After a hiatus of three long years, the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County hosted the 2023 Back to the Future Garden Symposium at Stuart Country Day School in Princeton, New Jersey, on Saturday, March 11. Approximately 180 attendees enjoyed breakfast, lunch, a silent auction, and four inspiring lectures. The first lecture from Karen Chapman, […]
It may still be winter, but the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County are busy at work planning for 2023. This includes Helpline Refresher Training for Certified Master Gardeners, Helpline Training for the Master Gardener Interns, a Committee Fair in February to encourage Master Gardeners to learn about volunteer opportunities, several MG tour opportunities, and […]
This November, FCHS nutrition educators started teaching a new 5-week nutrition class series called Food Smarts Kids, at PJ Hill Elementary School in Trenton. This series is an interactive,learner-centered curriculum that focuses on helping children make healthy choices and to think about why they make the food choices they make. Each class begins with a […]
On November 16, 2022, Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County (RMG of MC) welcomed fourteen new Certified Master Gardeners into the organization. For the class 2020 becoming a Rutgers Master Gardener of Mercer County was no easy task, as members of this class persisted for a period of three years (including a pandemic) to fulfill […]
School is back in session, and FCHS has started its “Cooking Matters for Teens” cooking series with the Christina Seix Academy. In this 6-week series, FCHS nutrition educators are teaching students about various cooking techniques and knife skills, how to make their own healthy snacks and drinks, and the importance of eating a “MyPlate” meal. […]
