Exhibit specialist offers tips for upcoming fair

A variety of garden vegetables, flowers and craft items are laid out on a green table with ribbons attached.
Photo courtesy of Theresa Isaac, UAF Cooperative Extension Service
A statewide webinar will teach participants how to design a competitive exhibit, like these at the Alaska State Fair in 2022, to showcase their handiwork.

Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
July 16, 2024

If your turnips are terrific and your dahlias delightful this summer, display your green thumb at the Alaska State Fair in August.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service has invited Kathy Liska, the fair’s crop superintendent and a master gardener, to lead a free webinar on how to participate in the competitive exhibits at the fair, which runs Aug. 16-Sept. 2 in Palmer.

Liska will explain the submission process, judging criteria and other guidelines. She may even share a tip or two on how to take home the win. 

The webinar is 6-7 p.m. on Monday, July 22, and is available statewide. Preregister via Zoom at https://bit.ly/AlaskaFairExhibits.  

For more information, contact Molly Johansson at 907-786-6313 or mjohansson@alaska.edu.

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Johansson at 907-786-6313 or mjohansson@alaska.edu. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.

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