Alaska National Guard flies 14,000 pounds of meat to Toksook Bay via IRT program

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Alaska National Guard flies 14,000 pounds of meat to Toksook Bay via IRT program

 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Two years after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok flooded communities across thousands of miles of western Alaska in September 2022, the community of Toksook Bay made a big step toward replenishing what they lost from the storm – thousands of pounds of meat.  On Friday Nov. 15, 2024, the Alaska […]

In-person food preservation series planned in Palmer

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In-person food preservation series planned in Palmer

Learn to preserve meat, fish, fruits and vegetables by canning using a pressure canner, pickling, and drying in a series of in-person workshops in Palmer. Julie Cascio, a University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service health, home and family development agent, will teach the classes, which cost $20 apiece.  On Thursday, July 18, from 1-5 […]

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