Whether your family unit comprises just you, a spouse and children, several unrelated individuals living in the same space, or a mixture of generations, topics such as personal finance, parenting tips, and developing relationships may be of interest to you. Please check out this area for these and other topics.

Family and Community Education (FCE) clubs offer educational programs to their membership on family living skills. Visit the Alaska FCE page for more information on local chapters.

Making our own food, and using food safety principles to keep it safe is what this area is about. Information on making your own stock, culturing milk for yogurt and cheese, and making pasta from scratch are some of the topics in this section. Check out our food safety/prep area for more information.

Freezing, drying, and processing food in jars or cans are popular ways to preserve our Alaskan bounty for future eating. Information on the safest methods for preserving food is available through classes, DVDs and publications, and web-based modules developed and taught by UAF Cooperative Extension Service agents.

Visit our food preservation page for information on pressure canner gauge testing, master food preservers, and more.

The Strong Women Program is a safe, effective, enjoyable, and affordable program designed for middle age and older women to build strength. Participants start out with warm-ups, then do the eight strength training exercises, and end with stretching. Participants start out very slowly, and gradually increase the weights and intensity. Weights are provided for the class.

You can find out more information about local classes if you visit our StrongWomen page.