From mid-spring through fall, the Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market on Ryders Lane in New Brunswick offers healthy eating. Items are fresh from Jersey farms or made by local vendors.
Feeding Bodies and Minds: Newark’s Youth Farmstand
Rutgers Cooperative Extension helped start programs that teach teens about farming, nutrition and running a small business. The Youth Farmstand programs support both local farmers and at-risk youth in urban areas across New Jersey. Teens participating in the Newark Youth Farmstand share what they have learned.
Meteorology Class Provides Opportunity for Storm Chasing
SEBS meteorology students tracked severe weather and encountered a tornado while traveling more than 6,700 miles across 20 states in a storm chasing class.
Invasion of the Southern Pine Beetle
Rutgers Department of Entomology looks at the devastating impact the Southern Pine Beetle is having on New Jersey’s Pinelands.
Small Steps to Health & Wealth Online Challenge
Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension’s major health finance initiative is Small Steps to Health and Wealth™. This program is designed to motivate consumers to implement behavior change strategies that simultaneously improve their health and personal finances.
