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  • Three lightly browned sourdough biscuits are piled on a flour-covered surface.

    Sitka chef to lead brunch-time biscuit-making workshop

    November 12, 2024

    Chef Andrew Jylkka will share his tips and tricks for making sourdough buttermilk biscuits during a cozy brunch-time class sponsored by the University of ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service in Sitka.

  • A person wraps wire around the trunk of a tiny evergreen bonsai tree to shape it.

    Learn the ancient art of bonsai in Anchorage class

    November 11, 2024

    Learn the art of bonsai in a hands-on class taught by longtime florist Paul Marmora in Anchorage. Marmora is past president of the Cook Inlet Bonsai Study Group.

  • A striped mussel shell smaller than a fingernail is shown embedded in a ball of moss.

    Climate change focus of 25th annual Invasive Species Workshop

    November 01, 2024

    Managing invasive species in a changing climate will be the focus of the 25th annual ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Invasive Species Workshop on Nov. 12-14 in Fairbanks. The University of ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is coordinating the workshop with the ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Invasive Species Partnership, an informal statewide group of agencies, organizations and individuals concerned about invasive species.

  • A jar of corn relish is placed into a large boiling water bath with other jars

    Food preservation workshops planned in Tok

    October 21, 2024

    Tok-area residents can learn to preserve meat, fish and vegetables and make yogurt, sausage and jerky in a series of workshops led by the University of ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Leslie Shallcross, a health, home and family development agent in Fairbanks, will teach the classes at the Interior ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Campus Tok Center on West 1st St.

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Extension Blog
  • November 03, 2024

    By Adrian Kohrt Safety in the kitchen is one of the most important things to consider in your house. Forty-eight million cases of foodborne illness occur each year — the equivalent of sickening 1 in 6 Americans. These illnesses result in an estimated 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. To prevent such occurrences, the United States …

  • October 21, 2024

    By Marla Lowder I recently attended a training session, during which we watched a video about a school in New Mexico where over 75% of the youth live below the poverty line. Of those students, only 40% were proficient on the testing, which means 60% were not. When the teachers tried to figure out why, …

  • October 06, 2024

    By Leslie Shallcross I was in the sunny Southwest two weeks ago, leaving while many ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ gardens and greenhouses were slowing but still impressing with wonderful, nutritious subarctic-grown potatoes, carrots, cabbages and even tomatoes. I saw totally different gardens on my return, with many having experienced frost and gardeners in a hurry to get their …

  • October 04, 2024

    — Theresa Isaac Another fantastic year of community potato harvest has been completed! On Monday, Sept. 30, Amy Foote, senior area executive chef at the ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Native Tribal Health Consortium ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Native Medical Center, along with several colleagues, harvested over 175 pounds of Tlingit and Haida potatoes that were grown in the MEFEC Community Garden …