Bump up your strawberry production
By Heidi Rader There are never enough strawberries in our patch — I think my kids and my neighbor’s kids…
Resources offer respite, care for those with mental health struggles
By Reina Hasting UAF Cooperative Extension Service July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, also known…
Tanana District 4-H’ers participate in state 4-H horse contest
By Marla Lowder On April 28-29, 13 Fairbanks area youth and several adults traveled to Kenai to participate in the…
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…