School is back in session, and FCHS has started its “Cooking Matters for Teens” cooking series with the Christina Seix Academy. In this 6-week series, FCHS nutrition educators are teaching students about various cooking techniques and knife skills, how to make their own healthy snacks and drinks, and the importance of eating a “MyPlate” meal. […]
By: Kathryn Homa, Mercer County Horticulturalist and Rutgers Master Gardener, Jeanne Mroczko Photos by: Rutgers Master Gardener, Theodora Wang The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County held their 16th Insect Festival on Saturday, September 10th, at the Mercer Educational Gardens in Hopewell Township, NJ. Nearly 500 visitors attended the event, approximately 225 of whom were […]
Mercer County 4-H partnered with Children’s Home Society North and South to present a Sewing and Crafting camp this summer. The participants in grades 4th– 8th made sewing machine projects, including rice bags (to heat in the microwave), composition book covers (journaling), flannel lounge pants or shorts, and fleece winter hats. They also upholstered wooden […]
This August, twenty families attended a three-morning virtual “Cooking Camp.” The camp was in Spanish and in partnership with the Children’s Home Society Family Success Center South. FCHS provided three days of recipe ingredients to the families, along with handouts and giveaways, including an insulated shopping bag, a bamboo cutting board, and a set of […]
As summer winds down, 4-H reflects on the summer. In partnership with Millhill Child and Family Development Center, 4-H hosted a group of 21 young STEM enthusiasts for the STEM Explorers summer camp. During the six-week program, the middle school participants learned about Nature, Robotics, Biomedical Sciences, Computer Science, and Engineering. Their experience over the […]
