Gardening in Ruby, Alaska, and making it work
By Heidi Rader Evelyn Sarten and her late husband Ed (Dwight) have gardened in Ruby, Alaska, for a quarter of…
Strawberries for good health
By Leslie Shallcross Food and good health are inextricably linked with numerous studies showing that food patterns including lots of…
Gardening with our abilities this breakup season
By Art Nash, Energy Specialist The snow has been melting rapidly and it seems as though spring is here. In…
Never, ever gardened before in Alaska? Keep reading
By Heidi Rader Gardening for the first time can be daunting, especially in Alaska with the added challenges of a…
Eating the rainbow has many health benefits
By Adrian Kohrt Spring is in the air! With the coming of spring, it is time to start thinking of…
Want to replace invasive bird cherry and chokecherry trees? Plant these instead
By Gooseberry Peter Alaskans have a love-hate relationship with mayday trees. The mayday tree (Prunus padus), aka European bird cherry,…
Celebrate Easter with this kulich recipe from Kodiak
By Reina Hasting Easter is celebrated in different ways around the world. Making a kite to fly on Good Friday…
Spring brings a sense of renewal
By Leslie Shallcross The mounds of snow outside my windows and covering my roof can’t fool me, it’s spring and…
Principles of vertical farming
By Dario Canelon, UAF Cooperative Extension Controlled Environment Agriculture is the production of plants and their products, such as vegetables…
A good reason for eating in-season
By Leslie Shallcross Make it sweet, tart, juicy and nutritious, make it citrus! November through March are peak months for…
Radon is an all-year concern
By Art Nash, Energy Specialist January is National Radon Action Month, and it turns out that this past month more…
Walk your way into the new year
By Adrian Kohrt The beginning of January is a time for new resolutions. But by February, many of the people…