Youth/Community Development
New Jersey Youth Participate in State 4-H Horse Show Aug. 23-25
4-H horse club members from throughout the state will be participating in the New Jersey State 4-H Championship Horse Show, Aug. 23-25, at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Allentown, NJ in Monmouth County. Over 200 4-H members from throughout New Jersey will gather to compete in the English, Western, Dressage, Driving, Very Small […]
Horse riding 4-H club honors hospitalized member at Gloucester County fair
Every Gloucester County 4-H club marched across the main arena Thursday night to officially open the 60th annual fair. While every club parades its banner across the ring with pride and excitement, the Freedom Riders, a Southern Gloucester County horse…
NJ 4-H Teens Boost Leadership Skills and Civic Engagement at Citizenship Conference in the Nation’s Capital
New Jersey 4-H Members learned about government processes in the vibrant, living classroom of the nation’s capital as part of Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF), an intensive 4-H civic engagement program for high-school youth held at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The New Jersey 4-H delegation of 30 youth and three […]
Summer of adventures, awards and a garden party, too
Are you suffering through a mid-summer crisis this year? If so, why not take advantage of these not-your-average-garden-variety opportunities to make these dog days of summer sit up rather than play dead? In Middlesex County, students entering fifth th…
Samsung Summer Science Program at Rutgers
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The Samsung Summer Science Program provides hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for high school students across the U.S. Approximately 3,000 teens attend week-long immersion sessions at one of six participating universities across the country during the summer. This Samsung-sponsored video features the Samsung Summer Science Program at Rutgers, which is hosted […]
Rutgers and EPA Co-Host Green Infrastructure Conference at Duke Farms July 31
Rutgers Cooperative Extension and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will co-sponsor the New Jersey Green Infrastructure Forum to be held at Duke Farms on July 31. The conference begins at 8:30 a.m. and will highlight the critical importance of using green infrastructure to manage storm water and enhance treatment of sewage and better withstand […]
Rutgers 4-H Program Promotes Expressive Arts for NJ Youth
The Expressive Arts 4-H program of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, was established in December of 2009 in recognition of the importance of the arts to the social, emotional, psychological and physical development of youth. Since its inception, the Expressive Arts 4-H program has provided performing, media and […]
Rutgers EARTH Center Hosts Middlesex County Eco-Adventures Summer Program
Middlesex County students entering grades 5 through 8 are invited to attend a summer day program, “Eco-Adventures at the EARTH Center,” scheduled for August 26-30. The program will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, South Brunswick, home of the county’s Rutgers Cooperative Extension office.
Gather your own eggs from chickens Hunterdon 4-H club is raising
Members of the Hunterdon Fur ‘n’ Feathers 4-H club are raising 350 Rhode Island Red pullets and a few cockerels to sell as a club fundraiser. Among them is Bennett Mirabito, 15, of East Amwell Township. He has 50 of the female chicks – which will becom…
