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  • September 15, 2024

    By Heidi Rader One of the things I’ve long been curious about is how much food ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵns grow, hunt, fish and gather and why they do it. This fall, I interviewed Jeff Yacevich, 38, who along with his wife, Laura Guiterrez, 40, is committed to getting much of his food from the land. They live &/ces/news/8230;

  • September 09, 2024

    By Reina Hasting As I see the leaves turning yellow, I know change is coming. Change in the amount of light we get, change in what local produce we can access, change in our travel time, change in the clothes we wear — I can go on and on. One thing we can count on &/ces/news/8230;

  • September 06, 2024

    By Julie Stricker In late August, another step was taken in the long process of weeding out popular but invasive chokecherry trees on the University of ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Fairbanks Troth Yeddha’ Campus.  Seven chokecherry trees (Prunus padus and Prunus virginiana) were removed from Georgeson Botanical Garden and the Fairbanks Experiment Farm, including a tree planted in &/ces/news/8230;

  • August 25, 2024

    By Adrian Kohrt With the new school year starting, it is time to think about lunch. The best way to ensure your child has fun and healthy lunches is to pack them at home. Why would you want to pack a lunch for your child? Over the past 30 years, childhood obesity has risen greatly. &/ces/news/8230;

  • August 18, 2024

    By Heidi Rader My favorite berries are blueberries (wild ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ ones, of course) and raspberries, but I also have a special place in my heart for currants. Like many Americans, currants aren’t a mainstay. I first heard about the berry from my grandma in Anchorage. She was fanatic about them, currant jelly specifically. But I &/ces/news/8230;

  • August 11, 2024

    By Marla Lowder When people walk through the Tanana&/ces/news/160;Valley State Fair, they see exhibits by youth belonging to a group called 4-H. Shortly after the fair, I get lots of phone calls asking me questions about 4-H. I would like to take a minute to answer a few of those questions in advance for any &/ces/news/8230;

  • Canning smoked salmon provides ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵns with a year-round favorite

    July 28, 2024

    By Leslie Shallcross Few things define ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ like abundant, nutritious wild food, most notably salmon. Archaeological records show that salmon, along with freshwater fish, has nourished ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵns for more than 11,000 years. Salmon remains a key source of food for many in urban and rural communities, although changes in the numbers of fish returning have &/ces/news/8230;

  • July 21, 2024

    By Heidi Rader Most gardeners I know tend to be fairly haphazard with their raspberry patches, myself included. This laxity works because raspberries tend to spread on their own (much more than you might want in some cases) and come back year after year without too much effort. However, with some forethought to the soil, &/ces/news/8230;

  • July 14, 2024

    By Reina Hasting As it has been smoky in Fairbanks, I have been glancing more at social media on my smartphone. Seeing so much information being re-shared made me think of writing about media literacy. What is media literacy? According to the National Association for Media Literacy Education, media literacy is “the ability to access, &/ces/news/8230;

  • July 01, 2024

    By Art Nash I recently spoke with someone who was helping build a house and wanted to know about testing for radon. In ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ, hearing this question in June is unusual, as we usually think about testing for radon in the winter months. He lives in a state where many communities have a strong awareness &/ces/news/8230;