It’s time to put St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm to rest for the fall and winter! Join us from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2, as the Sitka Local Foods Network hosts a “bedding-down party” at St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm. We need help weeding, de-slugging, planting row cover crops and finishing up early fall harvesting. All [...]
Archive for September, 2010
• Come help put St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm to bed for the winter
Posted in Gardens, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network events, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, tagged community garden, de-slugging, encouragement, food, garden, harvesting, Lisa Sadleir-Hart, planting row cover crops, produce, projects, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, St. Peter's By The Sea Episcopal Church, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, weeding on September 29, 2010 | Comments Off
• Large crowd braves weather for Running of the Boots to support Sitka Local Foods Network
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Local food in Alaska projects and research, Photo galleries, Running of the Boots, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network events, tagged Alaska Cruise Association, Crescent Harbor shelter, education, encouragement, farmers market, Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce, Jesuit Volunteer, produce, projects, Running of the Boots, Shutterfly, Sitka, Sitka Blues Band, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, Summer's End Celebration, XtraTuf rubber boots, XtraTufs on September 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Despite high winds and rain, a large crowd of about 150-200 people showed up at Crescent Harbor Shelter on Saturday, Sept. 25, for the 16th annual Running of the Boots, a fundraiser for the Sitka Local Foods Network. The event was part of the third annual Summer’s End Celebration hosted by the Greater Sitka Chamber [...]
• Fourth annual Sitka Health Summit takes place on Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 4-5
Posted in education, Local food in Alaska projects and research, Local food in the news, tagged City and Borough of Sitka, Dr. Julien Naylor, education, encouragement, farmers market, food, food security, Harrigan Centennial Hall, Holly Keen, Kerry MacLane, Linda Wilson, Pat Kehoe, Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska, produce, projects, Scott Insurance Services, SEARHC, Sitka, Sitka Community Hospital, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Health Summit, Sitka Health Summit Health Initiatives Fund, Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Spruce Catering, University of Alaska Southeast-Sitka Campus, White's Inc./Harry Race Pharmacy/White's Pharmacy on September 28, 2010 | Comments Off
Sitka residents are invited to join their community in honoring our local wellness champions and planning our health priorities for the next year during the fourth annual Sitka Health Summit, “Working Together for a Healthier Sitka,” on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 4-5, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. The Sitka Local Foods Network got its start as [...]
• Don’t forget the Running of the Boots is this Saturday, and there’s a small Sitka Farmers Market, too
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Running of the Boots, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network events, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, tagged Alaska Cruise Association, Crescent Harbor shelter, encouragement, Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce, KCAW-Raven Radio, Ken Fate, Kerry MacLane, kids' activities, Running of the Boots, Season's End Celebration, Sheila Finkenbinder, Sitka, Sitka Blues Band, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral, XtraTufs on September 22, 2010 | Comments Off
Don’t forget the 16th annual Running of the Boots fundraiser for the Sitka Local Foods Network takes place at 11 a.m. (registration opens at 10 a.m.) on Saturday, Sept. 25, as part of the third annual Summer’s End Celebration hosted by the Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce and the Alaska Cruise Association. This fun run [...]
• Two FDA committees hear testimony about genetically modified salmon
Posted in education, Fish and game, Food choices, food security, tagged ADF&G, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska fishermen, Alaska News Nightly, Alaska Public Radio Network (APRN), AquaBounty Technologies, AquAdvantage®, Atlantic salmon, British Columbia, education, escaped farmed salmon, farmed Atlantic salmon, FDA, FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine, fish, fishermen, food, Food and Drug Administration, food safety, food security, Frankenfish, genetically modified Atlantic salmon, genetically modified salmon, invasive species, Los Angeles Times, Molly Andrews, Pacific salmon, salmon, Sen. Mark Begich, Sitka, Sitka Conservation Society, wild Alaska salmon on September 21, 2010 | Comments Off
This week, two different U.S. Food and Drug Administration committees have been taking testimony about the future of genetically modified salmon. On Monday, one committee — the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine — heard testimony about whether genetically modified salmon is safe to eat and if it should be approved. Tuesday, the other committee — [...]
