AK Root Cellar : Utilizing Wild Plants

AK Root Cellar

Pete Kinneen grew up in a family conscious of the magic of composting food scraps and yard waste for use in their organic gardens. He is the executive director of Environmental Recycling, Inc. the non-profit which operated the Pt. Woronzof Composting Facility for 15 successful years. He has joined a global discovery exploring the possibility of another natural and inexpensive ingredient found to kick convention to the curb. Join in, the more the merrier.

Local farms and CSAs

EATING LOCAL

High grocery bills spur CSA interest

Read this June 9, 2008 Fairbanks News Miner story on three Fairbanks-area CSAs and growing demand for their local produce.

DNR's new farm, food, etc. directory

This Excel spreadsheet includes 16 categories from farms to farmers markets, herbs to aquaculture. Provided by the Div. of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources

Local Farms and CSAs

Find local produce, eggs, fowl and meat nearby.

Resources

WEB RESOURCES

Slow Food USA

Envisions a future food system based on principles of high quality and taste, environmental sustainability, and social justice.

Local Harvest

Helpful website to find farmers' markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food. Local producers also register on this site.

Sustainable Agriculture

Dedicated to educating the public on a sustainable food and agriculture system that is economically viable, environmentally sound, socially just, and humane.

American Farmlands Trust

The nation's leading advocate for farm and ranch land conservation.

Community Food Security Coalition

Dedicated to building strong, sustainable, local and regional food systems that ensure access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food.

Weston Price Foundation

Dedicated to restoring nutrient-dense foods to the human diet through education, research and activism.

Utilizing Wild Plants

Posted by farmfresh

Posted: June 28, 2009 - 11:51 pm

Do wild herbs qualify as local food? You betcha!

Take note—here is an opportunity to learn about wild and medicinal herbs in SC Alaska. In this wild-crafting workshop, you learn what to pick, how to prepare and eat, and how to make herbal medicines.

Plant Spirit Medicine Retreat
The Food and Medicine at Your Back Door

Homer, AK
July 9-12
• Learn to develop a spiritual relationship with plants through skills of direct communication and
expanded awareness

• Explore the healing and medicinal power of plants in a secluded peaceful setting

• Learn to Identify local wild plants and their medicinal properties

• Make herbal oils and tinctures, and salves for an Herbal First Aid Kit

• Learn local wild edible plants and use them as food during the retreat

• Dinners, breakfasts and camping/ camper space are provided.

Instructor: Nancy Lee-Evans, director of the Anam Cara Program, has been studying and using herbal medicine and exploring the sacred relationship with creation for more than 20 years
Time: Thurs 2 PM-Sun 2 PM
Cost: $300 by June 28; $350 thereafter
More info: 345-6760, nancy.lee.evans@gci.net
The Anam Cara Program of Spiritual Development and Healing