For the past six months, Mercer County 4-H has partnered with the City of Trenton’s Recreation Department to provide educational programs for three afterschool sites. The students from Ike Williams, West Ward, and Sam Naples Community Centers enjoyed monthly hands-on art activities. The participants were in kindergarten through sixth grades. Why spend money on a […]
In partnership with the Center for Child and Family Achievement and the Gregory School, 15 families participated in several “Families Cooking Together” virtual nutrition and cooking classes. Before the classes, families are provided with ingredients for easy, fun, delicious, healthy recipes, and in addition to learning about nutrition, families cook together on -line from their […]
The Mercer County 4-H Seeds of Green Club began meeting this winter in space provided by Cherry Grove Farm in Lawrenceville. We are grateful to the farm manager and farmers of Cherry Grove for partnering with us to provide 4-H members a place to learn and explore! Seeds of Green members are interested in learning […]
The Mercer County Board of Agriculture is open to participation from anyone with agricultural interests within the county. These roundtable meetings help foster communication throughout the county and local and state agencies about agricultural topics and needs. Rutgers Cooperative Extension, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, the Farm Service Agency, and the Farm Bureau are […]
In partnership with Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), Mercer County 4-H hosted a Robotics event on Saturday, April 2nd, World Autism Awareness Day. The event invited over 30 students to participate, many of whom were students with special needs. The students built, wired, and controlled space rovers throughout the day with direction from BMS volunteers, 4-H […]
