Cumberland County
Rutgers Master Gardeners of Cumberland County names Deerfield resident Master Gardener of 2014
Rutgers Master Gardeners of Cumberland County recently named Doris Koering Morgan Master Gardener of 2014. Having grown up in Vineland before moving to Pittsgrove Township, Koering Morgan is a native of South Jersey. She eventually settled in Deerfield…
Regional food center award will benefit Burlington County
The Rutgers Food Innovation Center in Cumberland County was the only winner in New Jersey among 50 selected from 800 applications to the U.S. Small Business Administration for its first Growth Accelerator Fund. The recipients represent 31 states, the D…
Rutgers Master Gardeners of Cumberland County holds award lunch
Rutgers Master Gardeners of Cumberland County held its eighth Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, May 27, at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Center in Millville. Tammy Commander and Pam Burton arranged the event. Eighteen area residents successfully complete…
Rutgers Haskin Lab Helps Celebrate Annual Bay Day in New Jersey
Delaware Bay Day, the free folklife festival celebrating the Bay and the Bayshore region, was held on June 7 in Bivalve, Port Norris and East Point, NJ. Hosted by the Bayshore Center, the festival which is dubbed “Food, Fun & Fireworks in Bivalve, NJ,” offered a number of fun activities and historical displays, including educational […]
Cumberland County 4-H Offers Summer Enrichment Program for Middle Schoolers
Cumberland County 4-H will offer a marine science summer enrichment program called SEA-SI: Sea Science Investigations that will enable participants to become active stewards of the Oranokin Creek through exploration of water quality, marine life, boating and crabbing. The enrichment program will be held August 25 to 27, from 9 a.m. to noon at Beaver […]
Maria Mattera completes Master Gardener program
Maria Mattera, of the Township Public Works Department, was recognized at the committee meeting on Monday, June 2, for completing the Rutgers Master Gardener’s program at the Cumberland County Cooperative Building, a township official said recently. “Maria had demonstrated an interest in horticulture and was part of our grounds crew, who are responsible for maintaining the various township owned facilities,” said Kimberly Krauss, township clerk.
World Water Monitoring Challenge Field Trip Engages Students in Cumberland County
Cumberland County 4-H and Belleplain State Forest presented a World Water Monitoring Challenge field trip for middle school students from the Landis Intermediate School in Vineland on May 15. Cumberland County 4-H Agent Julie Karavan and Forest Director Lorraine McKay joined forces to immerse students in a natural environment to enjoy the beauty of Belleplain […]
Rutgers’ Master Gardners Organization of Cumberland County to premier learning programs
Rutgers’ Master Gardeners Organization of Cumberland County will host learning programs that will start May 3 at Wheaton Arts. The day’s activities will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Wheaton Arts, located off Glasstown Road. The theme of the children’s table this year is “Animals of the Farm and Forest – Identifying Them by their Appearance, Tracks, and Scat.” There will be scat and track picture by tracker Kim Cabrera with pelts, skulls and more. Other activities will include a smell test, jelly bean test, tracks in the sand, animal track twister game and making track stamps.
Ag expert to present research on peppers
Wesley Kline, agricultural and resource management agent with Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County, will share the results of years of pepper trial research with Rutgers Master Gardeners of Cumberland County at the group’s monthly program…
