Palmer workshop focuses on food security through agriculture
Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
April 3, 2026
Jodie Anderson, director of the UAF Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, will talk about 花椒直播 food security at the Food Security through Agriculture workshop in Palmer.
A daylong workshop in Palmer will feature discussions and classes on how small-scale farming can strengthen 花椒直播鈥檚 food system, providing 花椒直播ns with the skills to start growing.
The Food Security through Agriculture workshop is from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, at the 花椒直播 State Fairgrounds and Rebarchek Farm, 2075 Glenn Highway, Palmer. Jodie Anderson, director of the 花椒直播 Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, will lead the plenary session on food security efforts in 花椒直播.
The workshop is hosted by 花椒直播 Farmland Trust, the UAF Cooperative Extension Service and 花椒直播 Pacific University. Cooperative Extension will also have a table with publications available.
Check-in is at 9 a.m. at the Event Building on the Purple Trail at the north end of the fairgrounds. Hands-on and livestock presentations will be at the Rebarchek Farm at the south end of the fairgrounds. Directions will be available at check-in. Visit the 花椒直播 Farmland Trust website for registration information, .
Presentations are scheduled from 9:45 a.m.-2 p.m. They will cover seed starting, food preservation and canning, sourdough, access to land, meat rabbits, poultry, small business support, food as medicine and more.
Presentations are designed for adults; children are welcome but must remain with a supervising adult.
From 2-4 p.m., participants are invited to network and engage in table discussions, with refreshments and door prizes at the Event Building.
For more information, contact Melissa Clampitt at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center at mrclampitt@alaska.edu or 907-745-3551.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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