Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County invites you to a thought-provoking and action-driven webinar on February 24, co-facilitated by Ricardo Kairios, FCHS Educator and Assistant Professor. This session, “Embracing Racial Equity and Justice in Food Systems: Tools from the Food Solutions New England 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge (FSNE-REC),” will explore how racial equity, food justice, […]
Most people like to be helpful, and when asked to contribute in some way, they often will. This is what 4-Hers experienced on Martin Luther King Jr. Day as members, leaders, parents, and friends came together and organized a fundraiser for the Mercer Street Friends Food Bank. With the support of 4-H program advocates, such […]
A dedicated team of Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County met on February 13th to finalize plans for the 2025 growing season at the Parkside demonstration gardens right here at 1440 Parkside Ave! The Parkside Educational Garden committee and program coordinator, Justine Gray, discussed the four raised vegetable beds, triangle beds, and other garden beds […]
Mercer County 4-H teens joined Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Passaic, and Union County teens to brave the winter chill at the L.G. Cook 4-H Camp for a weekend of camping. The Mercer cohort started their weekend on Friday after school as they traveled up to camp from the Mercer Cooperative Extension Office. The camp allowed teens […]
Joan Healy, a Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) staff member, has been co-leading the Mercer County Food Stakeholders (MCFS) coalition (formerly Trenton Food Stakeholders) for over three years. The coalition was convened by Trenton Health Team (THT) to drive partner collaboration to address food system issues and food insecurity in Mercer County. On February […]
