In addition to the economic cost of food, there is the additional cost in resources such as land, water, labor, and transport that is not often factored into the cost of food waste. With global solid waste generation accelerating, and organic waste contributing significantly to the problem, continued use of landfills for organic waste is […]
RCE Faculty Create New Developmental Disabilities Training Series
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than six million individuals in the United States have developmental disabilities. About one in six children between the ages of 3 and 17 in the U.S. has one or more developmental disabilities or developmental delays. To better serve this population, it is important for professionals […]
Global Call to Support Bone Health for World Osteoporosis Day Oct. 20
The International Osteoporosis Foundation and its 240-member societies across the globe have issued a call for the public, healthcare professionals and organizations worldwide to raise awareness of bone health by calling for action on osteoporosis and fracture prevention in their communities ahead of observances for World Osteoporosis Day on Oct. 20. Osteoporosis is a disease […]
NJAES Board of Managers Hosts Urban Tour for Legislators
The Board of Managers (BOM), an advisory group to the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), is made up of representatives from New Jersey’s county boards of agriculture. The Board also serves as advocate for the experiment station and provides input to NJAES’ directors on matters concerning the state’s agricultural enterprise. In addition to […]
Financial Tips to Last a Lifetime Shared at Workshop for Rutgers Students
Barbara O’Neill, distinguished professor and extension specialist in Financial Resource Management, was named a fellow of Next Gen Personal Finance after attending their 2017 Summer Institute for financial educators. Each NGPF fellow was given a $1,000 grant by NGPF founder Tim Ranzetta to deliver a financial education program where they work. On April 3, O’Neill […]
RCE’s Personal Finance Program Announces Investment Risk Tolerance Quiz Has a New Home
After more than a decade being housed on a Rutgers Cooperative Extension personal finance web page, a 13-question survey to assess personal investment risk tolerance has moved to a website at the University of Missouri. The change is being made as a result of a website re-design involving the use of new programming language at […]
In Memoriam: Audrey C. Burkart (1929 – 2017), Former Chair for the Family and Community Health Sciences Department
Audrey Burkart, a lifelong resident of Ridgefield, NJ passed away on October 9, 2017 at age 88. Audrey earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from New York University and her doctorate from Columbia University in the field of Nutrition and Home Economics. In 1954, she began her career as a home economics teacher in Cliffside, […]
“NJTV In Your Neighborhood: Trenton” Features RCE’s Role in Healthy Eating at the Greenwood Ave. Farmers Market
Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s FCHS Offers Healthy Food Tastings and Cooking Demonstrations at Trenton’s Greenwood Ave Farmers Market to Promote Healthy Eating! Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) has been a partner of the Greenwood Ave. Farmers Market since its inception in 2015 when the NJ Partnership for Healthy Kids-Trenton and the Trenton Healthy Food Network […]
Eat Berries to Improve Brain Function
Note: Fresh local berries are in season during the spring and summer in New Jersey – strawberries from Mid-May to mid-June, and blueberries from mid-June until August. By Karen Ensle Ed.D., RDN, FAND, CFCS, Family & Community Health Sciences Educator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County Eating berries is healthful and may help your brain […]
Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension of Sussex County Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Reprinted from the New Jersey Herald with permission from the author. By Jennie Sweetman The County’s agriculture community faced a critical situation. Farms were being sold out with the men going to work in the mines, factories or heading west. The problem was compounded with the coming of the railroads forcing farmers to compete […]
