(Lori Adams, who owns Down-To-Earth U-Pick Garden and is a frequent vendor at the Sitka Farmers Market, will be writing a regular garden column in the Daily Sitka Sentinel this summer. The Sentinel is allowing us to reprint the columns on this site after they first appear in the newspaper. This column appeared on Page [...]
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• Lori Adams discusses transplanting time in her latest Daily Sitka Sentinel garden column
Posted in education, greenhouse, Local food in the news, tagged Daily Sitka Sentinel, Down-To-Earth U-Pick Garden, education, encouragement, floating row cover, food, garden, garden column, Gardening in Southeast Alaska, hardening off, Lori Adams, Sitka, transplanting time, transplants on April 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
• As you build your garden this spring, don’t forget to Plant A Row For The Hungry
Posted in education, food security, Gardens, greenhouse, Uncategorized, tagged Anchorage Daily News, donated food, education, encouragement, food security, garden, Garden Writers Association Foundation, Garden Writers Association of America, Jeff Lowenfels, Johanna Willingham, Johanna Willingham-Guevin, Kerry MacLane, Linda Wilson, market, Plant A Row For Bean's Café, Plant a Row for the Hungry, produce, Salvation Army, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Tribe of Alaska, Sitkans Against Family Violence (SAFV), SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC), St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, U.S. Department of Agriculture, WIC (Women Infants Children) supplemental food program on April 15, 2012 |
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article first appeared on this site in April 2010. It is repeated because much of the information remains current and newsworthy.) As you start to plan your garden for this spring and summer, don’t forget to Plant A Row For The Hungry. The Plant A Row For The Hungry program (also [...]
• 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 |
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 Local Foods Network hosts annual meeting and potluck dinner on Saturday, Jan. 21
Posted in 200 fruit trees project, composting, education, fish in school lunches project, Food choices, food security, 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, traditional foods, tagged Alaska Food Policy Council, berries, community garden, community greenhouse, education, encouragement, farmers market, fish, food, food security, garden, halibut, Kerry MacLane, Let's Grow Sitka, market, produce, projects, salmon, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, subsistence, traditional foods, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, vegetables on January 16, 2012 |
Please join the Sitka Local Foods Network for its annual meeting and potluck dinner at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall (408 Marine St., parking lot is off Spruce Street). Join us as we honor our four years of existence and prepare for our fifth year. During this [...]
• 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 [...]
• Start now in your fight against slugs and snails
Posted in education, Gardens, greenhouse, tagged Anchorage Daily News, Bob Gorman, Charlie Nardozzi, community garden, community greenhouse, Edible Landscaping, education, food, Fran Durner, garden, garden pest control, garden slugs, Julie Riley, National Gardening Association, produce, Robert Gorman, Sitka, slugs, slugs and snails, snails, Talk Dirt To Me, UAF Cooperative Extension Service on April 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Ah, springtime in Southeast Alaska, when the weather is moist and chilly. If it’s springtime in Southeast, it means it’s time for garden slugs, the bane of every Southeast gardener. Now is the time to fight slugs, even if you haven’t planted yet as you wait for final frost in May. Slugs get into gardens [...]
• 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 [...]
• 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 [...]
• Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors to meet on Monday, Feb. 14
Posted in Sitka Farmers Market, Gardens, greenhouse, Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors, Let's Grow Sitka, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, Sitka Community Greenhouse and Education Center, 200 fruit trees project, fish in school lunches project, 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 [...]
• 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 [...]

