Many New Jersey homeowners have an excessive quantity of leaves in the fall. One alternative for dealing with leaves is backyard composting. This process involves primarily the microbial decomposition ...

Michelle F. Brill, Family and Community Health Sciences Educator, Mercer County Melissa Lichtman, Nutritional Sciences Intern, University of Rhode Island Corey Wu-Jung, FCHS Program Coordinator, Grow ...

With the changing consumer climate towards healthier options, the world's largest fast-food chains are racing to achieve the perfect balance of inexpensive, fast, and healthy foods. Although fast-food ...

While cockroaches can range widely in size and appearance, they all share a number of physical characteristics that make them recognizable as a cockroach. These include: oval shape, long “thread-like” ...

Of the approximately 359 known species of hummingbird throughout the Americas, only one breeds in eastern North America. The ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris; Figure 1) is regularly ...

We will begin registration for the 2025 classes on November 15, 2024. There are both formal, in-person opportunities and self-directed, virtual opportunities. Please check back here in the fall for ...

Cooking in the garden is a rewarding endeavor that brings the growing classroom full circle, from seed to plate. Growing vegetables with kids is a great first step to get them excited about vegetables ...

Horses are non-ruminant herbivores and hind-gut fermenters. Their small stomach only has a capacity of 2 to 4 gallons for an average-sized 1,000-lb. horse. This limits the amount of feed a horse can ...

A horse's vision is its primary detector of danger. Even though they have poor color vision, horses can differentiate blue and red from gray hues. However, they have more trouble differentiating ...

With all the things that keep us busy it can be hard to focus on tasks to be productive. Join us to discuss ways to help reduce our stress and increase productivity.

Garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata, is an aggressive non-native herb in the mustard family (Brassicaceae) which has invaded many wooded areas of New Jersey with the exception of the Pinelands. It ...

The benefits of regular physical activity make a difference in the overall health of those who are active at least 150 minutes a week or more. Everyone needs to find forms of exercise they enjoy and ...