Kids Help Restore Shellfish Habitat If there was a community service award for the creatures in our bays and estuaries, there would be no more deserving recipient than the oyster. They may be small but these bottom-dwelling feeders can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day. As they pump water through their gills, […]
Youth/Community Development
4-H Offers Free Poultry Workshop for Cape May County Residents
The 4-H Livestock Clubs of Cape May County will host a Poultry Clinic and Picnic on May 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The hands-on workshop is open to the public and will be held in the Lockwood 4-H Youth Center, located at the Cape May County 4-H Fairgrounds. Poultry showmanship expert Richard Hickman […]
Rutgers 4-H Teams up to Offer Engineering and Science Workshops for Afterschool Staffers
Do you conduct science and engineering programs in your afterschool programs? Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development, the New Jersey School-Age Care Coalition (NJSACC) and the Network for New Jersey’s Afterschool Communities have partnered to offer a Design It! and Explore It! workshop series for afterschool program staff. Design It! and Explore It! are engaging, […]
Cape May 4-H Offers Summer Teen Leadership Institute
For teens entering grades 7 – 12, interested in marine and environmental science, and enjoy being outdoors and working with children, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County and NJ Audubon’s Nature Center of Cape May are currently accepting applications for the 2013 Rutgers 4-H Summer Teen Leadership Institute. This 8-week institute will take place […]
Assumption students learn by doing oyster restoration
"It’s gooey and slimy," said Courtney Reed, 13, a seventh-grader at Assumption Regional Catholic School, as she stood beside a lab table and peered over a dissected Eastern oyster with her classmates. For the first time, the Galloway Township s…
Rutgers Food Innovation Center Holds Marketing and Communications Seminar for Food Entrepreneurs
On April 24 and 25, successful communicators and business leaders partner with Rutgers Food Innovation Center (FIC) – South staff to present a two-day seminar on the basics of marketing and communications for food business owners. Scheduled to be held at FIC in Bridgeton, NJ, the seminar will feature topics like pitching products to retailers, […]
4-H Youth Development Garners Program of Excellence Awards
On Feb. 21, the New Jersey Association of 4-H Agents announced the winners of its “Program of Excellence” awards for the year at its annual meeting at Mastoris Diner in Bordentown, NJ. The association is the professional organization for 4-H faculty and staff in New Jersey who provide leadership on state and national levels related […]
Governor’s Award Honors Camden SMART Initiative Green Efforts led by RCE Water Resources Program
In January 2013, the Camden SMART Initiative received the Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for its efforts to promote sustainability and the use of green infrastructure to reduce flooding and combined sewer overflows in the City of Camden. The Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) Water Resources Program is a founding member of the initiative and, for the […]
Cape May County 4-H Presents 2013 Equestrian of the Year Awards
The Cape May County 4-H Youth Development Program announced the winners of its 2013 4-H Equestrian of the Year Contest held on March 5 at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Office in Cape May Court House, NJ. The 2013 Senior Equestrian of the Year title went to Victoria Speece, an active member of the Shore Blazers […]
Everyone loves seeing their kids in the kitchen
We’re not surprised that hundreds of Asbury Park Press readers have sent in pictures of their children and grandchildren in the kitchen since we started collecting them in the fall. On app.com, we have 10 galleries of Kids at the Table, and more are on…
