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Friday February 10, 2012 -
Herring is an important food source in Sitka and the rest of Southeast Alaska. Not only are there huge commercial and subsistence harvests of the fish, and it is an important food source for salmon, halibut, whales, sea lions and other animals in the region.
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Wednesday February 08, 2012 -
The Sitka Local Foods Network Board of Directors is recruiting for a volunteer/contract worker to serve as market manager for the 2012 Sitka Farmers Markets.
This is the fifth year of operation for the Sitka Farmers Market, which features six markets from 10...
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Monday February 06, 2012 -
Dear Folks,
Yesterday I made an apple pie from one of my frozen pie kits, and yesterday Deane took the photo of the new blossoms on our Golden Dorsett apple tree.
Last June and July I experimented with "pie kits" as a way of preserving the bounty of...
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Friday February 03, 2012 -
Sitka residents wander the booths during the 2009 Let's Grow Sitka garden show
It is time to start planning for the 2012 Let’s Grow Sitka Garden Expo. This year’s event will be from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 11, at the Alaska Native...
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Friday February 03, 2012 -
The 2011-12 Sitka Local Foods Network Board of Directors at its winter board retreat on Dec. 3, 2011. From left are Lisa Sadleir-Hart, Doug Osborne, Maybelle Filler, Cathy Lieser, Robin Grewe, Linda Wilson and Kerry MacLane. Not pictured are Johanna...
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Thursday February 02, 2012 -
Our final blog post was just under a year and a half ago. Today I've decided not to restart the blog, but to do a special post on a subject that concerns me. Infuriates me! It involves a farmer in Washington named Bruce who loves to bad mouth...
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Wednesday February 01, 2012 -
Pacific High School student Jessie Young, left, co-principal Sarah Ferrency, center, and lunch coordinator Johanna Willingham load rockfish into the freezer at Pacific High School. an alternative high school in Sitka, Alaska. (PHOTO COURTESY OF TRACY GAGNON /...
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Sunday January 29, 2012 -
Dear Folks,
I wanted to update you on the story of Belle/Beau the bait dog rescued by urbanrescues.com in Phoenix.
He is doing incredibly well for the condition he was in when rescued. They did have to amputate his leg as the injuries were so...
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Sunday January 22, 2012 -
Author's Note: This was a short blog post I wrote for the nascent organization of craft butchers called The Butcher's Guild . They have an Oath that they ask each of their members to commit to. I used that Oath as a framework for this short article...
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Tuesday January 17, 2012 -
Dear Folks,
I am adding another charity to my favorites. There are so many worthy causes, I'm sure you all have your favorites. Sometimes a cause also highlights a terrible human-caused issue and this is one of them.
Urban Rescues in...
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Monday January 16, 2012 -
Please join the Sitka Local Foods Network for its annual meeting and potluck dinner at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall (408 Marine St., parking lot is off Spruce Street).
Join us as we honor our four years of...
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Thursday January 12, 2012 -
Dear Folks,
iMesa Community Garden Initiative is moving forward with a meeting
coming up.
Sat. Jan. 21, 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Mesa Main Library, 64 E. First St.
Before you dig up some dirt and put a seed in the ground, there are many things to think...
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Friday January 06, 2012 -
As a military kid, Renard Turner moved around a lot. Not the kind of life conducive to witnessing the rhythms of farming nor having much of a chance to be involved in it. Nevertheless, in California where his family settled for a few years, Renard got a chance...
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Thursday January 05, 2012 -
The 2011-12 Sitka Local Foods Network Board of Directors at its winter board retreat on Dec. 3, 2011. From left are Lisa Sadleir-Hart, Doug Osborne, Maybelle Filler, Cathy Lieser, Robin Grewe, Linda Wilson and Kerry MacLane. Not pictured is Tom Crane.
The...
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Thursday January 05, 2012 -
Compost bins at Blatchley Community Garden
The next meeting of the Sitka Composting Project (aka Sick-a Waste) will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, at Harrigan Centennial Hall in the Pestchouroff Room.
This meeting will include an update on the project,...
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Thursday January 05, 2012 -
Each year, the Sitka Local Foods Network hosts a variety of events to promote the use of local foods in Sitka. Here are the dates and (if known) times for some of the events we will host in 2012.
The Sitka Local Foods Network annual meeting and potluck takes...
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Thursday January 05, 2012 -
Local food from Sitka is featured prominently in the new Fresh49.com webisode series about using traditional foods created by Alaska chef Robert Kinneen of Anchorage and Dr. Gary Ferguson, ND, the director of the Wellness and Prevention program at the ...
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Tuesday January 03, 2012 -
Dear Folks,
Did you happen to see any of the Chevy Christmas commercials featuring "Nick"? I can't get the jingle music out of my head. This very well done, attractive and inviting commercial is the kind that sticks with you. And it...
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Sunday January 01, 2012 -
Dear Folks,
Happy New Year, Everyone! I wish you all a wonderful, better, peaceful and productive year.
Along with my passion for growing edibles I am also always trying to figure out new ways to use some of the bounty. Our gardening...
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