(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 [...]
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• UAF Cooperative Extension Service publishes new sustainable gardening manual for Alaska
Posted in Gardens, education, greenhouse, tagged food, education, encouragement, garden, Bob Gorman, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, Alaska News Nightly, Alaska Public Radio Network (APRN), composting, Alaska Master Gardeners, Sustainable Gardening: The Alaska Master Gardener Manual, Sustainable Gardening: The Oregon-Washington Master Gardener Handbook, Oregon State University, Michele Hebert, agriculture, horticulture, soils and fertilizers, berry crops, plant diseases, pesticides, Stephen Brown, Jeff Smeenk, Tom Jahns, Fred Sorensen, Julie Riley, Heidi Rader, Bob Wheeler, Peter Bierman, Jay Moore on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
• Sitka Local Foods Network to host board meeting on Monday, Sept. 6
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Gardens, Running of the Boots, 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, education, food security, greenhouse, tagged Sitka Local Foods Network, projects, food, community garden, community greenhouse, Sitka Farmers Market, garden, Sitka, Kerry MacLane, food security, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, St. Peter's By The Sea Episcopal Church, Running of the Boots, board meeting, Alaska Food Policy Council, Blatchley Community Gardens on September 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors will meet at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 6 (Labor Day) at the See House behind St. Peter’s By The Sea Episcopal Church. This is the board’s first monthly meeting since June, and the meeting is expected to last until 6 p.m. An agenda is posted below, [...]
• How does your garden grow? Sitka wants to see its best gardens
Posted in Gardens, greenhouse, tagged Sitka Local Foods Network, food, community garden, community greenhouse, encouragement, garden, Sitka, food production, flower gardens on August 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Does your neighbor have an incredible garden? Do you think your own garden looks pretty impressive? Then help the Sitka Local Foods Network find out who grows the best gardens in Sitka. If you know of someone with an impressive garden, take a picture or two and e-mail the photos by Sept. 11 to charleswbingham3@gmail.com. [...]
• Kerry MacLane provides update on Sitka Community Greenhouse and Education Center project
Posted in Sitka Community Greenhouse and Education Center, food security, greenhouse, tagged community garden, community greenhouse, education, encouragement, food, food security, fruits and vegetables, garden, horticultural therapy, Kerry MacLane, locally grown, Mt. Edgecumbe High School, Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital, produce, SEARHC, Sitka, Sitka Community Greenhouse and Education Center, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Health Summit, Sitka Local Foods Network, University of Alaska Southeast-Sitka Campus on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
About a dozen people joined Sitka Local Foods Network president Kerry MacLane for a PowerPoint presentation about the proposed Sitka Community Greenhouse and Education Center on Wednesday, May 12, at the SEARHC At Kaník Hít Community Health Services Building first-floor conference room. Kerry showed his presentation (attached) and provided a status update for the project. [...]
• SEARHC hosts May 12 lunchtime presentation about Sitka Community Greenhouse and Education Center project
Posted in Sitka Community Greenhouse and Education Center, Sitka Local Foods Network events, education, greenhouse, tagged community greenhouse, education, encouragement, food security, garden, horticultural therapy, Japonski Island, Kerry MacLane, Mt. Edgecumbe High School, produce, projects, SEARHC Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital, Sitka, Sitka Community Garden and Education Center, Sitka Health Summit, Sitka Local Foods Network, University of Alaska Southeast-Sitka Campus on May 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Have you heard about the proposed Sitka Community Greenhouse and Education Center? Join us for a short lunchtime presentation at noon on Wednesday, May 12, at the SEARHC At Kanik Hít Community Health Services Building first-floor conference room (1212 Seward Ave., down the hill from Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital, the building with the big totem pole [...]
• As you build your garden, don’t forget to plant a row for the hungry
Posted in Gardens, education, food security, greenhouse, tagged Sitka Local Foods Network, market, produce, education, encouragement, Linda Wilson, Sitka Farmers Market, garden, Kerry MacLane, food security, Anchorage Daily News, Plant a Row for the Hungry, Jeff Lowenfels, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Garden Writers Association of America, Plant A Row For Bean's Café, WIC (Women Infants Children) supplemental food program, donated food, Garden Writers Association Foundation on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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 known as Plant A Row or PAR) is a national campaign by the Garden Writers Association of America that got its start in Alaska. In [...]
• Sitka growers to contribute to local CSA venture
Posted in Gardens, Let's Grow Sitka, greenhouse, tagged bananas, beets, berries, blueberries, bread, Brian Pierce, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), Down To Earth u-pick gardens, encouragement, Eve's Farm, Evening Star Grutter, Fabian Grutter, farmers market, Florence Welsh, food, garden, Gimbal Botanicals, green beans, greens, Hope Merritt, Judy Johnstone, kelp products, lemons, Let's Grow Sitka, limes, Lori Adams, market, oranges, Organically Grown Company of Portland Ore., pineapples, potatoes, produce, radishes, raspberries, Renee Pierce, Simple Pleasures of Alaska, Sitka, Sitka CSA, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, Sprucecot Gardens, strawberries, The Pierce Family, The Welsh Family Forget-Me-Not Gardens, tomatoes, wild berry jelly, zucchini on March 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
One of the latest trends in farming is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), which enables people to buy local, seasonal food directly from the farmer. Renee and Brian Pierce, who own the locally made kelp products and wild berry jelly shop Simple Pleasures of Alaska, are working with Sitka growers to start a small CSA venture [...]
• Sitka office of UAF Cooperative Extension Service to host Master Gardener class
Posted in Gardens, education, greenhouse, tagged Alaska Master Gardeners, Bob Gorman, community garden, community greenhouse, education, encouragement, food, fruits and vegetables, garden, Master Gardeners, produce, projects, Sitka, Sitka Local Foods Network, Southeast Alaska Master Gardeners, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, University of Alaska Southeast-Sitka Campus on February 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Sitka office of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will host a 40-hour Master Gardener class from 6-9 p.m. every Wednesday night from March 3 through May 12 in Sitka. The class also will involve two 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday sessions, on March 20 and May. All classes take place [...]
• Juneau hosts Alaska Greenhouse and Nursery Conference on Feb. 25-26
Posted in Gardens, education, greenhouse, tagged Alaska Greenhouse and Nursery Conference, ANB Hall, Darren Snyder, food, garden, Juneau, landscape design, native plants, new varieties, Polar Grower Trade Show, produce, slugs and snails, Southeast Gardening Workshop, UAF Cooperative Extension Service on February 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Save the dates: The Alaska Greenhouse and Nursery Conference takes place on Feb. 25-26 in Juneau, with the Southeast Gardening Workshop on Feb. 27. These events should be worth a trip from Sitka to Juneau. Alaska Greenhouse and Nursery Conference topics will include slugs and snails, low maintenance landscape design, propagating native plants, new varieties [...]
