Short projects to make your home healthier and safer
By Art Nash, Cooperative Extension Home, Health and Family Development Screw It, Glue It and Nail It was the motto…
A better ending for your fish carcasses — soup or compost
By Heidi Rader Before you toss your fish carcasses back into the river, consider making bone broth or composting them…
Don’t let voles get the best of your garden
By Julie Riley I have a meadow vole apartment complex in my back yard and a front lawn decimated by…
Food safety training offered around Alaska
Food safety management training will take place by distance delivery Wednesday, June 17, in several Alaska communities. Locations for the…
Alaska 4-H Salad Garden Kit Giveaway
We have 30 salad garden kits leftover from our pick-up days last weekend. If you missed out on registration, now’s…
Consider bloom time when selecting lilacs for your yard
By Julie Riley Lilacs are beginning their frenzied period of bloom. It happens quickly. Before you know it, the flowers…
Need seeds? Have extra seeds? Then swap and share
Just like toilet paper, seeds were a favorite purchase of panic buyers. Several seed companies have temporarily stopped orders, are…
Extension Online May 26-June 7
While university offices remain closed, Cooperative Extension continues its outreach with distance-delivery programs, and we’re available to answer questions you…
Lawn and garden classes rescheduled
Due to conflicts, dates have changed for three upcoming lawn and garden Zoom webinars hosted by Kenai Peninsula agent Casey…
Online Extension programs for May 11-28
University of Alaska offices remain closed, but Cooperative Extension is still reaching out to Alaskans with a mix of distance-delivery…
Want to grow more food this summer? First, make a plan
This summer, many people are thinking about ramping up their food production. It’s a healthy activity you can do at…
Greenhouses remain open in Fairbanks with curbside pickup, service to rural Alaska
With the burgeoning interest in gardening this year, many will probably be relieved to hear that, so far, greenhouses in…