Community classes offered during Extension week

April 28, 2016

Darcy Etcheverry demonstrates a propagation technique during a past Extension Week class about houseplant propagation. Looking on is Julie Emslie.

The district Cooperative Extension Service office in Fairbanks will host 13 free classes for the community May 9-13 as part of its Spring Extension Week.

Topics include raised-bed gardening, the nutrition in wild foods and weeds, heart-healthy snacks, Zumba fitness, forage-buying considerations, making cheese and How to Pick up Chicks, an introduction to raising poultry for egg laying or for the freezer. Other workshops will cover using the Internet for finding useful livestock information, Mac computer basics and using smartphones.

Classes meet at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. They last one to two hours and are taught by Extension agents, university staff and community experts. Preregistration is required since class space is limited. The schedule, class descriptions and online registration are available at www.uaf.edu/ces/tanana/. Individuals may also register by calling 907-474-1530.

The Extension office is located at 724 27th Ave., on the southwest side of the Fairbanks Community Food Bank building. Free parking is available in the lot at 27^th Avenue and Rickert Street. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is part of an educational network supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and land-grant universities.

ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Ronda Boswell, 907-474-1530, rlboswell@alaska.edu