The green-headed aliens were the hit of the Running of the Boots on Saturday, earning spots on the front page of the Daily Sitka Sentinel on Monday and in Tuesday’s issue of the Juneau Empire. The Running of the Boots is a fundraiser for the Sitka Local Foods Network, and we greatly appreciate race founder [...]
Archive for September, 2009
• Aliens from Running of the Boots fundraiser show up in Daily Sitka Sentinel and Juneau Empire
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Local food in the news, Running of the Boots, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network in the news, tagged Alaska Local Food Film Festival, Alaska Magazine, Bethel, black cod, Capital City Weekly, cod, Daily Sitka Sentinel, Eat Local Northwest blog, Eating Alaska, Ellen Frankenstein, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, farmers market, food, garden, Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce, Juneau Empire, KTUU-TV (Anchorage NBC affiliate), Meyer's Farm, mushrooms, produce, Running of the Boots, sablefish, Seattle Times, Sheila Finkenbinder, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, The Atlantic Food Channel, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, USA Today on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
• Big crowd joins Running of the Boots to support Sitka Local Foods Network
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Photo galleries, Running of the Boots, Sitka Farmers Market, tagged Alaska Cruiseline Association, crepes, fundraiser, Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce, produce, Running of the Boots, Sitka, Sitka Conservation Society, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, Summer's End Celebration, Wild and Scenic Film Festival, XtraTufs on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Despite a heavy downpour before the race, about 200 people showed up the Crescent Harbor Shelter on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, for the 15th annual Running of the Boots, a fundraiser for the Sitka Local Foods Network. The event was part of the second annual Summer’s End Celebration hosted by the Greater Sitka Chamber of [...]
• Daily Sitka Sentinel features Running of the Boots preview, plus other news about local foods from around the region
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Local food in the news, Running of the Boots, Sitka Local Foods Network in the news, tagged Anchorage Daily News, berries, Daily Sitka Sentinel, education, food, Fran Durner, garden, halibut, Juneau Empire, Juneau Garden Club, potatoes, salmon, Sitka, Sitka Local Foods Network, Talk Dirt To Me on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Friday issue of the Daily Sitka Sentinel featured an article and photo previewing the 15th annual Running of the Boots on Saturday (Page 9), which is a fundraiser for the Sitka Local Foods Network. Unfortunately, the announcement did not make onto the Sentinel’s Web site. The Running of the Boots starts at 11 a.m. [...]
• Juneau Empire on Sunday runs Sitka Farmers Market photo and Running of the Boots article
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Running of the Boots, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network in the news, tagged farmers market, food, Juneau Empire, Mike Wise, Raven's Peek Roasters, Running of the Boots, Sailor's Choice Coffee, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Click here to see the Juneau Empire’s coverage on Sunday of Mike Wise of Raven’s Peek Roasters and Sailor’s Choice Coffee winning the Table of the Day Award for the final Sitka Farmers Market of the summer on Sept. 12. Click here to read a Juneau Empire notice in Sunday’s paper about the Running of [...]
• Just a reminder, the Running of the Boots fundraiser for the Sitka Local Foods Network is this Saturday
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Running of the Boots, tagged Alaska Cruise Association, fish, food, free lunch, fundraiser, Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce, hamburgers, hot dogs, Running of the Boots, Season's End Celebration, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, XtraTufs on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The 15th annual Running of the Boots takes place at 11 a.m. this Saturday, Sept. 26 (registration opens at 10 a.m.). In this fundraiser for the Sitka Local Foods Network, runners don their XtraTufs as they run from the Crescent Harbor shelter and around St. Michael’s Russian Orthodox Cathedral downtown and back (more ambitious runners [...]
• Sitka Farmers Market says thanks for a great summer
Posted in Sitka Farmers Market, tagged ANB Hall, arts and crafts, cod, farmers market, fish, food, halibut, Kerry MacLane, kids' activities, Linda Wilson, music, potatoes, produce, salmon, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, thank you on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sitka has many wonderful events that happen year after year; the Monthly Grind, Whalefest, the Running of the Boots and the Sitka Summer Music Festival, just to name a few. Our hope and dream has been to create one more tradition that people can look forward to year after year, summer after summer. Our goal [...]
• Mike Wise of Raven’s Peek Roasters/Sailor’s Choice Coffee wins Table of the Day Award from fifth Sitka Farmers Market
Posted in Running of the Boots, Sitka Farmers Market, tagged ANB Hall, arts and crafts, cod, farmers market, fish, food, Kerry MacLane, kids' activities, Linda Wilson, market, Mike Wise, parsnips, potatoes, produce, Raven's Peek Roasters, Running of the Boots, Sailor's Choice Coffee, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, turnips on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mike Wise of Raven’s Peek Roasters and Sailor’s Choice Coffee won the “Table of the Day Award” for the fifth and final Sitka Farmers Market of the 2009 summer on Sept. 12. Mike and his wife, Dr. Marilyn Coruzzi, have had a table at all five markets in 2009 and all three markets in 2008. [...]
• 2010 Kayaaní Commission calendars are available for sale
Posted in education, traditional foods, tagged calendars, ethnobotany field guides, Kayaaní Commission, medicinal plants, Sitka, Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Tribe of Alaska, subsistence, traditional foods, wild edible plants on September 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The 2010 Kayaaní Commission calendars are available from Sitka Tribe of Alaska for $16 each. These full-color calendars feature photos and information about many common edible and medicinal plants found in the Sitka area. Also available are copies of “The Kayaaní Commission Ethnobotany Field Guide to Selected Plants Found In Sitka, Alaska,” which cost $15 [...]
