Food

Dec 06 2019

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Rule change for SNAP work requirements would disqualify some Alaska recipients, providers say

By Kirsten Swann, Alaska Public Media | Economy, Federal Government, Food, Health, Southcentral, State Government

“We know many, many people are going to lose benefits because of this,” says Cara Durr with the Food Bank of Alaska.

By Kirsten Swann, Alaska Public Media | December 6, 2019 1:43 pm

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Dec 03 2019

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Push to grow Alaska’s mariculture includes new how-to training for budding seaweed farmers

By Joe Viechnicki, KFSK - Petersburg | Business, Economy, Fisheries, Food, Southeast

The training is geared toward those in commercial fishing, tribal organizations or other coastal residents.

By Joe Viechnicki, KFSK - Petersburg | December 3, 2019 9:11 am

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Nov 25 2019

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Skagway brewery harnesses beer gas to grow food

By Claire Stremple, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Business, Food, Southeast | No Comments

Skagway Brewing Co. harnesses the carbon dioxide it produces making beer to fuel their aeroponic garden. That’s adding a layer of food security to Southeast Alaska community.

By Claire Stremple, Alaska's Energy Desk | November 25, 2019 4:10 pm

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Nov 13 2019

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In Anaktuvuk Pass, a gardener brings new life to ancient foods with Arctic agriculture

By Erin McKinstry, Alaska Public Media | Arctic, Food, Subsistence

Some of her recipes mix traditional and western plants, like pesto made with mashu or Eskimo potato.

By Erin McKinstry, Alaska Public Media | November 13, 2019 12:15 pm

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Nov 05 2019

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Mark Begich, frustrated by rural Alaska’s exorbitant prices, is opening a grocery store in Utqiaġvik

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Business, Economy, Food, North Slope

Begich says his company, Stuaqpak Inc., will offer lower prices and better products, and be more accountable to residents than the Canadian corporation that ran the store previously.

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | November 5, 2019 12:00 pm

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Oct 25 2019

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Gardentalk – Season finale on cleanup and the last of the veggies

By Matt Miller, KTOO | Food, Gardentalk

Beets, carrots and parsnips actually benefit from being left in the ground during the early fall, because freezing temperatures enhance their sugar content.

By Matt Miller, KTOO | October 25, 2019 6:00 am

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Oct 09 2019

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There’s a new fight over Bering Sea black cod. Warming water may be to blame.

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Aleutians, Business, Climate Change, Economy, Environment, Fisheries, Food, Politics, Southeast, Southwest, Western, Wildlife

A new fight is brewing over black cod because there are so many of them — possibly as a result of the ocean’s warming waters.

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | October 9, 2019 11:16 am

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Oct 04 2019

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Who will be the fattest Katmai brown bear? Forget Beadnose, Holly is like the ‘Michelin Man.’

By Kavitha George, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Environment, Food, Science & Tech, Southwest, Wildlife

A dozen Alaska brown bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve are competing for the title of fattest bear during the park’s annual Fat Bear Week.

By Kavitha George, Alaska's Energy Desk | October 4, 2019 4:33 pm

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Oct 04 2019

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Gardentalk – Listener question lightning round

By Matt Miller, KTOO | Food, Gardentalk

Master Gardener Ed Buyarski tackles listener questions about garlic, beehouses, and peony winterization.

By Matt Miller, KTOO | October 4, 2019 9:30 am

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Oct 02 2019

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This old Alaska mining town is almost a ghost town. It has everything to gain from Donlin mine.

By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Community, Economy, Education, Energy & Mining, Environment, Family, Federal Government, Food, Health, History, Interior, Local Government, Southwest, State Government, Subsistence, Western

The school closed long ago. There is no city or tribal council. A proposed mine nearby could change all that. But what’s the risk?

By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska's Energy Desk | October 2, 2019 6:01 am

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