NY/NJ Baykeeper has been awarded a contract in the amount of $155,676.60 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in support of the NY/NJ Baykeeper Oyster Restoration Program…Baykeeper and the Rutgers Center for Urban Environmental Sustainabili…
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…
FDA Convenes ‘Message Fatigue’ Panel
Eager to break through the "message fatigue" that has numbed the public response to food warnings and recalls, the FDA is bringing together food safety and communications experts Tuesday…But "simply telling people about a food recall is o…
Do soaps with triclosan do more harm than good?
The author, Rutgers University food science professor Donald Schaffner, said examples would include instances when a person’s hands were contaminated with "vomit or feces or they had been handling ground beef or raw chicken."
20 Ways to Go Green in 2013
If you want to be kinder to the planet and save some money at the same time, here are 20 ways to go green in 2013…Buy fresh, local food this summer at Giamarese Farm, the Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market or the Rutgers Community Farmers Market. Have yo…
Breaking New Ground with Rutgers Organic Land Care Program
The first such program in New Jersey graduates its first class Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) graduated 27 New Jersey landscapers and land care providers from its first Organic Land Care Certificate Program in January. Participants completed a rigorous four-day program where they learned new skills related to sustainable, environmentally-friendly land care practices that improve soil […]
Sustaining Farming on the Urban Fringe: New Grain Farmer Balances Conventional and Organic
A first generation farmer in Ontario, Canada runs both conventional and organic operations on 8,250 acres with a mixed bag of management tools. Read more.
Recapturing Jersey Tomato Flavor; Rutgers NJAES Brings Back Old Time Varieties
In the dead of winter, home gardeners pore over seed catalogs, carefully selecting varieties of vegetables for their home garden. A staple in most home gardens is the tomato, somewhat easy to grow and very versatile for home cooking. One feature most prized in a tomato is its flavor, the absence of which in store-bought […]
4-H Clubs: Helping to build America’s youth
Perhaps parallel with today’s youth teaching their elders about ever-expanding technology, in the late 1800s researchers found that while adults in agricultural areas resisted new ideas developed at the university level, young people were open- minded …
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 …
