Check out what 4-Hers in Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Essex County were up to in 2012.
RU COOL on ESPN
This short video spot aired on national TV during ESPN’s coverage of the Rutgers vs. Louisville football game on November 29, 2012.
Professor Joseph Heckman Weighs-in on Pastured Poultry
Rutgers soil scientist Joseph Heckman weighs-in on the benefits of raising pastured chickens and demonstrates the difference between pastured vs. non-pastured eggs (appearing at the 2:21 and 5:30 marks).
Rutgers Dishes Out Healthy School Lunches
Rutgers Food Innovation Center South, under a grant from the US Department of Agriculture, is at the cutting edge of creating healthier meals for school cafeterias. Bridgeton High School students visited the center in Cumberland County to sample and rate the foods. The recipes include produce from New Jersey farms and ingredients manufactured by companies in […]
How to Build a Rain Barrel by Rutgers NJAES
Rain barrels are a way to reduce runoff of rain water from your property while providing a source of water for gardening. In addition to purchasing pre-made rain barrels, they can be made at home using a few basic materials. Find out more.
Turkey Trivia and Tips
Ronny Lee, owner of Lee Turkey Farm in East Windsor, New Jersey provides interesting trivia on an American favorite holiday dish. Lee works with Rutgers Cooperative Extension and is a former member of the Rutgers Ag Leadership program.
PBS Interviews Dena Seidel on “Generation at Risk” Video on Childhood Obesity
Dena Seidel, director of Rutgers Center for Digital Filmmaking, talks with Steve Adubato about the work the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health and collaborators are doing to combat childhood obesity in New Jersey. The Center produced a documentary highlighting this problem, called “Generation at Risk”.
Landscape Architecture Students Work on Farm Project to Enhance Agricultural Literacy
Rutgers Landscape Architecture (LA) students develop an agricultural literacy trail on a New Jersey farm, as part of Praxis studios, which focus on project design at various scales, utilizing problems of a wide range of complexity and subject matter. This video, produced by an LA student, documents the project from start to finish.
Suzanne’s Project: Rutgers Partnership Helping Women Farmers in Turkey
Suzanne’s Project is a partnership between Rutgers, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and Akdeniz University in Turkey to empower Turkish women farmers through specialized training in enterprise skills and production methods.
Focus on Equine Nutrition: Carey Williams Discusses Research
Equine extension specialist Carey Williams at the Equine Science Center of Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station discusses her research on competitive horse nutrition.
