The Sitka Local Foods Network Board of Directors is recruiting for a volunteer/contract worker to serve as market manager for the 2012 Sitka Farmers Markets. This is the fifth year of operation for the Sitka Farmers Market, which features six markets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every other Saturday from July 7 through Sept. [...]
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• Sitka Local Foods Network seeks market manager for 2012 Sitka Farmers Markets
Posted in Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network board of directors, tagged ANB Hall, arts and crafts, berries, carrots, Doug Osborne, education, encouragement, farmers market, fish, food, food security, halibut, kids' activities, lettuce, Linda Wilson, market, Maybelle Filler, potatoes, produce, salmon, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, vegetables on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
• 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 | Leave a Comment »
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 | Leave a Comment »
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 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 | Comments Off
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 [...]
• Time to mark your calendar for 2012 Sitka Local Foods Network major events
Posted in Let's Grow Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network events, Sitka Seafood Festival, tagged ANB Hall, Crescent Harbor shelter, farmers market, Harrigan Centennial Hall, Kerry MacLane, Let's Grow Sitka, Linda Wilson, projects, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, Sitka Local Foods Network annual meeting, Sitka Seafood Festival on January 5, 2012 | Comments Off
Each year, the Sitka Local Foods Network hosts a variety of events to promote the use of local foods in Sitka. Here are the dates and (if known) times for some of the events we will host in 2012. The Sitka Local Foods Network annual meeting and potluck takes place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, [...]
• 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 | Comments Off
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 | Comments Off
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 [...]
• Potato dig and vegetable picking parties on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9-10, at St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm
Posted in Gardens, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network events, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, tagged ANB Hall, carrots, community garden, education, encouragement, farmers market, food, food security, garden, kids' activities, Laura Schmidt, lettuce, potatoes, produce, Running of the Boots, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, St. Peter's By The Sea Episcopal Church, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, vegetables on September 8, 2011 | Comments Off
The Sitka Local Foods Network will host two family friendly harvests of root vegetables at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, and at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, at St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm (behind St. Peter’s By The Sea Episcopal Church on Lincoln Street). The picking parties are to help get root vegetables ready [...]
• 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 | Comments Off
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 [...]
• Root vegetable picking parties on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 26-27, at St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm
Posted in Gardens, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network events, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, tagged ANB Hall, carrots, community garden, education, encouragement, farmers market, food, food security, garden, kids' activities, Laura Schmidt, lettuce, potatoes, produce, Sitka, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network, St. Peter's By The Sea Episcopal Church, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, vegetables on August 26, 2011 | Comments Off
The Sitka Local Foods Network will host two family friendly harvest of root vegetables at 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26, and at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, at St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm (behind St. Peter’s By The Sea Episcopal Church on Lincoln Street). The picking parties are to help get root vegetables ready [...]

