Tag: Garden State

For gardening aficionados, there is no place like the Garden State. But for beginners, mastering the artful techniques of gardening may be no easy feat. Like life, gardening is a constant work-in-progress, but it is the exuberant bounty of Mother Nature that makes this pastime – riddled in trial and error – worth all the sweat and toil.

WEST LONG BRANCH – Pioneering African American Army civilian scientist Walter S. McAfee is perhaps most famous for his participation in Project Diana, which allowed man’s first “contact” with the moon in 1946. However, McAfee was initially excluded from coverage of the event. Though that was later rectified, few people in the Garden State know his name today, despite the fact that he served the Army for 42 years, mostly stationed at Fort Monmouth in Eatontown or its sub-post, Camp Evans in Wall.

Grown in Monmouth encourages chefs to create and serve dishes that feature ingredients grown in Monmouth County.

Summer days call for summer recipes. New Jersey offers an abundance of fresh produce for the warmer months.