The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will celebrate National Herb Day with the Ask a Master Gardener event and plant sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3, rain or shine, at the 4-H Youth Center, 645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick…This ev…
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Scenes from Ag Field Day 2014
Sunshine, music, food and fun – another successful Ag Field Day, part of Rutgers Day!
Middlesex County’s EARTH Center offers to help with garden & diet
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will hold free workshops on April 12 at the county’s EARTH Center in South Brunswick to help improve residents’ gardens and diets. The first workshop, “Herb Gardens for Your Yard or Patio,” is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon and will discuss the basic of designing, planting and caring for an herb garden, as well as container gardening…The second event is from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. and is entitled, “Eating Wish While On The Go: Quick, Health Meals and Snacks.” Susan Stephenson-Martin, a certified dietician and nutritionist, will discuss strategies for families on the go looking to improve their weekly menus, according to the press release from Middlesex County.
Entomologist Changlu Wang Helps Eradicate Bedbugs from New Brunswick Public Housing
Insect infestations around the home can easily get out of control when residents don’t have effective ways to tackle the problem. Rutgers Extension Specialist in Entomology Changlu Wang, with Rutgers Department of Entomology, has been on the forefront of developing innovative ways to detect bedbugs and applying non-toxic treatments. He’s working with the New Brunswick […]
Rutgers Gardens Offers Children Opportunities to Grow this Summer
Rutgers Gardens offers spring and summer ventures for children to explore and discover the garden environment. Family Garden Club involves monthly Saturday morning workshops that are a great opportunity for children to learn the skills to grow their own vegetables and to develop a connection with nature and an appreciation of healthy foods. Workshop dates […]
Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program promotes green initiatives, sustainability
For nearly 10 years, the Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program, which is offered by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County, has motivated local residents to focus on preserving and appreciating the environment. The lesson will continue …
Make the World Better through Rutgers Environmental Steward Training
Imagine being able to discuss climate change with the State Climatologist or learn about New Jersey’s geology from the people who map it. Wouldn’t it be interesting to hear how New Jersey’s environmental regulations get enforced from a person who actually does the enforcement? How about learning about the role of soils in the environment […]
Unearthing a Buried Treasure: SEBS Student Revives Historic Trail at Rutgers University Inn
Literally off the beaten path in the woods on the Douglass Residential Campus, Eliot Nagele (SEBS ’15) stumbled across a hidden trail while doing clean-up around a nearby creek. Intrigued, Nagele set about investigating this forgotten trail that wound its way behind the historic Carpender House, known to most of us now as the University […]
Landscape Architecture Program Hosts High School ACE Mentor Group
Landscape Architecture undergraduates guided the visiting group on a tour of the new facilities—the fabrication lab, computer lab and various studios in Blake Hall, the home of the Department of Landscape Architecture on the George H. Cook Campus. The visit was a combination of informal and formal interactions. The high school students chatted informally with […]
Foodbank Receives Fresh Corn After Gleaners Save Crop from Frost
Members of the SEBS and NJAES community were on hand at Giamarese Farms on October 23 to pick the corn crop that otherwise would have been damaged by frost. As part of Farmers Against Hunger, the gleaning effort harvested 3,000 pounds of corn that was donated to Franklin Foodbank. Read more about the gleaning.
