The Sitka Local Foods Network will host its first planting party of the season from 2-4 p.m on Saturday, May 5, at St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm (located behind St. Peter’s By The Sea Episcopal Church on Lincoln Street, above Crescent Harbor). Produce grown at St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm is sold during the Sitka Farmers Markets [...]
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• St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm hosts another work party for spring planting and preparing for a summer of fresh veggies
Posted in Gardens, Sitka Farmers Market, Sitka Local Foods Network events, tagged berries, carrots, communal garden, community garden, food, garden, 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, work party on May 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
• St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm hosts second work party to prepare for spring planting and a summer of fresh veggies
Posted in Gardens, Sitka Local Foods Network events, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, tagged berries, carrots, communal garden, community garden, food, garden, 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, work party on April 16, 2012 |
The Sitka Local Foods Network will host its second work party of the season from 2-4 p.m on Saturday, April 21, at St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm (located behind St. Peter’s By The Sea Episcopal Church on Lincoln Street, above Crescent Harbor). Produce grown at St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm is sold during the Sitka Farmers Markets [...]
• Help prepare St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm for spring planting and a summer of fresh veggies
Posted in Gardens, Sitka Local Foods Network events, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, tagged berries, carrots, communal garden, community garden, food, garden, 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, work party on April 3, 2012 |
It’s still a little cold to be planting outdoors, but it’s warm enough to start getting the garden ready. There will be a special work party from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, to expand our gardens at the St. Peter’s Fellowship Farm communal garden (located behind St. Peter’s By The Sea Episcopal Church on [...]
• Booths and vendors needed for the Let’s Grow Sitka! garden education event in March
Posted in education, Let's Grow Sitka, Sitka Local Foods Network events, tagged ANB Hall, arts and crafts, berries, community garden, community greenhouse, education, encouragement, food, food security, garden, kids' activities, Let's Grow Sitka, Linda Wilson, potatoes, produce, Sitka, Sitka Local Foods Network, St. Peter's Fellowship Farm, subsistence, traditional foods, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, vegetables on February 3, 2012 |
It is time to start planning for the 2012 Let’s Grow Sitka Garden Expo. This year’s event will be from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 11, at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall. Linda Wilson is coordinating the event, and she is looking for anyone interested in participating. Table spaces are FREE. The only [...]
• 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 [...]
• 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 |
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 |
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 [...]
• Sitka Local Foods Network hosts seed-saving workshop on Sept. 11
Posted in education, Food preservation, food security, Sitka Local Foods Network events, tagged carrots, education, encouragement, food security, garden, James David Sneed, lettuce, produce, saving seeds, Sprucecot Gardens, subsistence, vegetables on September 9, 2011 |
The Sitka Local Foods Network will host a seed-saving workshop with James David Sneed from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, at Sprucecot Gardens (308 Peterson). This free workshop will cover basic seed saving concepts and include hands-on practice with peas, radishes, beans, squash and grains. Information will be provided for those interested in saving [...]
• 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 |
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 [...]

