With a busy schedule, it can be challenging to eat all the foods you need to stay healthy. Smoothies can be a great option for a healthy, on-the-go breakfast, snack, or dessert for kids and adults.

School gardens are a wonderful and exciting way to make almost any classroom curriculum come alive and show "real-life" meaning to students as they learn. A garden can provide an opportunity for ...

Lack of garden space can be overcome by planting favorite vegetables, flowers, and herbs in containers. Seed companies now offer many kinds of vegetables which have a dwarf growth habit and are well ...

The groundhog is a large ground-dwelling rodent commonly found throughout eastern North America and much of Canada. Known by several common names such as whistlepig, land beaver, and woodchuck ...

Many gardeners successfully grow figs (Ficus carica) in New Jersey for many years. However, since fig trees are evergreen plants in warmer climates, some type of low temperature protection is needed.

There are at least 13,000 species of lichens living throughout the world. Lichen species are so numerous and diverse that there are individual exceptions to most general statements about them.

The term native plant is fluid and can have many different meanings. In general, native plants are species that were present at the beginning of the European settlement of North America. These plants ...

"Seeing Beyond the Surface: Body Image and Eating Disorders" explores the impact of societal pressures on body image and eating habits. Learn about the signs of eating disorders and discover resources ...

Mulching trees, shrubs, and flower beds is a recommended landscape maintenance practice with many benefits, yet it can literally kill plants when applied improperly. Properly used, mulches provide ...

Changlu Wang, Extension Specialist in Entomology George Hamilton, Extension Specialist in Pest Management, Rutgers University The most common species is the black carpenter ant. It is among the ...

Join us as we discuss positive lifestyle changes to support weight loss. We will be focusing on cultivating a mindset of positivity, adding nutrient dense foods and physical activity, and setting ...

Our dietary choices have a significant impact on our health, the environment around us and the health of our planet. Learning the way we personally eat along with modern production techniques can help ...