Strong Towns founder Chuck Marohn write about how ‘Local food is the easiest and most immediately profitable way for a community to build its resiliency.’ Read more at Strong Towns https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/8/9/fix-fragile-food-systems?utm_campaign=081020+Monday+Jab+-+General+List&utm_medium=email&utm_source=autopilot
Summer in Alaska are times of abundance – be it the fish, veggies, berries, and game. As I watch my garden grow much much more food than I eat, its an opportunity to share with neighbors, friends, and larger community. With that in mind, here’s a list of wonderful organizations that welcome donations of fresh … More Donating Produce in Anchorage
Read more about the webinar and register by following this link: Lessons Learned from the Alaskan Home Garden: Consequences and Alternatives to Pesticide Use for our Soils, Plants, and Ourselves
This Wednesday, our regular 4 pm gardening session will focus on harvesting greens, planting some more baby lettuces, a rhubarb or two (one wandered off last week haha), and adding the last of the compost to some of the thinner beds. Oh, and there’s talk of making a ‘Welcome’ sign or two to lean up … More Spenard Community Garden Gatherings
It has been great to see so many of you over the last month, watching these gardens take shape, and chatting about what’s working, what’s not, and what, if anything, we can do about it. Calling all community garden enthusiasts! The Spenard Community Garden is edible as can be, and there’s a real opportunity to … More Solstice Newsletter
It has been a busy spring, and I’m just getting round to write you all to say thanks. Thanks to everyone who volunteered your yard, welcoming gardeners into your space. Thanks to the gardeners who’s time, energy, and enthusiasm for growing organically really makes this program thrive. Thanks to the volunteers too! Your ideas and … More Spring Update 2.0
Spruce bark beetle continue to damage and kill spruce trees around the Anchorage bowl and across Southcentral Alaska. The question often asked is, what if anything can one do about it? Or perhaps, what SHOULDN’T we do about it. Many commercial companies use pesticide sprays and root drenches that contain carbaryl, a chemical known to … More Spraying for Spruce Bark Beetle & ACAT’s Carbaryl Fact Sheet
Yarducopia is diving into another gardening season, and I’ve been busy mapping out yards and gardeners all across town, pairing folks up for the growing season. Thank you so much to those who’ve already signed up, offering your space, time, and expertise so we can all grow together. I’ve chatted with fourteen garden pairs so … More May Newsletter
Alaska Common Ground is hosting an event this Tuesday night (February 4th, 6 pm, 49th State Brewing, link below) where fourteen Anchorage organizations will provide brief presentations on what they and you can do to mitigate our climate crisis. Yarducopia will be one of the presenters – sharing how community gardens can offset the carbon … More Yarducopia, Climate Change, and AK Common Ground
Join Jason Bibee and Yarducopia for an evening presentation and discussion of perennial food crops commonly used in Southcentral Alaska and the permacrops becoming possible with our warming winters and longer growing seasons. Date / Time: Monday, March 2, 2020 at 6 PM – 8 PM Cost: $10-20 per person (sliding scale) Place: ACAT office … More Permacrops and Food Forests at 61° North (march 2nd)
