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  • A bowl of Cajun etouffee with a boiled crawfish on top

    Sample Cajun etouffee in Sitka cook-off

    March 31, 2025

    Join the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service in Sitka for a Cajun cuisine cooking competition: The Sitka Etouffee-Off.

  • A zucchini plant blooms in an Alaska vegetable garden

    Learn the basics of Alaska gardening in workshop series

    March 28, 2025

    Grow your gardening knowledge in this series of 11 weekly webinars covering the basics of growing vegetables in Alaska. Casey Matney, the Kenai-based agriculture and horticulture agent with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the free classes.

  • A man with glasses and graying beard and hair looks into the camera on a snowy field.

    Making sense of Alaska's changing environment

    March 25, 2025

    Changes in Alaska's environment are evident all across the state, but the details vary greatly. In a webinar hosted by the Anchorage office of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, UAF climate specialist Rick Thoman will share a broad overview of observed changes around Alaska, from snow and ice to heat and wildfire.

  • Registration open for three-day pesticide training course

    March 24, 2025

    A three-day online workshop, available statewide, is scheduled in April for people who wish to become certified pesticide applicators in Alaska. The classes are designed to help participants understand and pass the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation exam.

  • A person cuts pieces of wood off a large stump in the Southeast Alaska rainforest

    Tree felling, chainsaw safety workshop on tap for Sitka

    March 21, 2025

    Glen Holt, a biomass technician with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead two free interactive sessions on basic tree cutting and chainsaw maintenance and repair in Sitka. Both sessions are free and in person.

  • A homemade chocolate cake with chocolate icing sprinkled with nuts

    Chocolate lovers workshop set in Sitka

    March 20, 2025

    Chocolate lovers in Sitka can gather to discuss the health benefits of chocolate and how to incorporate it into the diet -- in moderation. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service in Sitka is hosting the gathering, during which participants will also make and sample some chocolate-themed recipes.

  • A man in a hat stands in an Alaska apple orchard

    Expert to discuss growing apples, cherries, plums in Alaska

    March 19, 2025

    Alaskans interested in growing tree fruit such as apples, cherries and plums can join a free, statewide webinar with Mark Wolbers, president of the Alaska Pioneer Fruit Growers Association.

  • A hand holding a small amount of feed barley

    Learn to grow grain crops in a backyard garden

    March 13, 2025

    You don't have to be a large-scale grain farmer to grow tasty, nutritious crops for you and your family. In a free webinar hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, learn how to grow hulled barley, wheat, rye, buckwheat, quinoa, dry peas, sunflowers and more in your backyard garden.

  • Three tiny tomato seedlings emerge in a seed-starting container

    Hands-on seed-starting workshop planned in Delta Junction

    March 06, 2025

    Gardeners in Delta Junction are invited to a hands-on seed-starting workshop to learn tips, tricks and the best methods for starting seeds that will grow into healthy plants during our short but intense Alaska growing season.

  • A older man with a beard wearing a cap, suspenders and plaid shirt, Bob Van Veldhuizen, holds a coffee cup that reads

    Workshop focuses on Alaska soils and fertilizers

    March 06, 2025

    Learn the fundamentals of soil science and fertilizers to improve your garden results, in a free class offered in-person and online by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Palmer Cooperative Extension Service office.

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