The Protect Yourself From Ticks and Lyme Disease webinar, presented by Amy Rowe, Essex County Agent, on August 22nd, 2023 as part of the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County Community Education program is now available to watch online. Learn more about identification, the life cycle of ticks, and the best ways to remove them. […]
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 […]
Join us at Howell Farm for children’s activities, animal shows, hay rides, live music, pony rides, magic shows, archery, and more! Plenty of food and drink, including homemade ice cream, will also be available. The 104th annual Mercer County 4-H Fair will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 29, and from 10 a.m. […]
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 […]
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 […]
