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.
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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.
Our fall network gathering included presentations by the Northwest Transition to Organic Partnership Program and Cooperative Extension.
This July we hosted our 4th Alaska Food Systems Network Gathering. We are grateful to all who could join us for our cook-along and film screening, and for those of you who couldn’t we have a great recap here with helpful slides and links.
This April we hosted our 3rd Alaska Food Systems Network Gathering. We are grateful to our special guest from NOAA and all who could join us and for those of you who couldn’t we have a great recap here with helpful slides and links.
Read all about our 2025 Alaska Food Festival and Conference in our recap. Thank you for being a part of the gathering in person or online!
AFPC supports the development of a thoughtful Department of Agriculture. But what does that mean?
Each month, we are introducing one of AFPC’s conference planning partners. Kodiak Harvest Food Co-op (KHFC) is a cooperatively owned business with nearly 700 members. KHFC’s mission is to “provide Kodiak communities with quality food choices that are locally sourced, economically sustainable, and environmentally responsible while promoting education and engagement.”
Our board members—past and present—are invaluable to our work. Join us as we say hello and bid farewell to the incredible people who support our work as board members.