Announcement from Sara Elnakib, chair of the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences. Veronica Jones, Ph.D. joins the Rutgers Cooperative Extension as a Family and Community Health Sciences Educator for Essex County. She will be part of the Housing and Health Equity Cluster, supporting education, outreach and scholarship alongside colleagues in the Rutgers School […]
Preparing for a Successful Season – Tips to Avoid Early Season Plant Diseases
When it comes to preparing your garden for a successful season, one dogma should constantly be kept in mind—the Disease Triangle, or the three factors for disease to develop: 1) a susceptible host, 2) the pathogen, and 3) an environment favorable for the pathogen. Here are ways you can best prepare your garden for a […]
4-H Member Kaitlyn Culbert is a Honey Bee Champion
Fighting for Honey Bee and Pollinator Health Through Scientific Research & Community Outreach With the honey bee population threatened by climate change, Kaitlyn—known as the “Bee Girl” at Toms River High School North in Toms River, New Jersey—decided to take matters into her own hands by studying and protecting honeybees as both a researcher and […]
Welcome Jennifer Salt Taylor as an FCHS Educator in Passaic County
Announcement by Sara Elnakib, chair of the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences. I’m delighted to welcome Jennifer Salt Taylor as our new FCHS Educator in Passaic County who will focus on supporting equitable and sustainable community food systems in the county. Jennifer has focused her professional life on community nutrition and increasing access […]
Announcement: Melissa Bright Appointed County 4-H Agent in Somerset County
Announcement from Rachel Lyons, chair of the Department of 4-H Youth Development. Please welcome Melissa Bright to her new role as County 4-H Agent in Somerset County, effective May 1, 2023. Melissa has served as a site director for the YMCA of Hunterdon and Bucks Counties leading a school age childcare program since 2018. For […]
FCHS Shares Wellness Tips for a Healthy New Year
By Joanne Kinsey, FCHS educator, Atlantic and Ocean counties, and Rachel Tansey, senior extension associate, Monmouth County The start of the new year is the best time to initiate your personal wellness program. Take charge of your wellness path so you can enjoy your healthiest year with a few simple action steps. The […]
Caring for your plants in the winter
Joel Flagler – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Middlesex County 4-H Project GIFT Celebrates 25 Years of Giving!
Middlesex County 4-H’s annual Project GIFT Holiday charitable event provides a free day of holiday shopping for more than 130 families in need in Middlesex County, serving children from infants to age 18. This year Project GIFT celebrates 25 years of giving. More than 75 4-H teens assisted with the fundraising and running of this […]
Middlesex County 4-H Project GIFT celebrates 25 years of giving!
Middlesex County 4-H
Delma Yorimoto is New FCHS Senior Program Coordinator in Hudson County
Announcement by Sara Elnakib, chair of the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences. I am delighted to welcome Delma Yorimoto to SEBS/NJAES-RCE as our new Family and Community Health Sciences Senior Program Coordinator in Hudson County. Delma will lead our produce prescription, nutrition security and food policy efforts in Hudson County in this role. She will […]