As a member of the Mayors Wellness Committee, I had had an idea to incorporate Mayor Anesh’s Wellness initiatives with healthy eating for our seniors. The idea quickly grew into action in the form of a vegetable and herb garden outside the Senior Cente…
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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…
Japanese gardens inside nursing homes could benefit late-stage Alzheimer’s residents, researchers find
Individuals with advanced dementia had better behavior after viewing a Japanese garden in a nursing home, researchers find. Seiko Goto, MA, Ph.D, and fellow researchers from Rutgers University conducted the study to compare responses to two sensory env…
Tomatoes: Ripe for the Tasting
The summer issue of the Star Ledger’s Inside Jersey magazine features some of Jersey’s summer highlights. No New Jersey summer listing would be complete without mention of tomatoes and the Rutgers NJAES Great Tomato Tasting at Snyder Research Farm on August 27.
The Call of the Wild: Rutgers Alumna Champions Wildflowers in NYC
Conservationist Mariellé Anzelone’s (CC’93, GSNB’00) efforts to showcase New York City’s native plant species included the launching NYC Wildflower Week. Anzelone shares the moment that sparked her interest in nature and it all goes back to SEBS Professor David Ehrenfeld’s class discussion of serotinous pinecones. Read more in Rutgers Magazine.
RCE Campus Tree Planting Marks 100th Anniversary of Smith-Lever Act
On June 10, a Red Pygmy® dogwood tree was planted in the Foran Conservation Garden on the George H. Cook Campus to commemorate 100 years since the signing of the Smith Lever Act and the creation of Cooperative Extension in 1914. Larry Katz, director of Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) began the ceremony by reading the […]
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.
Grove Labs Nabs ‘Seedling’ Round For Indoor Gardening Tech
Grove Labs Inc. just closed on a $2.05 million seed funding round, as VentureWire reported this morning, to launch a business of selling indoor gardening modules to consumers…Saving money will probably not be the reason consumers turn to a Grove Labs product, at least at first, according to both Mr. Blanchet and Robin Brumfield, who is a professor in the department of agricultural, food and resource economics at The State University of New Jersey at Rutgers. (Dr. Brumfield is not affiliated with Grove and first heard of it from a reporter.) In general, indoor gardening is costly, Dr. Brumfield said, comparing it to tanning salons. “Where is the cheapest tanning booth? It’s outside,” she said.
Rutgers Master Gardeners garden fair a great success
Hundreds of Union County residents and visitors turned out for the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Union County Garden Fair. Proceeds from the annual event help fund Master Gardeners’ horticulture education and service programs, including a veggie “Sharing” garden for local food banks, and gardening programs for youths and adult with disabilities.
The Berry Best for New Jersey
Strawberries from California and Florida can typically be found in supermarkets throughout the year, but Jersey Fresh strawberries only make a brief appearance in the spring. New Jersey’s strawberry season is now–late May to mid-June. Pick-Your-Own farms can be found throughout the state and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture provides tips on selecting the […]
