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  • A person pickes up a handful of vegetable material that is turning to compost in a bin.

    Transform your garden with the power of composting

    September 05, 2025

    In a hands-on workshop led by the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Harvest Collaborative, learn how to turn kitchen scraps and garden waste into rich, nutrient-packed soil that will help your garden thrive. Garden manager Mallory Smith will teach the essentials of composting -- from the basics of balancing green and brown materials to creating and mixing the perfect compost pile.

  • Mature plants in a garden, including onions that have gone to seed

    Webinar to offer tips, advice for putting your garden to bed

    August 29, 2025

    Winter is approaching fast, and it's time for gardeners to start putting their gardens to bed. Join the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service in a free statewide webinar for some helpful tips for the end of the growing season and to get ready for the next one.

  • A sea otter floats in the water eating shellfish with pier pilings in the background

    Researcher to discuss sea otter impact on mariculture

    August 26, 2025

    Learn about sea otter activity and interactions with mariculture operations in a free statewide webinar hosted by the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service. Emily Reynolds, an ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Sea Grant state fellow with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will share her insights on the foraging behavior, habitat use and potential impacts of sea otters in aquaculture and mariculture settings.

  • A formal portrait of Jasmine Shaw

    UAF Cooperative Extension to host workshops, test gauges in Bethel

    August 26, 2025

    Jasmine Shaw, a program assistant for the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service, will be in Bethel on Sept. 2-3 to lead free food preservation workshops and test pressure canning gauges. She will also answer questions and offer free publications.

  • 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 ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service.

  • Jennifer Wagaman

    Wagaman named director of UAF Cooperative Extension Service

    August 13, 2025

    Jennifer Wagaman has been named director of the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ 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.

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