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 […]
Too many people in Mercer County face food insecurity. Ensuring everyone has sufficient fresh, healthy, affordable food is a critical and complicated issue. To address this issue, FCHS partners with the Trenton Health Team (THT) to co-facilitate their Trenton Food Stakeholders (TFS) coalition to stimulate collaboration around improving the regional food system. TFS focuses on understanding, documenting, and strengthening the food safety net. […]
Located in Stokes State Forest (Sussex County), the L.G. Cook 4-H Camp has offered youth a camp experience in the woods since 1951. This January, Mercer County youth joined youth from four other counties to take part in our Teen Winter Camp weekend. The youth traveled up to the campsite and stayed the weekend. During […]
Students from communities across the county devoted their time and effort on Martin Luther King , Jr. Day. Stations with various projects were set up and youth rotated through with the support of adult volunteers at each table. The projects completed served many organizations and needs. There was something for everyone – window suncatchers for […]
This fall, 4-H partnered with Children’s Home Society to bring youth a series centered around MakeyMakey—an Arduino-based board that acts as a keyboard and mouse using resistive sensing to turn everyday objects into keyboard inputs. The seven-session series taught the participants about circuits, conductive and insulating materials, and block coding. The series was very hands-on. […]
