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Eating Together. Why is it important? For many reasons, today's families are stretched for time and find it difficult to make eating together a priority. After a long workday, parents or guardians may ...

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 ...

Ultra-Niche Crops are defined as exceptionally high-value crops that can provide a significant source of income to the farmer while using minimal land area. Basil is an excellent fresh-market herb to ...

Any site with ample light and accessibility for watering is perfect for container gardening with flowers and foliage plants. Many plants that can be grown in a garden can be grown in a container.

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 ...

This talk will look at substance use among mothers in rural areas, rural New Jersey, and with real-life examples. Learn about rural mothers' health, understand resources and prevention available for ...

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.

"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 ...