Herring is an important food source in Sitka and the rest of Southeast Alaska. Not only are there huge commercial and subsistence harvests of the fish, and it is an important food source for salmon, halibut, whales, sea lions and other animals in the region. The Sitka Maritime Heritage Society will host the presentation “Herring: [...]
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• Sitka Maritime Heritage Society to host a presentation on the importance of herring in Southeast Alaska
Posted in education, Fish and game, Local food in Alaska projects and research, traditional foods, tagged education, encouragement, fish, food, Harrigan Centennial Hall, herring, herring eggs, herring reduction plants, sac roe herring, Sitka, Sitka Maritime Heritage Society, subsistence, traditional foods on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
• Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors to meet on Monday, Feb. 6
Posted in composting, education, Fish and game, fish in school lunches project, food security, Gardens, greenhouse, Let's Grow Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Food Co-Op, Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors, Sitka Local Foods Network events, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, traditional foods, tagged Alaska Food Policy Council, Blatchley Community Garden, community garden, community greenhouse, fish, FISH (Fish In Schools Hooray), food security, garden, getting more locally caught fish served in Sitka schools, Kerry MacLane, Let's Grow Sitka, planting 200 apple trees, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Food Co-Op, Sitka Fruit Tree Initiative, Sitka Health Summit, Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Seafood Festival, Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, St. Peter's By The Sea Episcopal Church, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, Unitarian Fellowship Building on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors will hold its monthly meeting from 6:30-8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, at the Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Building, 408 Marine St. (parking lot is off Spruce Street). Key topics for the meeting include planning for the Let’s Grow Sitka on March 11, a recap of the [...]
• Sitka Conservation Society hosts wild foods potluck on Wednesday, Nov. 2
Posted in Fish and game, Food choices, traditional foods, tagged Ashley Bolwerk, berries, cod, education, encouragement, fish, Fish to Schools, food, garden, halibut, Harrigan Centennial Hall, Mt. Edgecumbe High School Youth for Environmental Action, Recycle Sitka, salmon, Sitka 4H club, Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition, Sitka Conservation Society, Sitka High School, Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Maritime Heritage Society, Sitka Seafood Festival, Sitka Trail Works, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, subsistence, the Sitka Sound Science Center, the Slow Foods Southeast group, Tracy Gagnon, traditional foods, wild foods potluck on November 1, 2011 | Comments Off
The Sitka Conservation Society will host its second annual wild foods potluck on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with food served at 6 p.m. Come celebrate Alaska’s bounty with friends and family. Bring a dish featuring food fished, foraged, hunted or cultivated in Southeast. If you don’t have any [...]
• Fish to Schools program to serve fish lunches at two schools twice a month
Posted in Fish and game, fish in school lunches project, Food choices, Local food in Alaska projects and research, traditional foods, tagged Blatchley Middle School, cod, education, fish, Fish to Schools, food, halibut, KCAW-Raven Radio, Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School, projects, salmon, Seafood Producers Cooperative, Sitka, Sitka Health Summit, Sitka Sound Seafoods, Tracy Gagnon on September 12, 2011 | Comments Off
The Fish to Schools program will kick off this year’s schedule of serving fish lunches at school on Wednesday, Sept. 14. Local fish lunches will be served every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary and Blatchley Middle School as a hot lunch option. This is a Sitka Health Summit [...]
• Sitka Seafood Festival steering committee to meet Aug. 23 to plan 2012 festival
Posted in Fish and game, Sitka Seafood Festival, traditional foods, tagged Alicia Olson, clams, cod, crab, education, encouragement, fish, food security, halibut, mussels, salmon, scallops, Sitka, Sitka Seafood Festival, subsistence, traditional foods on August 17, 2011 | Comments Off
The Sitka Seafood Festival will host a planning (or “see if we can make this festival happen again”) meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23, in the fireplace pit at the Westmark Sitka Hotel (330 Seward St.). The third annual Sitka Seafood Festival is tentatively planned for Aug 3-4, 2012, but there is a [...]
• Sitka Conservation Society hosts a Sitka Salmon Tour for Kids
Posted in Fish and game, fish in school lunches project, food security, Local food in the news, traditional foods, tagged education, encouragement, fish, food, food security, Old Harbor Books, salmon, salmon habitat, Sitka, Sitka Conservation Society, Sitka Salmon Tour for Kids, Sitka Salmon Tours, Sitka Sound Science Center, stream to plate, subsistence, traditional foods on August 17, 2011 | Comments Off
The Sitka Conservation Society will host a family friendly walking tour of Sitka’s salmon habitat from 5:30-7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26, starting at the Sitka Sound Science Center(834 Lincoln St.).The walking tour will explore the magic of salmon from stream to plate. It is similar to the walking tours offered this summer by Sitka [...]
• KCAW-Raven Radio highlights new walking tour about salmon in Sitka
Posted in Fish and game, Food choices, Local food in Alaska projects and research, Local food in the news, traditional foods, tagged ANB Harbor, education, Emily Bender, fish, food, food security, KCAW-Raven Radio, Nicolaas Mink, salmon, Seafood Producers Cooperative, Sitka, Sitka Conservation Society, Sitka Salmon Tours, traditional foods on August 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Recently, KCAW-Raven Radio summer intern Emily Bender produced a story about a new walking tour that teaches tourists and locals about something near and dear to Sitka’s heart — wild salmon. According to the story, Nicolaas Mink, owner and tour guide for Sitka Salmon Tours, leads behind-the-scenes walking tours of the local salmon fishery from [...]
• Make plans for the second Sitka Farmers Market of the summer this Saturday (July 30) at ANB Hall
Posted in Fish and game, Food choices, Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network events, tagged ANB Hall, arts and crafts, berries, broccoli, carrots, chard, cod, education, encouragement, farmers market, fish, food, food security, greens, halibut, herbs, kale, kids' activities, lettuce, Linda Wilson, market, potatoes, produce, projects, salmon, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, vegetables on July 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The second Sitka Farmers Market of the summer takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall (235 Katlian St.), and this market promises to be bigger than the first one. This will be the second of five full Sitka Farmers Markets this summer, with the [...]
• ADF&G offers basic hunter education course July 22-23 in Sitka
Posted in education, Fish and game, tagged Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Basic Hunter Education, bear, deer, education, encouragement, food, game meat, goat, hunter safety, hunting, moose, safe rifle use, sheep, Sitka ADF&G office, Sitka Local Foods Network, subsistence, traditional foods, workshop on July 6, 2011 | Comments Off
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is offering a two-day basic hunter education class July 22-23 in Sitka. The class takes place from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, July 22, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, at the Sitka Sportsman’s Association building toward the end of Halibut Point Road (by [...]
• Second Annual Sitka Seafood Festival celebrates our local bounty from the sea
Posted in Fish and game, Food choices, Local food in Alaska projects and research, Sitka Seafood Festival, Uncategorized, tagged Crescent Harbor, fish, food, GingerLee, halibut, Harrigan Centennial Hall, Jenn Perry, Louisa Chu, Old Harbor Books, Ray Troll, Ray Troll and the Rat Fish Wranglers, Robert Kinneen, rockfish, salmon, Sitka, Sitka Seafood Festival, traditional foods on May 16, 2011 | Comments Off
The second annual Sitka Seafood Festival takes place on Friday and Saturday, May 20-21, at Harrigan Centennial Hall and Crescent Harbor. The festival opens at 6 p.m. on Friday with the opening banquet dinner at Harrigan Centennial Hall. This event features a formal atmosphere with various local chefs collaborating, each showcasing a separate course. It [...]
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