Using your Garden in your homeschool curriculum
By Heidi Rader This fall, many parents are considering homeschooling, perhaps for the first time, like me. It’s a daunting…
More youth chalk coding kits available
Alaska 4-H invites all Alaska youth to Chalk it Up! More free kits are available for youth ages 5-18 who…
Celebrating Events that are Healthy and Fun
By Adrian Kohrt Special occasions, such as birthdays, anniversaries and parties, do not have to be sit-down affairs where you…
Too much or not enough zucchini? A matter of perspective.
By Heidi Rader Right about now you might be experiencing a glut of zucchini among other things. When I was…
Food preservation classes offered by Zoom
Southeast Cooperative Extension agent Sarah Lewis will lead a series of canning and cleaning workshops by distance delivery. Upcoming classes…
You can grow bush, pole, runner and fava beans in Alaska
The difference between a fresh green bean and a canned one is huge. But green beans (snap beans) aren’t the…
Longtime Extension horticulture agent Julie Riley will retire today
She has been with Extension in Alaska for 36 years, making her one of the longest-serving agents in Alaska Extension’s…
Compost happens but there are ways speed up the process
By Julie Riley Once upon a time in a summer without COVID-19, I thought it would be great fun to…
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…
Reintegrating from the pandemic
By Marla Lowder, 4-H & Youth Development Agent, Tanana District These past few months have been a challenge for the majority of…
Spotlight on Glenn Juday
Glenn Juday, a forest ecology professor emeritus at UAF, is featured in a podcast recorded as part of the Down…