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Change: , by Frankenstein Productions, 2009. Documentary. This movie is about and made by a vegetarian and former city dweller now living on an island in
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Change: The deposit is refundable if you participate in their annual clean-up day or do other work for the garden. Of course, you're going to need compost for your garden and the nice folks at Golden Heart Utilities have got plenty for you. Check out their compost page here.
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Change: on Fairbanks locavores by Glenn BurnSilver in April 5, 2009 issues of Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Article is entitled "More Alaskans Trying to Keep Food Source Local: Locavore Living Growing Movement in Fairbanks" and quotes our own AnnieLou among others. Read this article by Eric Troyer of
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Change: is regularly updated. Don't have space for a garden where you live? Contact the Fairbanks Community Garden. For a small fee ($50.00 a year) you can rent a plot. The Community Garden supplies
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Change: to the Third World countries he talks about. Besides being a great seed company, Fedco http://www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds.htm has an interesting discussion of the state of the seed industry. Check out the link on the right side of the page labeled Monsanto buys Seminis.
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Change: in Chief", an open letter to the President-elect, noting how eating locally is closely tied to other national issues such as energy independence, health care, and climate change. I was particularly struck by how similar Alaska's agricultural situation is to the Third World countries he talks about.
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Change: production.Check out a variety of publications at the Georgeson Botanical Garden athttp://www.uaf.edu/snras/gbg/pubs/publications.html Kim Sollien publishes a blog through the Anchorage Daily News website called AK Root Cellar. It's focused on eating locally efforts in Southcentral Alaska, but also includes information on national and international food issues.
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Change: UAF's Department of Plant, Animal and Soil Sciences and Georgeson Botanical Garden has credit classes in soils, plant culture, plant propagation, greenhouse management and provides workshops on request on a variety of garden-related topics. Check out what's available at 474-6921. FairbanksUAF Summer Sessions includes classes in
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Change: Linden Staciokas, a local writer and gardener, has two articles on-line that may be of interest: eating your garden weeds and clever ways with left-overs. BooksLike a Tree to the Soil: a history of farming in the Tanana Valley,
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Change: . It's safe to garden in and smells nice and clean. The price is right, too--$15.00 per standard pickup load or $5.00 per cubic yard
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Change: . For a small fee ($30.00 a year) you can rent a plot. The Community Garden supplies the dirt, water, some basic tools, a big
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Change: is a monthly column about local agriculture and food ethics by anthropologist Phil Loring, appearing in The Ester Republic. BooksLike a Tree to the Soil:Soil: a history of farming in the Tanana Valley, 1903 to 1940.
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Change: Website resources Alaska Grown is the official source for Alaska products certified by the State of Alaska. The site includes a directories of Farmer's Markets and Alaska Grown producers. The Ethicurean blogblog, while not Alaska specific, includes essays on food ethics and eating locally, and has great recipes, too.
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Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details.
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Change: its early history. Website resources Alaska Grown is the official source for Alaska products certified by the State of Alaska. The site includes a directories of Farmer's Markets and Alaska Grown producers. The Ethicurean blog includes essays on food ethics and eating locally, and has great recipes, too.
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Change: about a new program for Cheese Futures to help support the dairies affected by the Matanuska Maid closure. Local cheese, finally!BooksLike a Tree to the Soil: a history of farming in the Tanana Valley,
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Change: Like a Tree to the Soil: a history of farming in the Tanana Valley, 1903 to 1940. Josephine Papp & Josie Phillips, published 2008. This
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Change: Interested in growing your own food? Check out the Master Gardening course offered by the Cooperative Extension Service. The Master Gardeners course is a twelve
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Change: offers a wide variety of classes in gardening in Alaska, food preservation, and building a small business. Courses are offered in several locations throughout the state and year round.FairbanksUAF Summer Sessions includes classes in mushroom identification by Prof. Gary Laursen.Calypso Farm and Ecology Center offers
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Change: read more about it? This is the place for listing classes, articles, and other useful links. Organized by resource type.Classes and workshops Organizations and groupsArticles and newslettersWebsite resources
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