New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher will kick off the 25th annual New Jersey Envirothon, a natural resources problem-solving competition for high school students, on Saturday in Salem County, with 155 students from 31 high school teams in 16 counties participating.

Before chain grocery stores proliferated in rural America less than 75 years ago, canning fruits and vegetables, and even some meats, was the norm. Most produce ripens between June and October, and canning provided a way to ensure the food supply for the remaining eight months of the year. Now that growing your own is back in style again—not as a necessity, but as a lifestyle choice—canning skills are an essential component of the gardener-chef’s oeuvre.  http://modernfarmer.com/2015/09/canning

Come for lunch tomorrow, 11:30-130 and get a Park Place burger. Fresh baked potato rolls, fresh ground chuck from @rastellimarket and a bunch of other stuff on it. Same roll and meat at brunch, Saturday and Sunday mornings with an over easy egg and breakfast meats. People have a lot of fun here, come join us!

Merchantville is Laura Nickollof Panarello's hometown. Her son Connor, who attends Mercahntville School, was diagnosed with Hemifacial Microsomia at birth. In this video Connor and his mom, Laura, talk about growing up with a craniofacial condition and the care they've received at CHOP. Our community is so proud of you and Connor!  http://bit.ly/1S0qigz

Autism Speaks, is urging parents to vaccinate their children amid a measles outbreak that has already reached 14 states and infected 102 people last month. Rob Ring, chief science officer of Autism Speaks, released a statement today stressing that vaccines do not cause autism, and parents should vaccinate. "Over the last two decades, extensive research has asked whether there is any link between childhood vaccinations and autism. The results of this research are clear: Vaccines do not cause autism. We urge that all children be fully vaccinated." http://abcn.ws/1zSBKTD

Merchantville resident, Brigid Brennan, AHP, CYT, CMT, will be giving a free talk on Ayurvedic Medicine and curbing the aging process at the Haddon Twp. Branch of the Camden County Library System on Wednesday, February 11th, from 10:30 -11:30 a.m. She will discuss herbal remedies as well as lifestyle and dietary practices which encourage the rejuvenative processes of the body and mind.

Bethany and Ronald Johansen of Merchantville, New Jersey, married for 14 years, know this well. Both love dogs and each grew up with a canine companion — but Ronald’s landed him in the hospital. His childhood asthmatic reactions were so bad that he once spent two months in an oxygen tent, he said. The family didn’t realize until later that his symptoms stemmed from their Irish setter, Kelly. http://bit.ly/1lKji6f

Pilates & Pours at Eclipse Brewing 10/20

Join Erin Chambers from Real Girl Pilates this fall for Pilates & Pours at Eclipse Brewery! Three dates are available, with limited space of 12 attendees each. GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!

-Saturday, September 22 from 10:30am to 11:30am

-Saturday, October 20 from 10:30am to 11:30am

-Saturday, November 10 from 10:30am to 11:30am

Pre-registration required. $20.00 includes a 1 hour Pilates class followed by your choice of 1 pour or flight of beer. No experience necessary, class is for all levels.

Bring a Yoga Mat and water bottle

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pilates-pours-eclipse-brewing-tickets-49451328254

Members of a Well Spouse support group meet at the Cherry Hill Library. Nan Katz of Cherry Hill, Bonnie Haddon of Merchantville, and leader Bob Mastrogiovanni, who has been with the group since 1992. Ilene Triest found the group a decade ago while caring for her husband, who had been seriously disabled in a car crash. http://bit.ly/1782ON2