A new group will meet from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, at Balanced Practice yoga/massage studio (208-B Lake St.) to discuss the creation of a Sitka Food Co-Op. “We are just getting ready to have our first meeting to gather up those interested in being part of a start-up committee, so our goals and [...]
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• New group working to start a Sitka Food Co-Op
Posted in Food choices, Local food in the news, Sitka Food Co-Op, tagged Ann Betty, Balanced Practice yoga/massage studio, berries, bread, carrots, cod, fish, food, food security, greens, halibut, lettuce, market, potatoes, produce, salmon, Sitka Food Co-Op, vegetables on July 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
• ‘Getting Real About Food and the Future’ film explains the importance of local food
Posted in Food choices, food security, Local food in the news, tagged Christopher B. Bedford, community survival, education, encouragement, food, food security, garden, Getting Real About Food and the Future, local food, local food systems, local foods, produce, subsistence, traditional foods on June 28, 2011 |
Why is it so important to promote local foods and local foods systems? This 30-minute video by Christopher B. Bedford explains some of the reasons why local food is so important. According to the brief synopsis, “The growing oil, water, and climate crises threaten food security in all communities. This new film by Chris Bedford [...]
• James David Sneed to present food self-sufficiency talks and demonstrations
Posted in Food choices, food security, Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Gardens, Sitka Local Foods Network events, tagged education, encouragement, food, food security, garden, Harrigan Centennial Hall, Judy Johnston, Kerry MacLane, produce, Sitka, Sitka Local Foods Network, Sprucecott Gardens, subsistence, traditional foods on June 7, 2011 |
Why is salty seaweed good for tomatoes, potatoes and broccoli? Is raising small livestock in Southeast Alaska feasible? What seeds can we save here? James David Sneed, from Price of Wales Island, has been experimenting with food self-sufficiency in Southeast Alaska for 30 years. He also has presented on this topic in Washington state. James [...]
• 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 |
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 [...]
• Sitka National Historical Park hosts ‘Gardening in Sitka’ presentation
Posted in education, Food choices, food security, Gardens, greenhouse, tagged acidic soil conditions, Becky Latanich, carrots, education, encouragement, food, garden, Gardening in Sitka: A Unique Challenge, inexpensive greenhouse, lots of rain, planting schedules, potatoes, produce, seeds vs. seedlings, Sitka, Sitka National Historical Park, slugs and pests, Thomas Cook, tricky soil conditions on April 13, 2011 |
The Sitka National Historical Park‘s “An Evening in the Park” series will feature a presentation at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, called “Gardening in Sitka: A Unique Challenge.” This presentation will be led by Park Ranger Thomas Cook, who also is certified as a Master Gardener. The presentation takes place at the Sitka National [...]
• Save the date — ‘Let’s Grow Sitka’ gardening education event is Sunday, March 20, at ANB Hall
Posted in 200 fruit trees project, education, Food choices, Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Gardens, Let's Grow Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network events, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, tagged Adding edibles to your landscape, all those slugs, ANB Hall, Andrew Thoms, Arti Gras Sitka Music and Arts Festival, baby chicks, berry bushes, community garden, Ed Buyarski, Ed's Edible Landscaping of Juneau, education, encouragement, farmers market, food, food security, fruit trees, garden, home greenhouses, Let's Grow Sitka, Linda Wilson, market, prepare your soil, produce, raising chickens, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Fruit Tree Initiative, Sitka Local Foods Network, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, True Value Hardware, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, White's Inc./Harry Race Pharmacy/White's Pharmacy on February 10, 2011 |
Mark your calendars, because the 2011 “Let’s Grow Sitka” gardening education event opens at noon and runs until 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall on Katlian Street. Celebrate the first day of spring and get ready to garden. This annual event brings together local garden supply stores, local gardeners, [...]
• Alaskans Own™ community supported fisheries program expands from Sitka to Juneau
Posted in Fish and game, Food choices, food security, Local food in the news, tagged Alaska Marine Conservation Council, Alaskans Own Seafood, black cod, cod, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), Community Supported Fisheries (CSF), fish, food security, halibut, Juneau, Kodiak tanner crab, market, sablefish, salmon, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, subscription, yellow-eye rockfish on January 24, 2011 |
The Juneau Empire on Sunday, Jan. 23, featured an article that Sitka-based Alaskans Own™ seafood cooperative is expanding its Community Supported Fisheries program into Juneau this summer. Last summer, Alaskans Own™ became the first community supported fisheries (CSF) program in Alaska, using a model popular with farmers called Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) where customers buy [...]
• Sitka Local Foods Network to host annual meeting and local foods potluck on Saturday, Jan. 29
Posted in 200 fruit trees project, fish in school lunches project, Food choices, Gardens, Let's Grow Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Health Summit, Sitka Local Foods Network events, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, tagged annual meeting and potluck dinner, berries, carrots, cod, community garden, education, encouragement, farmers market, fish, food, food security, garden, halibut, herring eggs, Linda Wilson, market, potatoes, produce, projects, salmon, seaweed, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, traditional foods, vegetables, venison on January 20, 2011 |
The Sitka Local Foods Network will host its annual meeting and local foods potluck from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, at the Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Building, 408 Marine St. This event is free and open to all Sitka residents. The annual meeting portion of the program will feature an update on all of [...]
• Sitka Fruit Tree Initiative planting group to meet on Tuesday, Jan. 18
Posted in Awards, Food choices, Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Gardens, Local food in Alaska projects and research, Sitka Health Summit, tagged apple trees, apples, cherries, cherry trees, crabapple trees, crabapples, fruit tree shares, Garden Ventures, Harrigan Centennial Hall, Lisa Sadleir-Hart, Penny Brown, Sitka Fruit Tree Initiative, Sitka Health Summit on January 17, 2011 |
The Sitka Fruit Tree Initiative planting work group will meet from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. All members of the public are welcome to attend. The Sitka Fruit Tree Initiative hopes to plant 200 apple, crabapple or cherry trees in Sitka before the next Sitka Health Summit on Sept. 30-Oct. [...]
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