In December, three members of the Clever Clovers 4-H Club, including Abby Cappiello, the 2024-2025 Mercer County 4-H Ambassador, joined the Mercer County Board of Agriculture’s monthly meeting to discuss their 4-H animal club. The members shared a slideshow of photos of the events the club has participated in or hosted. They also explained their […]
Calling all garden enthusiasts! Whether you’re a seasoned green thumb or just starting to dig in, the Rutgers Home Gardeners School is the perfect place to learn more about home gardening, get CEU’s and meet more gardening friends! The Home Gardening School will be held on March 15th, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. […]
Don’t forget that many of our NJ farms sell produce and other local items during the winter months! Jersey Fresh storage crops such as winter squash, cabbage, potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, garlic, and even apples can be purchased all winter long thanks to farms storing them in the right conditions. Go to Visit NJ Farms […]
It’s time! The moment you have all been waiting for – Rutgers Environmental Stewards registration is OPEN! We are accepting registrations for this hybrid program focused on community ways of supporting climate resilience, mitigating climate change, and improving scientific literacy. Rutgers Environmental Stewards is a statewide program, with the classes taught by various Rutgers staff, […]
On November 13th, Mercer County Horticulturist Justine Gray led a hands-on talk with twenty-two residents of Mercer County about growing great garlic. The group spent some time discussing how to purchase the proper seed garlic and how to plant, care for, and harvest this resilient crop with Gray, who has years of experience growing this crop commercially and personally. After a […]
