The Tanana District 4-H program invites you to join its members and their parents, along with the volunteer leaders and the community members who support them, in celebrating National 4-H Week, which is Oct. 2-8.
By Dario J. Canelon The availability of fresh water is limited worldwide. Even though approximately three-fourths of the Earth’s surface…
By Heidi Rader Why yes, they do! Unlike in warmer climates, here they are usually grown as annuals rather than…
Fermentation offers a low-tech, energy-efficient way to not only preserve food but to potentially increase the nutrient value.
By Art Nash, Energy Specialist A lot of people are thinking ahead as vegetables grow, salmon are caught and hunters…
By Art Nash, Energy Specialist Last week I was watching a classic comedy movie from the late ‘70s where the…
By Adrian Kohrt As the birds migrate back into town, the snow melts and leaves sprout, we finally see the…
By Marla Lowder On April 29-30, 54 youth from across the state came to Fairbanks to participate in the Alaska…
By Dario Canelon Controlled environment agriculture is a technology-based approach to food production. Its main objectives are to provide protection…
Raised beds are a great option for gardening on top of a porch, concrete, or on poor, rocky soil. They’re ideal for corralling good soil while keeping it from getting compacted. They make it easy to employ no-till gardening and to eliminate weeds in the aisles, especially if your walkways are made of concrete or something else that completely keeps weeds from growing.
As many of you may have heard, the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was identified in late April in a backyard poultry flock in Wasilla.
By Marla Lowder It’s been awhile since we have really been able to offer some of our great opportunities for…