Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County will present four hour-long free classes in Woodstown and Millville this fall focusing on practices that homeowners can use to make their home landscapes more eco-friendly…All classes are free, and w…
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Landscape classes offered in South Jersey
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County will present four free classes in Woodstown and Millville this fall that focus on practices homeowners may use to make their landscapes more eco-friendly.
Rutgers Awarded $1 million in HUD Grants to Protect Homes from Health Hazards
Changlu Wang, assistant extension specialist at the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station was awarded $342,905 “to design and implement a model bed bug integrated pest management (IPM) program for low-income communities.” The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) made the announcement on Aug. 26 as part of a combined $1 million award […]
Middlesex County Master Gardener Program Now Enrolling 2013-14 Classes
A new season of Rutgers Master Gardener classes will be starting soon at the Middlesex County EARTH Center in South Brunswick, NJ. Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will offer both daytime and evening programs. Orientation will be on Thursday Sept. 12at 6:30 p.m. for the evening class and Friday, Sept. 13 at 9:30 a.m. […]
What’s in Season from the Garden State: What’s Behind the Tomato Name?
Mortgage Lifter, Brandywine, Ramapo, Supersonic, Cherokee Purple. How do tomato varieties get these unique and sometimes odd names? There may not be as many colorful stories as there are intriguing names, but some stand out, as in the case of the heirloom tomato, Mortgage Lifter. The story goes that in the 1930s a West Virginia […]
New Community Gardens and Urban Agriculture Project Draw LA Interns
This summer, a new service-learning internship that brings together faculty and students with members of the New Brunswick Community Garden Coalition got underway. “Gardening the Garden State” is a community gardens and urban agriculture research project based in the Rutgers Department of Landscape Architecture. The internship program is funded through a Rutgers Community-University Research Partnership […]
Master Gardener Program Returns In September
A new season of Rutgers Master Gardener classes will be starting soon at the Middlesex County EARTH Center in South Brunswick. Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will offer both daytime and evening programs. Orientation will be on Thursd…
Rutgers Water Resources Study How to Make Car Washes More “Green”
Car wash events are a popular fundraising activity for youth clubs in New Jersey and all over the nation. Often the dirty car wash runoff is directed into the storm drain system where it discharges directly to local lakes and streams. A recent study conducted by Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) and published in the Journal […]
Cutting-edge lawn, garden science at open house
Matt Milburn of Milltown, a Kean University undergraduate, has been interning with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension to research which grasses are the hardiest for New Jersey lawns. On Saturday at the EARTH Center at Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, he was a…
Register for Rutgers Master Gardener class
Do you like trees, flowers, vegetables and the lawn? Would you like to know more about how to care for your horticultural hobby? Will you share that information with others who need help? Then join the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County’s …
