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  • A white and black speckled chicken with a red comb

    Learn the basics of raising chickens in hands-on workshops

    August 23, 2025

    Raising chickens doesn't require a lot of space, just the right information. Jim Vinyard, livestock nutritionist at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer, will hold three in-person workshops over the next month to discuss how to start and care for a healthy coop.

  • A bearded man with a baseball cap, Sam Knapp, works in a large vegetable garden

    Fairbanks farmer, author to discuss storing vegetables through the winter

    August 13, 2025

    Join Fairbanks farmer and author Sam Knapp as he breaks down the process of selecting, harvesting, processing and storing vegetables in a free statewide webinar hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.

  • Jennifer Wagaman

    Wagaman named director of ºÚÁϺÚÀúÊ· Cooperative Extension Service

    August 13, 2025

    Jennifer Wagaman has been named director of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, part of the Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension.

  • Translucent red currants on the bush in the sun

    Currant-centered workshops offer hands-on experiences

    August 08, 2025

    A series of workshops before and during the third annual Far North Currant Festival will give participants hands-on opportunities to learn about, cook with and taste currants. The festival itself is a free, family-friendly event from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23.

  • Bright yellow sunflowers in a field

    Learn the step-by-step process of saving garden seeds

    August 06, 2025

    Join Kristin Haney, director of Growing Ester's Biodiversity Seed Library, for a free statewide Zoom webinar on saving seeds from your garden.

  • Green and yellow lettuce, orange nasturtiums and squash grow in a high tunnel with wooden supports

    Petersburg youths can learn to cook garden-fresh dishes

    August 06, 2025

    Middle and high school students are invited to a free Cooking (in) the Garden series at the Petersburg School and Community Garden. Students will make various savory and sweet recipes using items harvested directly from the garden and greenhouse.

  • A woman shows an sample of an insect in a tube next to a microscope.

    NextGen students to give overview of summer internships

    August 05, 2025

    This summer, 14 University of Alaska Fairbanks students participated in the NextGen Internship Program, which is designed to introduce students to food and agricultural careers. Learn about their experiences during a free statewide webinar hosted by the ºÚÁϺÚÀúÊ· Cooperative Extension Service on Wednesday, Aug. 13, from 4-6 p.m.

  • A string of shiny black berries, black currants, on a bush

    Currants, once banned, are having a revival

    August 01, 2025

    Currants were banned in the United States for 55 years, but are now an emerging berry crop around the country, including Alaska. Join Lily Hislop, the currant and elderberry breeder for the Savanna Institute, in a free webinar as she explains why currants were banned, how that ban was lifted and the berries' future.

  • An apple, strawberries and rhubarb are laid out on a counter with canning jars and canning equipment

    Webinar covers the basic methods of food preservation

    July 28, 2025

    Get the most out of the food you have grown, harvested or bought during a free one-hour overview of food preservation methods. Attendees will learn how to extend the life of their food using a variety of preservation methods, including refrigeration, root cellars, pickling, fermenting, making jams and jellies, dehydrating, boiling water canning and pressure canning.

  • Orange mushrooms are grouped at the base of a birch tree.

    Learn about mushrooms with an expert on Anchorage walk

    July 23, 2025

    Take a walk with mycologist Christin Swearingen to learn about mushrooms in Southcentral Alaska. In this event, sponsored by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, participants will collect, identify and learn about mushrooms.

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