Families without personal generators have seen their freezers thaw out and watched a summer’s worth of subsistence harvest go to waste.
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Fire destroys the only store in the village of Kasigluk
Kasigluk couldn’t get help from nearby villages to fight the flames because the community is locked down to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
3 Yellowstone bison arrive at their new home near Old Harbor, Alaska
The buffalo left Montana for Alaska on Monday — three hardy bulls, which weigh about a thousand pounds each.
After troubled rollout, state extends deadline for new food aid program
Tens of thousands of school-aged children in Alaska are eligible for the pandemic-EBT program. Families now have until the end of September to enroll.
Tribal groups question state’s lawsuit over pandemic hunting requests
Richard Peterson, the President of Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, says he wasn’t surprised by the state’s lawsuit, but he was disappointed.
Southeast fisherman says he’ll donate a boatload of salmon to Metlakatla each week
Metlakatla fisherman Eldon Atkinson says it’s an effort to provide food security for Alaska’s only Native reservation.
The Federal Subsistence Board OK’d an emergency hunt in Kake. Now it faces legal challenges.
The State of Alaska is filing a lawsuit in federal court alleging the U.S. Office of Subsistence Management has overstepped its authority.
COVID-19 restrictions spark food security concerns in Western Alaska
Empty shelves were a common sight in Stebbins even before the coronavirus began.
Gardentalk – Time to harvest garlic, but watch out for mold
Plants with moldy garlic stems or skins should be cleaned and processed separately.
Gardentalk – How to reuse your kitchen food waste as nutrients for your garden
Materials decompose or break down into basic nutrients that benefit a flower or vegetable garden.