It’s time to dig your XtraTufs out of the closet and paint them up. The 16th annual Running of the Boots takes place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Crescent Harbor shelter. The Running of the Boots is part of the thid annual Season’s End Celebration, an event sponsored by the Greater [...]
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• Running of the Boots on Saturday, Sept. 25, 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 Sitka Local Foods Network, encouragement, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka, kids' activities, Kerry MacLane, Running of the Boots, XtraTufs, Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce, Alaska Cruise Association, Season's End Celebration, Sheila Finkenbinder, KCAW-Raven Radio, Crescent Harbor shelter, St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Ken Fate, Sitka Blues Band 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, [...]
• Bridget Kauffman wins Table of the Day Award for her baked goods during fourth Sitka Farmers Market of the summer
Posted in Food choices, Running of the Boots, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network events, tagged Sitka Local Foods Network, food, market, farmers market, community garden, community greenhouse, fish, produce, berries, education, encouragement, Linda Wilson, Sitka Farmers Market, ANB Hall, garden, Sitka, salmon, cod, halibut, music, arts and crafts, food security, potatoes, carrots, bread, Running of the Boots, XtraTufs, Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce, Alaska Cruise Association, Summer's End Celebration, Shutterfly, Bridget Kauffman, home baked goods, St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Lynnda Strong on September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Bridget Kauffman won the Table of the Day award at the fourth Sitka Farmers Market of the summer on Saturday, Aug. 28, at Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall. The local home baker was presented with a certificate, $25 cash and a farmers market cookbook by Sitka Local Foods Network board secretary/treasurer Linda Wilson and board member [...]
• New Sitka Local Foods Network events calendar added to site
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Gardens, Let's Grow Sitka, Running of the Boots, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors, Sitka Local Foods Network events, education, traditional foods, tagged community garden, community greenhouse, education, farmers market, garden, market, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, traditional foods, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, workshop on January 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We now have an events calendar. This link goes to a calendar for Sitka Local Foods Network and other related events in the Sitka area. You will be able to find the link under “Pages” in the right column. This calendar will feature events such as Sitka Local Foods Network board meetings, Sitka Farmers Markets, [...]
• Aliens from Running of the Boots fundraiser show up in Daily Sitka Sentinel and Juneau Empire
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Local food in the news, Running of the Boots, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network in the news, tagged Alaska Local Food Film Festival, Alaska Magazine, Bethel, black cod, Capital City Weekly, cod, Daily Sitka Sentinel, Eat Local Northwest blog, Eating Alaska, Ellen Frankenstein, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, farmers market, food, garden, Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce, Juneau Empire, KTUU-TV (Anchorage NBC affiliate), Meyer's Farm, mushrooms, produce, Running of the Boots, sablefish, Seattle Times, Sheila Finkenbinder, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, The Atlantic Food Channel, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, USA Today on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The green-headed aliens were the hit of the Running of the Boots on Saturday, earning spots on the front page of the Daily Sitka Sentinel on Monday and in Tuesday’s issue of the Juneau Empire. The Running of the Boots is a fundraiser for the Sitka Local Foods Network, and we greatly appreciate race founder [...]
• Big crowd joins Running of the Boots to support Sitka Local Foods Network
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Photo galleries, Running of the Boots, Sitka Farmers Market, tagged Alaska Cruiseline Association, crepes, fundraiser, Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce, produce, Running of the Boots, Sitka, Sitka Conservation Society, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, Summer's End Celebration, Wild and Scenic Film Festival, XtraTufs on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Despite a heavy downpour before the race, about 200 people showed up the Crescent Harbor Shelter on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, for the 15th annual Running of the Boots, a fundraiser for the Sitka Local Foods Network. The event was part of the second annual Summer’s End Celebration hosted by the Greater Sitka Chamber of [...]
• Daily Sitka Sentinel features Running of the Boots preview, plus other news about local foods from around the region
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Local food in the news, Running of the Boots, Sitka Local Foods Network in the news, tagged Anchorage Daily News, berries, Daily Sitka Sentinel, education, food, Fran Durner, garden, halibut, Juneau Empire, Juneau Garden Club, potatoes, salmon, Sitka, Sitka Local Foods Network, Talk Dirt To Me on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Friday issue of the Daily Sitka Sentinel featured an article and photo previewing the 15th annual Running of the Boots on Saturday (Page 9), which is a fundraiser for the Sitka Local Foods Network. Unfortunately, the announcement did not make onto the Sentinel’s Web site. The Running of the Boots starts at 11 a.m. [...]
• Juneau Empire on Sunday runs Sitka Farmers Market photo and Running of the Boots article
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Running of the Boots, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network in the news, tagged farmers market, food, Juneau Empire, Mike Wise, Raven's Peek Roasters, Running of the Boots, Sailor's Choice Coffee, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Click here to see the Juneau Empire’s coverage on Sunday of Mike Wise of Raven’s Peek Roasters and Sailor’s Choice Coffee winning the Table of the Day Award for the final Sitka Farmers Market of the summer on Sept. 12. Click here to read a Juneau Empire notice in Sunday’s paper about the Running of [...]
• Just a reminder, the Running of the Boots fundraiser for the Sitka Local Foods Network is this Saturday
Posted in Fundraisers for the Sitka Local Foods Network, Running of the Boots, tagged Alaska Cruise Association, fish, food, free lunch, fundraiser, Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce, hamburgers, hot dogs, Running of the Boots, Season's End Celebration, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, XtraTufs on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The 15th annual Running of the Boots takes place at 11 a.m. this Saturday, Sept. 26 (registration opens at 10 a.m.). In this fundraiser for the Sitka Local Foods Network, runners don their XtraTufs as they run from the Crescent Harbor shelter and around St. Michael’s Russian Orthodox Cathedral downtown and back (more ambitious runners [...]
