Our summer network gathering included a cooking demo by Chef Marisa of the Bread Line in Fairbank
Tag Archive for: ak food systems
A short film about how Kenai Peninsula producers, fishers, and community partnerships helped local food systems adapt to meet heightened needs following compounding disasters, including earthquakes, fires, and the added pressures of COVID-19.
Local food manufacturing strengthens Alaska’s food systems, and businesses need support. “When Alaska food becomes Alaska-made products, the impact reaches far beyond the shelf.”
Our spring network gathering included presentations by Native Movement, Alaska Mariculture Alliance, and Kachemak Kelp Hub
Alaska Farmers Market Association’s Claire Marshalek discusses H.R. 1, which reduces critical funding for several social programs including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program(SNAP) also known as Quest.
Our winter network gathering included presentations by Salmon-Safe and EcoTrust.
The newly released 2026 Rhodiola Market Opportunities Addendum confirms that the answer is no longer if, but how Alaska can responsibly scale this emerging sector.
A town hall event was held in Kotzebue, Alaska on November 17th, 2025. The event was hosted by NW Arctic Takes Action and the Indigenous Outreach Program, with cuts in federal spending being the main driver of organizing this town hall. Food security was a heavy focus of the discussion that night, from issues of getting food out to the outlying villages, to how to deal with our dwindling caribou herd.
At the 2025 Alaska Agriculture Conference and Grazing Lands Symposium, over 250 farmers, ranchers, technical advisors, legislators, and more from Alaska and beyond gathered in Anchorage for three days of networking and learning about all things farming and grazing with the Alaska Farm Bureau and the Homer Soil & Water Conservation District.
The 2025 Local Seafood Summit was held in Gulf Shores, Alabama from November 9th-12th. The summit brought together a vibrant, coast-spanning community bound by a shared purpose: protecting and uplifting local seafood systems.