Food

Every summer, Homer and the surrounding area is inundated by a transient population that’s come to work for eco-friendly businesses.

Get your flowers, vegetables, fruits, and jams and jellies ready for this Saturday’s Harvest Fair at the Juneau Community Garden. Also, some tips for care and early harvesting of potatoes.

The spill of heavy metals into the Animas River has contaminated water for hundreds of farmers in the Navajo Nation downstream, bringing up memories of past environmental disasters.

High school students are allowed to and often do leave the school grounds and take lunch elsewhere. But the district has been tracking that more students are opting to eat school lunch than in years past.

Todd Thingvall and his business partner Dan Kane have been working hard to renovate a 100-year-old house on pilings in Hoonah. It’s the site of the new brewery and taproom that opens Saturday.

“Timing is real important.” Tasting apples, gooseberries, raspberries, and kiwis as you go.