by Janique Burke | Apr 29, 2022 | Article, Mercer, New Jersey, Policy, Sustainable Business, Waste
On Earth Day, April 22, many people across the world celebrate the achievements of environmental practices and raise awareness of the value of sustaining and protecting our planet. As we honor this important movement, New Jersey is preparing to join other states that...
by Brianna Baker - Next City | Aug 5, 2020 | Education, Mercer, New Jersey, Sustainable Business
(Photo courtesy: Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space) Mychael Halloway, 17, has been spending her time in quarantine on her phone. But she isn’t scrolling Instagram. Thanks to a newly launched environmental internship program, she’s photographing and identifying the...
by Brianna Baker - Next City | Jul 16, 2020 | Ecology, Education, Mercer, New Jersey, Wildlife
An iNaturalist user checks out a previous monarch butterfly observation made as part of Tally the Valley. (Photo courtesy: Rachel Kaufman) Every summer, New Jersey-based nonprofit Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS) hosts a butterfly count. Volunteers...
by Brianna Baker - Next City | Jul 10, 2020 | Education, Mercer, New Jersey
(Photo courtesy: Painted Oak) As schools across the country debate how to safely reopen in the fall, Lisa Wolff, executive director of New Jersey-based nonprofit Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space, has heard her fair share of ideas — some more practical than...
by Brianna Baker - Next City | Jul 1, 2020 | Agriculture, Mercer, New Jersey
Community gardeners pick up plants, seeds, fertilizer, and books at Isles garden distributions. (Photo credit: Isles) Fifty pounds of lettuce, greens and radishes — that’s the donation that Trenton-based Isles, Inc. made to a local food bank in early June. Like other...
by Brianna Baker - Next City | Apr 16, 2020 | Agriculture, Mercer, New Jersey
Photo courtesy Sherry Dudas This week, Sherry Dudas and Jim Kinsel, owners of Honey Brook Organic Farm, are packing around 250 boxes of farm-fresh vegetables to deliver to customers. With the coronavirus making something as simple as grocery store runs a risk,...
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