After hauling 40 tons of compost and manure this summer, the truck’s power steering went out and the brakes need some work. If this truck has helped haul in one of your garden beds, or you enjoy that there’s a community garden-building resource like this (so not everyone needs to own a huge truck), please … More Big Blue needs your help!
There are so many ways to garden – no-dig methods, using perennial plants, in tidy easily worked rows, biodynamic techniques, Steve Solomon’s soil nutrient-focused strategies – all of which can produce a bounty of vegetables, and none of which require the purchase and application of known and potentially harmful chemicals to your food. Glyphosate, the … More So many ways to garden
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
