The second in our 2021 series on Alaska food systems issues, the Alaska Food Policy Council invites you to attend this hour and a half presentation and working session on cold storage and food transportation in Alaska. We will kick off with a background presentation on cold storage state-of-affairs and challenges in the state, followed by an expert panel. The session will end with an active breakout session to gather feedback and thoughts from the greater Alaskan community on the issues presented. Feedback will then be aggregated and distributed to the group after the session has ended. Join us to learn and discuss this matter, which is so critical to communities across the state. We will open up with a general overview of cold storage conditions in Alaska, followed by a panelist discussion, then move on to sector-specific break-out room discussions.
Speakers:
Jodie Anderson, Director, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center
Aryn Young, Blood Sweat and Food Farm
Melissa Heuer, Spork Consulting and Su Salmon Co
Micah Hahn, Copper Valley River Salmon Collective, and University of Alaska Anchorage (Climate Action Plan)
Ronalda Angasan, Ag Alaska - Alaska Village Initiatives
Questions explored:
Self-introduction and how you offer, utilize, support, or need cold storage for food in Alaska.
Does Alaska need additional cold storage capacity? If yes, for who and why? If no, why do you think that?
Who should be investing in the cold chain? The state? Private industry?
What do you want state decision-makers, food businesses, and investors to know about cold storage? What else would you like to add to this conversation?
For more background information, take a look at our first webinar held in January - Food Transportation webinar!
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