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 [...]
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• 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 |
• Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors to meet on Thursday, May 12
Posted in 200 fruit trees project, fish in school lunches project, food security, Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Gardens, greenhouse, Let's Grow Sitka, Sitka Community Greenhouse and Education Center, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors, Sitka Seafood Festival, 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, Let's Grow Sitka, planting 200 apple trees, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, 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 April 27, 2011 |
The Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors will hold its monthly meeting from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, at the Sitka Local Foods Network’s new office in the Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Building, 408 Marine St. Key topics for the meeting include the start of work parties at St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm, preparations [...]
• Sitka Fruit Tree Initiative to host public fruit tree planting party on April 23
Posted in 200 fruit trees project, education, food security, Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Local Foods Network events, tagged apples, Betty Eliason Child Care Center, Bob DeArmond, cherries, community garden, crabapples, Doug Osborne, education, encouragement, food, food security, fruit trees, garden, Hames Athletic and Wellness Center, KCAW-Raven Radio, Lisa Sadleir-Hart, Pacific High School, projects, Sealing Cove, Sitka, Sitka Fruit Tree Initiative, Sitka Health Summit, Sitka Local Foods Network, St. Peter's By The Sea Episcopal Church, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm on April 14, 2011 |
The Sitka Fruit Tree Initiative will host a public fruit tree planting event starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, at the Hames Athletic and Wellness Center. The first tree planted will be dedicated in memory of noted Sitka historian Bob DeArmond, who was 99 when he passed away on Nov. 26, 2010. The [...]
• Sitka Local Foods Network extends deadline for mini-grants for growing produce for the Sitka Farmers Market
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Gardens, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors, tagged berries, carrots, farmers market, food, fruit, garden, herbs, Kerry MacLane, Lisa Sadleir-Hart, market, mini-grants, potatoes, produce, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, vegetables on March 29, 2011 |
The Sitka Local Foods Network is offering three $100 mini-grants to Sitka gardeners willing to grow extra produce (vegetables, berries, fruit, herbs) the network can sell at its Sitka Farmers Markets this summer. The deadline for applications has been extended to Monday, April 4. Applications will be reviewed and mini-grants will be awarded during the [...]
• Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors to meet on Thursday, April 7
Posted in 200 fruit trees project, fish in school lunches project, food security, Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Gardens, greenhouse, Let's Grow Sitka, 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, annual meeting and potluck dinner, Blatchley Community Garden, community garden, community greenhouse, fish, food security, garden, getting more locally caught fish served in Sitka schools, Let's Grow Sitka, planting 200 apple trees, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Fruit Tree Initiative, Sitka Health Summit, Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, St. Peter's By The Sea Episcopal Church, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, Unitarian Fellowship Building on March 21, 2011 |
The Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors will hold its monthly meeting from 7-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, at the Sitka Local Foods Network’s new office in the Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Building, 408 Marine St. This is a change from the board’s regular meeting schedule. Key topics for the meeting include an [...]
• 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, [...]
• Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors to meet on Monday, Feb. 14
Posted in 200 fruit trees project, fish in school lunches project, Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Gardens, greenhouse, Let's Grow Sitka, Sitka Community Greenhouse and Education Center, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, tagged Alaska Food Policy Council, annual meeting and potluck dinner, Blatchley Community Garden, community garden, community greenhouse, fish, food security, garden, getting more locally caught fish served in Sitka schools, Let's Grow Sitka, planting 200 apple trees, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Health Summit, Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, St. Peter's By The Sea Episcopal Church, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, Unitarian Fellowship Building on February 4, 2011 |
The Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors will hold its monthly meeting from 5:30-7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14, at the Sitka Local Foods Network’s new office in the Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Building, 408 Marine St. Starting this month, meetings will move to the second Monday instead of the first. Key topics for [...]
• 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. [...]
• New book on XtraTufs includes photos from Running of the Boots fundraiser for Sitka Local Foods Network
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Running of the Boots, tagged A Juneau Afternoon, B.F. Goodrich, Capital City Weekly, Charles Bingham, commercial fishermen, community garden, community gardens, community greenhouse, Douglas, education, encouragement, Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce, Honeywell Safety Products, Jeff Brown, Juneau Tennyrunners, KCAW-Raven Radio, KTOO-FM, Larry Johansen, Norcross Safety Products, Old Harbor Books, projects, Rock Island Ill., Rowdy Dog Images, Running of the Boots, Sitka, Sitka Artisans Market, Sitka Community Greenhouse and Education Center, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Sneakers, sustainable use of traditional foods, XtraTuf rubber boots, XTRATUF: An Alaskan Way of Life, XtraTufs on December 13, 2010 |
Photos from the Running of the Boots, an annual fundraiser for the Sitka Local Foods Network, are featured in the new book “XTRATUF: An Alaskan Way of Life,” by Douglas resident Larry Johansen. The Running of the Boots is a fun, end-of-the-summer event where people run a short downtown course while wearing colorful costumes and [...]
• Sitka Fruit Tree Planting Work Group to sell shares of fruit trees at SCAPS Christmas Bazaar
Posted in 200 fruit trees project, Food choices, Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Gardens, Local food in Alaska projects and research, Sitka Health Summit, tagged apples, berries, cherries, Christmas Bazaar, community garden, crabapples, education, encouragement, food, food security, fruit trees, garden, Harrigan Centennial Hall, Lisa Sadleir-Hart, Plant 200 fruit trees project, projects, Sitka, Sitka Counseling And Prevention Services (SCAPS), Sitka Health Summit, Sitka Local Foods Network, tree shares on November 24, 2010 |
The Sitka Fruit Tree Planting Work Group will host a booth to sell fruit tree shares at the Sitka Counseling And Prevention Services (SCAPS) Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 27, at Harrigan Centennial Hall. The work group will be selling shares in fruit trees, which is a fundraiser to [...]
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