NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Rutgers Cooperative Extension agents received multiple state, regional and national awards from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA). NACAA is an organization of extension educators, whose purpose is to further the professional development of its members, facilitate communication and cooperation among all extension educators, and provide for enhancement of […]

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Rutgers University has been awarded $335,261 for “NJ Leaves No Bite Behind,” a two-year, state-funded project focused on educational interventions to reduce food waste in schools. Rutgers will pilot this first-of-its-kind environmental education curriculum for K-12 in two schools in Ocean and Passaic counties to assess an interdisciplinary, experiential program focused […]

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE), a unit of New Jersey Agricultural Extension Station (NJAES), has announced new sessions in its urban gardening webinar series conducted in Spanish, titled “El Huerto Urbano.” The sessions, which are offered free on Wednesday evenings, start on March 30. The series consists of live webinars presented each […]

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE), a unit of New Jersey Agricultural Extension Station (NJAES), has unveiled a new urban gardening webinar series in Spanish, titled “El Huerto Urbano.” This series, which are offered free on Mondays, started on July 12 and runs through August 9. It consists of live webinars presented by […]