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 […]
Be sure to check out the Spring 2022 Issue of Princeton Magazine. Wendy Greenberg writes a comprehensive article about today’s 4-H, profiling Mercer County 4-H. Greenberg details 4-H’s roots in educating future farmers and how today’s 4-H continues that strong agricultural tradition while expanding its educational reach to include a variety of STEM initiatives. These […]
In addition to teaching nutrition and cooking classes for children at schools in the Trenton Public School District, FCHS also facilitates School Wellness Committees at several schools. When the committee at Gregory Elementary School expressed interest in getting more recess equipment, to make recess more fun and to increase the physical activity of the children, […]
