For two Saturdays in February, a group of Mercer County 3rd-4th graders – “Ag-Venturers” – spent their mornings learning about the natural world. Activities & crafts from the Junior Master Gardener Handbook, developed by Texas Agricultural Extension Service, were used by Justine of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR), a 4-H staff member and a Rutgers Master […]
On February 10th, a group of Rutgers Master Gardeners visited the Philip Alampi Beneficial Insect lab here in Ewing for an incredible behind-the-scenes tour. There are only a handful of these labs in the country, and we are lucky to have one right next door that allows tours in the winter months! We learned about research on the Red […]
The Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) department had a busy year growing plants and impacts! Agricultural Agent, Meredith Melendez and Program Associate, Justine Gray spent the year expanding relationships and impacts throughout Mercer County with a variety of audiences. Meredith worked on food safety for new and existing farmers, supporting food safety practices in the gleaning world, […]
This November, Mercer County Horticulturist Justine Gray gave her second annual “Growing Great Garlic” talk at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension office on Parkside Avenue. Gray has over 8 years of experience growing garlic on a commercial farm, in demonstration gardens, and, of course, in her own home garden, where she tests unique varieties and methods. […]
On May 10th, the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County hosted a drip irrigation event at the educational garden located at 1440 Parkside, Ewing. Members of the community education committee and the Parkside educational garden collaborated to create a presentation on optimizing irrigation in large home gardens and community gardens. The presentation began with a […]
