec Director Announces Complete NJAES Senior Leadership Structure
March 13, 2020 Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share with you the now complete NJAES senior leadership structure, as well as a change to the SEBS leadership structure, that are designed to increase operational effectiveness and efficiency, research excellence, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Effective July 1, NJAES will be led by three, co-equal senior associate […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Releases New Tool for School and Community Gardens: Online Training Series
It was a sunny day at the community garden, and Toni, the garden coordinator, was standing by the compost bin, regarding it with frustration. The community garden–on an open patch of wooded land by the college campus–had been established a number of years ago and had several amenities – it was enclosed by a tall […]
Growing Peppers—and Resiliency—in Puerto Rico
“Do it yourself.” Whether it’s by choice or necessity, these three words encapsulate a lot about Puerto Rican culture, says Rutgers faculty member and Puerto Rico native Richard Alomar. A deep desire for self-sufficiency comes partly from the island’s agricultural heritage—”a proud history of working their own land,” Alomar says—and largely from a distrust in […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of CMC to Host Master Food Preserver Volunteer Training
Chris Zellers – Cape May County Family and Community Health Sciences
Announcement: Senior Leadership Succession at NJAES
February 5, 2020 Dear colleagues, I write to announce an upcoming leadership change in the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Dr. Brad Hillman, who for 14 years has served ably as NJAES Director of Research has asked to step down from this role on June 30, 2020. Dr. Wendie Cohick has agreed to succeed Brad […]
