Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Cooperative Extension county agricultural agents Wes Kline (Cumberland) and Meredith Melendez (Mercer) have been recognized for their work helping growers understand FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and other fresh produce food safety issues. Their grant-funded work through the USDA Risk Management Education program was selected as a featured […]
If it’s Summer 4-H is Bringing Science to Urban High School Students
Annual 4-H Summer Science Program was held July 10-14 on the Cook Campus More than 60 urban high school students from seven New Jersey Counties participated in hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) activities for a week alongside Rutgers faculty at the 9th annual 4-H Summer Science Program on the Rutgers-New Brunswick campus. The […]
Master Gardeners’ Journal: The secret life of fireflies
By Meredith Bogert, correspondent and Rutgers Master Gardener for Burlington County. I saw the first fireflies in my garden about two weeks ago, and I knew summer had officially arrived. Just for fun, I did some research to learn more about them and thought I’d share what I learned with you: First of all, fireflies […]
One place in N.J. to find watermelon gorging, goat kisses and baby chicks
Morris County 4-H – Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
Morris County 4-H Fair showcases the group’s many achievements
Linda Kabis – 4-H Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Middle Schoolers Develop Leadership and Community Service Skills at the 4-H Youth Leadership Institute at Rutgers University
4-H members representing eight counties took part in the New Jersey 4-H goLEAD Youth Leadership Institute held in June at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. goLEAD (generation-on Leadership, Education, and Development) is an innovative approach to equip middle and high school aged youth with invaluable 21st century skills that will allow them to change themselves […]
“NJTV In Your Neighborhood: Trenton” Features RCE’s Role in Healthy Eating at the Greenwood Ave. Farmers Market
Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s FCHS Offers Healthy Food Tastings and Cooking Demonstrations at Trenton’s Greenwood Ave Farmers Market to Promote Healthy Eating! Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) has been a partner of the Greenwood Ave. Farmers Market since its inception in 2015 when the NJ Partnership for Healthy Kids-Trenton and the Trenton Healthy Food Network […]
Vegetable Experts Show How to Take Kale From Seed to Harvest
Wesley Kline – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Gardener State: July is American Grown Flowers Month
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County and Rutgers Master Gardeners
Rutgers Master Gardeners graduates 14 interns
NJAES – Master Gardeners of Cumberland County






