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In this 2-hour class, Christine Wilcox will teach you how to make salves from local herbs. Salves are a wonderful way to use the healing properties of herbs. We will use infused oils with herbs and turn the oils into salves. You will go home with a salve you helped create and empowered with the … More Salves from the Garden Class

Earth Day is coming. Spend the evening learning how to start your own seeds. Are you spending too much money buying starts every year? Have you unsuccessfully started seeds in the past? Do you want to have more choices in plant varieties? Come learn to start your own seeds, and take them home with you! … More Earth Day Seed Starting Class

Are you spending too much money buying starts every year? Have you unsuccessfully started seeds in the past? Do you want to have more choices in plant varieties? Come learn to start your own seeds, and take them home with you! This two (2) hour class, taught by Alivia DeBusk, is designed for the begining … More Seed Starting Class

Salves from the Garden   November 29th, 6pm-8pm at Anchorage Community House Have you ever wondered how salves and balms are made? Well here’s your chance to find out. In this 2-hour class, Christine Wilcox and Alivia DeBusk will teach you how to make salves from local herbs. Salves are a wonderful way to use the … More Salves from the Garden

Hey gardeners ~ The 2018 Yarducopia Bike Tour is fast approaching! We will be meeting at 2pm on Saturday, August 4th at Valley of the Moon Park. The tour will loop through 5 different gardens, starting near the park and working through Spenard. The route is about ~8 miles, and the difficulty/pace should be doable … More 2018 Yarducopia Bike Tour

Get the Scoop, Organic Gardeners! Come plant seeds and learn how to plant without using pesticides with renowned gardener, Ellie Vande Visse! She was an Environmental Education Consultant in West Michigan for 20 school districts, and developer of a nature center. In Alaska, her Good Earth Gardens have been a teaching lab as well as … More Soils, Seeds and Starts – Spring Workshop!

Hello Everyone! Some of you may have heard about the harvest and recipe book I created for all veggie starts that Yarducopia offered during the 2017 season! A shorter version is being distributed at garden visits and events, but I am including a longer version with more advanced recipes on the blog for your viewing, … More 2017 Yarducopia Recipe Book

Greetings Alaska Gardeners! My name is Maddy Poehlein and I am the Yarducopia intern for the summer! I just finished my Junior year at Whitman College and am excited to be spending the summer in Alaska gardening and learning about pressing Environmental Justice issues. I am majoring in Environmental Studies and Politics and have a … More There’s a New Gardener in Town!