Rutgers Cooperative Extension partnered with NOFA NJ (The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey) to educate about the Rutgers Integrated Pest Management scouting program. This farm workshop was held at Terhune Orchards on July 10th and focused on the use of IPM practices on an organic farm. Important parts of an IPM program include […]
The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County hosted a Plant Propagation workshop on Saturday, June 1st, at Mercer Educational Gardens on the grounds of the Mercer County Stables, Federal City Road, Pennington. The enthusiastic participants, all members of the general public, learned about different types of plant propagation and had the chance to do hands-on […]
Meredith Melendez held a training for the 2024 Eastern Produce Council (EPC) Leadership Class at their general membership meeting in Edison, NJ. Meredith spoke about the realities of compliance with the Federal Food Safety Modernization Act Produce rule to this class of wholesale produce buyers and sellers representing companies such as Wakefern Food Corp., OrganicGirl, […]
The sun was shining and the ground mostly dried out for our first workday with the Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County last Friday at the Centre Street Garden in Trenton. We crossed every task off our to-do list and even worked through what will hopefully be a rare NJ earthquake, though most of us assumed it was […]
Spring is on its way, according to the daffodils in bloom on the side of our building and the garlic starting to sprout up in front! Our annual garden symposium on March 16th sold out, and we received lots of positive feedback about our lineup of speakers. We also had our first garden visit at the two locations of the Boys […]
