Mark your calendars, because the 2012 “Let’s Grow Sitka” gardening education event opens at noon and runs until 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 11, at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall on Katlian Street. Don’t forget to set your clocks to spring forward so you can get ready to grow. This annual event brings together local [...]
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• Let’s Grow Sitka garden education event is Sunday, March 11, at ANB Hall
Posted in education, Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Let's Grow Sitka, tagged Adam Chinalski, Amanda Grearson, ANB Hall, Andrianna Natsoulas, berries, Blatchley Community Garden, Bob Gorman, carrots, Cathy Lieser, community garden, community greenhouse, Dave Lendrum, Doug Osborne, education, encouragement, Eve Grutter, Florence Welsh, food, food security, garden, Hope Merritt, Jeren Schmidt, Johanna Willingham, Jud Kirkness, Judy Johnstone, Kelly Smitherman, Kerry MacLane, Landscape Alaska, Laura Schmidt, Let's Grow Sitka, Linda Wilson, Lisa Sadleir-Hart, Lisa Teas, Lori Adams, Lowell Frank, Mandy Summers, Margaret Tharp, Maybelle Filler, Michelle Putz, Mike Tackaberry, Penny Brown, potatoes, produce, projects, Rick Peterson, Robin Grewe, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, Southeast Alaska Master Gardener Association, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, Stanley Schoening, Tom Hart, Tracy Gagnon, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, vegetables on March 8, 2012 | 1 Comment »
• Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors to meet on Monday, Jan. 9
Posted in composting, education, Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Let's Grow Sitka, Local food in Alaska projects and research, Sitka Community Greenhouse and Education Center, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Food Co-Op, Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, 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 January 5, 2012 |
The Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors will hold its monthly meeting from 6:30-8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, 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 Jan. 21 Sitka Local Foods Network annual meeting, a recap [...]
• Running of the Boots 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 350.org, bike safety check, Bike to the Boots, Crescent Harbor, Crescent Harbor shelter, encouragement, Kerry MacLane, kids' activities, market, Moving Planet, produce, projects, Running of the Boots, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral, vegetables, XtraTuf rubber boots, XtraTufs on September 12, 2011 |
It’s time to dig your XtraTufs out of the closet and gussy them up. The 17th annual Running of the Boots takes place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Crescent Harbor shelter. And this year people who “Bike to the Boots” can receive a free bike safety check before the race. So [...]
• Make plans for the last full Sitka Farmers Market of the summer this Saturday (Sept. 10) at ANB Hall
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network events, tagged ANB Hall, arts and crafts, berries, carrots, cod, education, encouragement, farmers market, fish, food, food security, garden, halibut, kids' activities, lettuce, Linda Wilson, market, music, potatoes, produce, salmon, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, vegetables on September 8, 2011 |
Be sure to attend the fifth and final Sitka Farmers Market of the summer, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall (235 Katlian St.). This will be the last of five full Sitka Farmers Markets this summer, with the schedule running on alternate [...]
• Make plans for the fourth Sitka Farmers Market of the summer this Saturday (Aug. 27) at ANB Hall
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network events, tagged ANB Hall, arts and crafts, berries, carrots, cod, education, encouragement, farmers market, fish, food, food security, garden, halibut, kids' activities, lettuce, Linda Wilson, market, music, potatoes, produce, salmon, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, vegetables on August 26, 2011 |
Be sure to attend the fourth Sitka Farmers Market of the summer, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall (235 Katlian St.). This will be the fourth of five full Sitka Farmers Markets this summer, with the schedule running on alternate Saturdays (July [...]
• Celebrate National Farmers Market Week by going to the Sitka Farmers Market on Saturday
Posted in education, Food choices, Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network events, tagged Alaska Farmers Market Association, America's Favorite Farmers Markets, ANB Hall, arts and crafts, berries, carrots, cod, community greenhouse, encouragement, farmers market, fish, food, food security, garden, halibut, kids' activities, lettuce, Linda Wilson, market, music, National Farmers Market Week, potatoes, produce, salmon, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, vegetables, WIC coupons on August 11, 2011 |
Aug. 7-13 is National Farmers Market Week this year, as declared by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, so celebrate the week by attending the Sitka Farmers Market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall (235 Katlian St.). Farmers markets are a great way to connect [...]
• 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 [...]
• Don’t forget to vote for the Sitka Farmers Market in this year’s America’s Favorite Farmers Markets contest
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network events, tagged America's Favorite Farmers Markets contest, American Farmland Trust, ANB Hall, arts and crafts, berries, carrots, cod, community garden, community greenhouse, education, encouragement, farmers market, fish, food, food security, garden, halibut, kids' activities, Linda Wilson, market, music, potatoes, produce, projects, salmon, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm on July 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The fourth season for the Sitka Farmers Market doesn’t open until July 16, but you can vote for us now in the third annual America’s Favorite Farmers Markets contest. The contest is sponsored by the American Farmland Trust, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving America’s agricultural resources. To vote, click here and then search for [...]
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