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Aug 20 2018

Kunniak’s original Salt and Spice mixture next to a plate of bowhead whale. She now carries 11 different flavors, including “Black Lava” and “Ghost Blend.” (Photo by Erin McKinstry/Alaska Public Media)

Kunniak’s Spices brings new flavors to Native dishes

By Erin McKinstry, Alaska Public Media | 2 Alaska, Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Food, Subsistence

The company’s owner, Kunniak Hopson, moved to Chugiak 11 years ago from Utqiaġvik, which she calls Barrow. When she was growing up, her family always put McCormick’s Salt ‘n Spice on maktak, which is frozen whale blubber and skin. But McCormick’s stopped making it and she had to find an alternative.

By Erin McKinstry, Alaska Public Media | August 20, 2018 8:34 am

Aug 15 2018

This hydroponically-grown basil plant is still enormously productive even though it was started from seed nearly two years ago.

Gardentalk – Thyme for a deep chive featuring sage advice; homegrown herbs are a big dill for cooks

By Matt Miller, KTOO | Food, Gardentalk, Juneau, Southeast

Fresh, homegrown herbs like sage, rosemary, thyme, cilantro, chives, dill, basil, tarragon and oregano can really add that extra pop to any dish. Some herbs best retain their flavor and aroma depending on whether they are frozen or dried.

By Matt Miller, KTOO | August 15, 2018 1:59 pm

Aug 09 2018

Haines School Board adopts policy to address outstanding school meal payments

By Henry Leasia, KHNS-Haines | Education, Food, Southeast

The Haines School Board voted at its Tuesday meeting to adopt
a new policy on outstanding payments and outlines procedures for settling balances for school meals.

By Henry Leasia, KHNS-Haines | August 9, 2018 8:38 am

Aug 03 2018

Savoonga’s chief reindeer herder Richmond Toolie, at the mobile reindeer processing plant (Photo by Gabe Colombo/KNOM)

Norton Sound communities look to build commercial reindeer economy

By Gabe Colombo, KNOM-Nome | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Food, Interior, North Slope, Subsistence

Reindeer herding is an increasingly attractive economic option for communities in the Norton Sound region. As winter sea-ice cover becomes more unreliable, the traditional practice of hunting for marine mammals is more dangerous.

By Gabe Colombo, KNOM-Nome | August 3, 2018 6:50 am

Aug 02 2018

Tasha Kahele is a native Hawaiian and owner of Lei’s Poke Stop in Anchorage. (Photo by Emily Russell/Alaska Public Media)

Native Hawaiian’s Anchorage restaurant forced to drop “Aloha Poke”

By Emily Russell, Alaska Public Media | Business, Food, Southcentral

An Anchorage restaurant owner found herself in the middle of a national debate involving trademark infringement and cultural appropriation.

By Emily Russell, Alaska Public Media | August 2, 2018 9:57 am

Jul 27 2018

Telephone Hill cherries ripen at the KTOO Agricultural Test Station and Garden of Science.

Gardentalk – When too much moisture is a bad thing

By Matt Miller, KTOO | Food, Gardentalk, Juneau, Southeast

Master gardener Ed Buyarski says ripe cherries will crack and split if they are not picked before the next rainfall. Garlic bulbs will develop a fungus and thin skins if they are overwatered.

By Matt Miller, KTOO | July 27, 2018 6:13 pm

Jul 27 2018

New farm bill program aims to help food insecurity in Alaska

By Erin McKinstry, Alaska Public Media | Food, Health

In some parts of rural Alaska, rates of food insecurity are as high as 27 percent. A new program would give individuals up to $5,000 and organizations up to $10,000 to address food insecurity.

By Erin McKinstry, Alaska Public Media | July 27, 2018 12:18 pm

Jul 24 2018

Maddie Vancuren looks over her paperwork between inspections. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KDLG)

College students help keep Bristol Bay sockeye top tier

By Mitch Borden, KDLG-Dillingham | Fisheries, Food, Southwest

Seafood processors across Bristol Bay in the summer rely mostly on the judgment of college students to determine the caliber of sockeye they’re buying from fishermen.

By Mitch Borden, KDLG-Dillingham | July 24, 2018 7:34 am

Jul 15 2018

Molly Kelly and her family collect spruce tips every spring in Gustavus. The commercial harvest brings an economic boost to the town. (Photo by Annie Bartholomew/KTOO)

How Gustavus’ spruce tips get into Juneau’s ice cream and booze

By Annie Bartholomew | Business, Community, Food, Juneau, Outdoors, Southeast

Each spring, about 50 pickers young and old get paid a few bucks a pound to collect spruce tips during a short harvest window in small town Gustavus.

By Annie Bartholomew | July 15, 2018 8:30 am

Jul 13 2018

Cucumber flowers fade and shrink for the night recently in a North Douglas greenhouse.

Gardentalk — Trim a little now for a bigger harvest later

By Matt Miller, KTOO | Food, Gardentalk, Juneau

Prune each tomato or cucumber plant’s extra side shoots so it can put more energy into growing more fruit. Better ventilation and airflow around the plants also limits mold and mildew infections.

By Matt Miller, KTOO | July 13, 2018 11:46 am

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Kunniak’s Spices brings new flavors to Native dishes

Gardentalk – Thyme for a deep chive featuring sage advice; homegrown herbs are a big dill for cooks

Haines School Board adopts policy to address outstanding school meal payments

Norton Sound communities look to build commercial reindeer economy

Native Hawaiian’s Anchorage restaurant forced to drop “Aloha Poke”

Gardentalk – When too much moisture is a bad thing

New farm bill program aims to help food insecurity in Alaska

College students help keep Bristol Bay sockeye top tier

How Gustavus’ spruce tips get into Juneau’s ice cream and booze

Gardentalk — Trim a little now for a bigger harvest later

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