• Iris Klingler wins Table of the Day Award for her bread, honey and jelly during fifth Sitka Farmers Market of the summer
Posted in Awards, food security, Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Photo galleries, Running of the Boots, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network events, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, tagged Alaska Cruise Association, ANB Hall, arts and crafts, berries, bread, carrots, cod, community garden, community greenhouse, education, encouragement, farmers market, fish, food, food security, garden, Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce, halibut, home baked goods, Iris Klingler, market, Maybelle Filler, music, potatoes, produce, Running of the Boots, salmon, Shutterfly, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, Summer's End Celebration, Suzan Brawnlyn, WIC (Women Infants Children) supplemental food program, WIC clients, WIC coupons, XtraTufs on September 15, 2010 | Comments Off
Iris Klingler won the Table of the Day award at the fifth and final Sitka Farmers Market of the summer on Saturday, Sept. 11, at Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall. The local home baker and honey/jelly maker was presented with a certificate, $25 cash and a farmers market cookbook by Sitka Local Foods Network board members [...]
• Running of the Boots on Saturday, Sept. 25, raises funds for Sitka Local Foods Network
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Running of the Boots, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network events, tagged Alaska Cruise Association, Crescent Harbor shelter, encouragement, Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce, KCAW-Raven Radio, Ken Fate, Kerry MacLane, kids' activities, Running of the Boots, Season's End Celebration, Sheila Finkenbinder, Sitka, Sitka Blues Band, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral, XtraTufs on September 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It’s time to dig your XtraTufs out of the closet and paint them up. The 16th annual Running of the Boots takes place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Crescent Harbor shelter. The Running of the Boots is part of the thid annual Season’s End Celebration, an event sponsored by the Greater [...]
• UAF Cooperative Extension Service publishes new sustainable gardening manual for Alaska
Posted in education, Gardens, greenhouse, tagged agriculture, Alaska Master Gardeners, Alaska News Nightly, Alaska Public Radio Network (APRN), berry crops, Bob Gorman, Bob Wheeler, composting, education, encouragement, food, Fred Sorensen, garden, Heidi Rader, horticulture, Jay Moore, Jeff Smeenk, Julie Riley, Michele Hebert, Oregon State University, pesticides, Peter Bierman, plant diseases, soils and fertilizers, Stephen Brown, Sustainable Gardening: The Alaska Master Gardener Manual, Sustainable Gardening: The Oregon-Washington Master Gardener Handbook, Tom Jahns, UAF Cooperative Extension Service on September 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
(The following is a press release from the University of Alaska Fairbanks news service) The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service has published a new comprehensive gardening manual. “Sustainable Gardening: The Alaska Master Gardener Manual” was adapted for Alaska from an Oregon State University publication, “Sustainable Gardening: The Oregon-Washington Master Gardener Handbook.” The 490-page [...]
• Sitka resident Keith Nyitray shares a recipe for Hungarian cabbage noodles
Posted in Recipes, tagged Brassica family, cabbage, education, egg noodles, encouragement, garden, Hungarian cabbage noodles, Keith Nyitray, local foods, produce, recipe, Sitka, vitamins on September 5, 2010 | Comments Off
A Hungarian cabbage noodles recipe from Sitka resident Keith Nyitray • Another recipe from Keith Nyitray — Broccoli pesto/dip It’s September and, at least in my garden, it’s time to start harvesting cabbages. I love cabbages. Being one of the many members of the Brassica family, cabbage is easy to grow and cultivate in Southeast [...]
• Sitka Local Foods Network to host board meeting on Monday, Sept. 6
Posted in education, food security, Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Gardens, greenhouse, Running of the Boots, Sitka Community Greenhouse and Education Center, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors, Sitka Local Foods Network events, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, tagged Alaska Food Policy Council, Blatchley Community Gardens, board meeting, community garden, community greenhouse, food, food security, garden, Kerry MacLane, projects, Running of the Boots, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, St. Peter's By The Sea Episcopal Church, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm on September 2, 2010 | Comments Off
The Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors will meet at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 6 (Labor Day) at the See House behind St. Peter’s By The Sea Episcopal Church. This is the board’s first monthly meeting since June, and the meeting is expected to last until 6 p.m. An agenda is posted below, [...]
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