In addition to the nutrition education information the Children’s Home Society (CHS) of NJ Mercer Woman, Infants and Children Program (WIC) offers their participants, FCHS has provided supplemental nutrition information for parents through three separate programs. First, FCHS offered 30-minute in-person nutrition classes, in English and Spanish, for WIC participants on-site. WIC nutritionists worked collaboratively […]
Three Mercer County 4-H Teens attended the inaugural 4-H Legislative Leadership Experience program. This exciting new opportunity was conducted at the New Jersey State House in Trenton on April 25th. Two virtual program sessions were held prior to the in-person event, to prepare the 4-H Teens for the experience. The program’s goal is for students […]
South Jersey 4-H Teen Conference is a 66-year-old conference held annually for teens in eighth grade through the first year of college. Teenagers from eleven southern New Jersey counties plan the conference. This year’s theme was “Today’s Teens, Tomorrow’s Leaders.” The conference was held at the YMCA Camp of the Pines in Medford, New Jersey. […]
The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County held their annual Plant Expo and Garden Market at the Mercer Educational Gardens in Pennington. Over 2,000 homegrown perennials, shrubs, and trees were sold. The garden market featured organic vegetable plants from Chickadee Creek Farm, cut flowers and potted plants from Moonshot Farm, woody ornamentals and perennials from […]
Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County’s annual Spring Plant Expo and Garden Market, one of the most celebrated events of the year, will be Saturday, May 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Hopewell Township, on the grounds of Mercer County Stables. The event is held […]
