This year’s 4-H Day Camps focused on the best the 4-H program has to offer! Campers practiced life skills like cooking and sewing, and enjoyed the added experience of learning about growing food from our Rutgers Master Gardeners and the importance of healthy eating from our SNAP-Ed Educators! Of course, it would not be summer […]
FCHS provided a nutrition and cooking education series called “Food Smarts for Kids” at a 4-H Youth Development camp. Children from Christina Seix Academy learned about setting SMART goals for healthy living, the difference between whole, minimally processed and ultra processed foods, and how to be smart consumers. In each lesson, the children did hands-on food preparation, […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer is thrilled to welcome Justine Gray to the team. Justine will be filling the role of the Mercer County Horticulturist as the Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Associate. Justine has a B.A. in Psychology and has much agricultural work experience. She recently graduated from the New Jersey Ag Leadership Development […]
This community event is all-inclusive! From flowers and vegetables to painting and photography there is a category for everyone to showcase their talent. The annual Mercer County 4-H Fair will take place at Howell Living History Farm on July 29 & 30, 2023. To learn more about how to exhibit at the fair, please visit […]
Three trees were planted at Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County. Two red oaks (Quercus rubra) have been planted in the memory of Joe Scarlata and are a direct result of memorial fund donations in his honor. Joe graduated as a Rutgers Master Gardener in 2007 and contributed over 1,300 hours to the county. Joe […]
