Podcasts
Agriculture in Interior Alaska? Yes, Interior Alaska is a place that encourages many people to start an agricultural enterprise. Farming Produce, Foraging Mushrooms, Keeping Bees, Raising Chickens; it’s all here. It’s the passion of these individuals that is changing the landscape of Interior Alaska. It’s their vision, their stories and I bring these visionaries and their stories to you. Join us for fun conversations, surprising disclosures, challenges, the trials, the joys and disappointments and the community support all surrounding this basic ingredient of life, FOOD.
Mighty Melissa Sikes, a consummate educator and food security guru
How to address food security in Interior Alaska? Well, you start with Mel Sikes, go to schools, and community, teach about growing a garden, composting, preserving and then put programs in schools where kids are
Farm to Fresh, Offbeet farm and a modern root cellar
On this episode, my guest is Sam Knapp. He is the only farmer in Interior Alaska that has a cold storage farm and produces winter storage vegetables, a niche that he has cultivated for himself
Birth to Bacon Farm. Is it just about the pigs?
In this Episode I have a wonderful conversation with Mitch and Melissa Berggren, local farmers who always had raised pigs, not just for their own use but for others who wanted to buy pigs from
Hannah Hill, Feeding People and affirming lives in Fairbanks, Alaska
In this episode Hannah Hill, Executive Director of Breadline, Inc speaks about food security and the need to address and reduce hunger in our community. Bread Line is an anti-hunger organization that has been serving
Mushroom Farming in Ester, Alaska
Matt Meares and I have been attempting to get a podcast recording for over a year. Schedules, technical problems, studio challenges kept us from successfully recording. Our fourth attempt was also not perfect, but we
Plant Kingdom, a new focus
The ever evolving Plant Kingdom. An established greenhouse under new hands, venturing in expansion and new directions but keeping the essence of the much loved greenhouse intact. Its a place to find flowers, vegetables, perennials,
Community Gardens helping community thrive
Community Gardens are a place to garden, grow food, flowers and engage with other fellow gardeners. Community Gardeners grow food for their own needs, or to distribute to food banks, neighbors, families and to friends.