Online gardening, food and health programs!
While University of Alaska offices are closed, Cooperative Extension will offer a variety of distance-delivery programs, including several upcoming sessions…
The beauty and benefits of planting purple vegetables
If you’re enticed by color, consider planting purple vegetables this season. Beautiful in the garden, purple vegetables can actually provide…
Online gardening and food preservation classes!
While University of Alaska offices are closed, Cooperative Extension will offer a variety of distance-delivery programs, including several upcoming sessions…
Extension goes online!
While University of Alaska offices are closed, Extension is taking it online and offering a variety of distance-delivery programs from…
What vegetable varieties grew well in summer 2019
In summer 2019, we tested different vegetable varieties at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. In replicated trials, we trialed beets, snap…
Alaska Garden Helper: A new computer tool for planting in a changing climate
Gardeners and farmers curious about how the current warming trend might play out now have a customized set of computer…
Seed Starting!
Depending on what you want to grow it might be too early to start seeds, but we have planting on…
Spotlight on Steve Brown
This week we are highlighting one of our amazing faculty members, Steve Brown! Steve works at the Mat-Su/Copper River District…
16 Easy Steps to Gardening in Alaska
Share this with a new gardener or read the steps to think about how you can improve your established garden!…
Winter Gardening To-Do List
It may be winter but that doesn’t mean there are no gardening related activities! The following is from our publication…
Celebrate spring in Palmer with a spring fling!
The Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center will celebrate spring on Saturday, April 13, with 11 free community classes. One-hour…
Eat your vegetables!
Summer is a wonderful time to try new vegetables, especially when they are in season and can be grown locally….