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Extension’s Blackout Summit offers power outage tips
November 23, 2020
The UAF Cooperative Extension Service will host a free Blackout Backup Summit Dec. 4 with more than a dozen half-hour sessions on different aspects of handling power outages.
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Extension food security series begins Nov. 17
November 10, 2020
The UAF Cooperative Extension Service will host a free, distance-delivered series on food security that begins Nov. 17. Classes range from maintaining a home food pantry to gardening and raising chickens.
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Matanuska Experiment Farm contributes to Mat-Su food security
November 06, 2020
Each week during the summer, Adair Harman, a nutrition educator with the UAF Cooperative Extension Service, organizes produce into donations.
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Alaska Food Festival to take place Nov. 6-7
November 02, 2020
The two main themes for the conference are food entrepreneurship and rural and Indigenous food systems.
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Extension Blog
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Food sovereignty and justice in Alaska
November 24, 2020
By Heidi Rader A primary focus of the 2020 Alaska Food Festival and Conference was food sovereignty and justice. As a governing board member of the Alaska Food Policy Council, I helped organize the conference (www.akfoodpolicycouncil.org) that happened virtually in early November. Although the format removed one aspect of the conference that I always look … Continue reading Food sovereignty and justice in Alaska
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November 17, 2020
By Marla Lowder Many of you who follow me know that I love the holidays. This is my favorite time of the year — giving thanks and gathering with family and loved ones at Thanksgiving, followed by the festive and ever-cheerful Christmas and New Year’s Day. It is a time to spend with family and … Continue reading Happy Holidays and COVID-19
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November 11, 2020
By Heidi Rader My favorite type of pea is snap peas eaten fresh off the vine — a perennial kid favorite, too. I’ve never intentionally grown shelling peas. I prefer growing things where I can eat most of what I grow, like with kale as opposed to Brussels sprouts. Why give yourself the extra work … Continue reading Growing Peas
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Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training
November 06, 2020
Do you grow fruits or vegetables? Do you sell them? Do you give them away? Then make sure your produce is food safe and sign up for a free online class: Day option: Dec. 6, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and Dec. 7, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Evening option: Dec. 1, 3, 8, 10, 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m. The … Continue reading Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training
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