Chad Ripberger, Janice McDonnell – 4-H
Middlesex County
Rutgers STEM Ambassador’s Program Inspires New Cohort of New Jersey High Schoolers
This year’s Rutgers STEM Ambassador’s program, an interactive, hands-on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) initiative for mostly 9th and 10th grade students in a campus setting, drew about 60 participants from Atlantic, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Passaic and Union counties. Chad Ripberger, Rutgers 4-H agent from Mercer County, and Janice McDonnell, 4-H SET agent, […]
U.N. Global Warming Report: Farmers Blamed, But New Techniques Promise Change
Bill Hlubik – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
EARTH Center Garden And Music Festival Offers Fun For Whole Family
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County
National Farmers Market Week 2019: NBCFM Celebrates 10th Season Serving City Residents
As National Farmers Market Week is celebrated across the U.S. this year from August 4–10, the New Brunswick Community Farmers Market (NBCFM), one of two seasonal markets operated by Rutgers University–New Brunswick, celebrates its 10th season serving city residents. Based at 178 Jones Avenue, NBCFM was launched in 2009 with the support of a grant […]
Master Gardener Program Announces New Classes for 2019-2020
Master Gardener – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Six Champions of the Raritan River Recognized for their Good Works at 11th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference
Three individuals and one organization received Sustainable Raritan River Awards at the 11th Annual Sustainable Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony at Rutgers’ Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering in Piscataway on June 7, 2019. The annual awards recognize outstanding achievement in efforts to revitalize, restore and protect the Raritan resources and promote the area as a […]
New Brunswick Schools Leads Way in Food Waste Reduction
Jennifer Shukaitis, Department of Family and Community Health Sciences
Sara Elnakib, Department of Family and Community Health Sciences
Greater Brunswick Charter School Eighth Graders Get Professional Fitness Training in Rutgers Pilot Program
At a time when adolescents may have already established attitudes towards physical activity and fitness and are on the verge of beginning high school, itself coming with added social influence and stress, eighth grade can be a turning point for students if there is a motivating influence. This opportunity was presented to 44 eighth-graders at […]
Young adults in New Jersey find new interest in farming careers
Bill Hlubik, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County
