Extension in Southeastern Massachusetts
About Southeastern Massachusetts
The southeast region of Massachusetts is composed of Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol counties. The largest city in the region is Brockton. Plymouth County funds and manages the 4-H Program in Plymouth County.
Highlights from Seekonk, Hingham & Wellesley
Goodbye Winter Moths!
Joe Elkinton now has concrete evidence that a parasitic fly, Cyzenis albicans, has been established and is attacking the pest in Seekonk, Hingham, Falmouth and Wellesley.
Innovations Report [Germany],
Taunton Daily Gazette, 9/8/11;
Redorbit.com, Bio-Medicine,
Physorg.com,
e! Science News, 9/7/11;
Highlights from Brockton
Nutrition with a Twist: Extension Nutrition Education Program's family nights make eating right and twisting the night away something to celebrate.
Learning to eat your vegetables may not sound like much of a party, but the 10,000 parents and children who’ve attended NEP’s family health nights in Brockton over the past 12 years are sure to disagree. Complete Story
Highlights from Fall River
Putting a SPIN on the Road to Health: When Extension Nutrition Education Program Educators put power in the hands of middle-schoolers, the results are nothing short of transformational.
Strength. Power. Choice.
For young people whose main sources of nutrition “information” (or lack thereof) are cartoon-colored cereal boxes and fast-talking TV commercials, NEP’s Strength and Power in Nutrition (SPIN) program, developed through a partnership between NEP and the UMass Department of Nutrition, offers tools to re-examine their choices, take back control of their food dollars—and beat marketers at their own game. Complete Story.
Highlights from Middleboro
Making Science Fun
Certifying vernal pools, building wood duck nesting boxes, and participating in ocean clean-ups may challenge the idea of spare time fun for many young folks. Not so if you are a member of the Nature’s Navigators 4-H Science Club of Middleboro. The club’s 16 members, ages seven through 16, relax into all of the above with joy and enthusiasm. Complete Story.
Highlights from Sharon
All Ears for Research on this Sharon Farm
As a commercial grower, Jim Ward isn’t about to fool around when it comes to dealing with pests like the European corn borer or the corn ear worm. He knows the kind of damage they can cause to the fifty acres of corn he grows on his family farm in Sharon. Complete Story.
Extension Offices in the Region
Brockton:
Nutrition Education Program Office
34 School Street, Mezzanine
Brockton, MA 02301
508-513-3473
Fall River:
Nutrition Education Program Office
422 Mariano Bishop Blvd.
Fall River, MA 02720
508-675-7315
Plymouth:
Plymouth County Extension
High St. Box 658
Hanson, MA 02341
(Plymouth) 781-293-3541
Walpole:
4-H Program Office
400 Main St.
Walpole, MA 02081
(Norfolk) 508-668-9793 / 781-769-8355
East Wareham:
Cranberry Experiment Station
1 State Bog Road
P.O. Box 569,
E.Wareham, MA 02538
508-295-2212
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