In the kitchen at Il Carpriccio in Whippany, chef Natale Grande beckons me and holds a paper bag to my nose. I inhale deeply, drowing in the intoxicating, unmistakable funk of truffles…So, two years ago he began working with the Rutgers Food Innovati…
NJDA Business Development Expert Karen Kritz Motivates Women Farmers at Annie’s Project Conference Feb. 20-22
Karen Kritz, business development representative with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, will be a featured speaker at all three locations of the New Jersey Farm Women Conference scheduled for Cumberland, Mercer and Morris counties on Feb. 20, 21 and 22. Participants in the women’s farm business management event, “Annie’s Project: Farm Women Conference,” will […]
Making Good In A Man’s Farm World
Farming is a man’s world, but the number of women farmers is on the rise, says Jenny Carleo of Rutgers Cooperative Extension in Cape May County and New Jersey head of Annie’s Project, a national initiative that seeks to educate, support, and connect fe…
Projesi Sona Erdi (Suzanne’s Project ended)
[NOTE: Article is in Turkish.] Suzanne’s Project organized by Akdeniz University Korkuteli Vocational School, the Municipality of Korkuteli, and Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey was held January 21 29, 2013. The project lasted approximately …
Genetically modified food technology is mystery to some, a worry for others
Barbara Thomas of Collingswood brings along a stack of shopping guides whenever she goes to the grocery store. She passes them out to customers waiting in line at the register and sometimes the cashier, too…Yet while studies show most people don&rsqu…
Partnership to Train Turkish Women Farmers Extends to the Municipality of Korkuteli
Robin Brumfield, professor in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics and extension specialist in farm business management, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, will be in Turkey from Jan. 21-29 to train 20 Turkish women farmers how to sustain and scale profitable agricultural businesses. Brumfield will be joined by Professor Burhan Özkan, professor and specialist in […]
OCPE Provides Workforce Readiness Training for New Brunswick’s Fresh Grocer
Rutgers NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE) provided new employees of the Fresh Grocer in New Brunswick with workforce readiness training. This training bridges the gap between employers and job seekers, preparing workers with the necessary skills to succeed. In this video, OCPE documents the process used to train Fresh Grocer new employees. Utilizing NJ Department […]
Rutgers introduces Equine Business Planning course
Rutgers Cooperative Extension, with funding from the Equine Science Center and Northeast SARE, is to offer a pilot program oriented specifically for horse-business owners. The newly established Equine Business Planning course aims to help horse-busines…
Annie’s Project Farm Women’s Conference Offered in Three Locations in New Jersey
National farm business program educates and empowers women Rutgers Cooperative Extension is offering its women’s farm business management event, Annie’s Project: Farm Women Conference, in three separate locations in New Jersey, on Feb. 20, 21 and 22, 2013. This one-day, intensive training session and networking opportunity allows women who are unable to commit to a […]
NJ Climate Adaptation Alliance Receives Grant from The Kresge Foundation
The New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance (NJCAA), an initiative of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy is the recipient of a two-year award in the amount of $399,973 from The Kresge Foundation. The NJCAA will study the impacts of precipitation, temperature, storm surge, […]
